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Lynn Kirk students have heart
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Ricky D’Amico was very excited to get jumping during his gym class on March 23.
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Students were free to use different tools to help with their jumping, as long as they were moving a keeping their heart rates up. Kyle Schubert practiced his skills using a hoop.
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Jump rope was a family affair as cousins Chelsie Wheeler (left) and Aneillo Infante jumped together during their March 23 gym class.
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Exercising is always fun among friends. Best friends Chelsie Wheeler (left), Avery Scott, Angelina Diana, and Virginia Volpe had fun, and welcomed a visit from Nico Terrigno (right) and Ricky D’Amico (back).
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The second-grade students of Kristin Havich let off some of their extra energy with their 2011 Jump Rope for Heart banner after their March 23 gym class.
By SARAH FOOR
For three weeks in March, Lynn Kirk Elementary gym classes jumped through hoops, long ropes, and short ropes and raised money for a good cause in the process.
While a few fundraising slips were yet to be counted, by March 23, gym teacher Chris Frank and his Lynn Kirk students raised $4,100 for the American Heart Association through the Jump Rope for Heart program.
“I’ve been teaching physical education for 13 years, and doing Jump Rope for Heart for all of those years. This is one of the best donations our school has made to the organization, and I’m really honored. With the economy being so tough, I know the students worked really hard to raise these funds,” Frank said of the year’s success.
During Frank’s March 23 gym class with Kristin Havich’s second-graders, the students worked their hearts by jumping rope and adding skips and fast rope spins in their exercise.
“Every year, I work hard to remind the kids that someone their age could be sick, with a heart not as strong as theirs. I think that really hit home this year,” Frank explained.
The American Heart Association offers prizes for fundraising certain amounts for the project.
“I’ve had three students refuse those prizes — they said they just want to raise money for the sick kids,” the teacher shared. “Along with learning about heart and lung health, I’m glad they’ve learned how important it is to give back to community and make a difference in others’ lives.”