Fitness Gram used to determine health of students

During assembly time, Wednesday, September 5, students changed out of school uniforms and into workout clothes and participated in the Fitness Gram test in the gym. This test measures student’s aerobic capacity in the pacer test, body composition with weight and height measurements, muscular strength in doing push-ups, muscular endurance in performing sit-ups and flexibility with the shoulder stretch and trunk lift. Those students that meet the national standards in each of these areas according to Coach Adams will have fewer health issues as they age and live longer.

The Fitness Gram replaced the Presidential Fitness tests in 2013 that included pull-ups, sit-ups, standing broad jump, shuttle run, 50-yard dash.  The Fitness Gram, developed by the Cooper Institute, is now used nationwide to determine elementary and high school age children health levels.

Just under 50% of our student population met the Fitness Gram standards.  Here are the names of those that met or excelled beyond the standards.

Robert Adalla	Christopher Galvis	Sean Monroe
Sara Adalla	Cam’Ron Golden	Breana Moore
Donovan Allen	Cecilia Garcia	Carly Moseley
Camden Armstrong	Ethan Harris	Fabiola Perez-Garcia
Marlana Bell	Kristina Huskey	Ian Petersen
Rosie Benoit	Jake Johnson	Juli Plank
Spencer Boskind	Ethan Jones	Beau Rodriguez
Gabriel Brown	Alex King	Eden Rowe
Cozette Cassidy	Jonathan Krawchuk	Paige Rufo
Connor Collins	Aiden Kroll	Matthew Sears
Andre Crayton	Ashlyn Levoy	Michael Sullivan
Andrew Crecelius	Kaylyn Levoy	Paola Tass Coral
Paige Eby	Joey Limonta	Oscar Tass Coral
Amari Fountain	Leo Martinez	Colton Taylor
Austin Fuentes	Kendra Miller	Jack Wheeler