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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Two C.H. Campbell Elementary School fourth-grade students demonstrated the ‘pretzel jump’ as they participated in the school’s annual American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge on Feb. 6.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.With the help of C.H. Campbell Elementary School physical education teacher Ronie Haurin (right),.a fourth-grade student took her turn at the double long jump rope station during the school’s annual American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge on Feb. 6..
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Students at C.H. Campbell Elementary School raised money for the school’s annual American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge. Pictured are four of the top money raisers in the school.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Fourth-grade students at C.H. Campbell Elementary School participated in the school’s annual American Heart Association Kids Heart Challenge on Feb. 6.
By ABBY SLANKER
Students at C.H. Campbell Elementary School participated in the annual American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge Feb. 4-6.
During the Kids Heart Challenge, formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart, students raised money to donate to the American Heart Association.
“We had an assembly to kick off the campaign on Jan. 18. The students received their donation envelopes and could set up online donations, which is convenient for anyone who would like to donate, but does not live close by. The online donations have risen in the past few years. The school can earn money for PE equipment and the kids can earn thank you gifts for their donations,” said C.H. Campbell Elementary School physical education teacher Ronie Haurin.
During extended gym classes, Haurin set up stations where the students could jump rope, play basketball, use jump bands, hula hoop and play Dance Revolution.
Haurin said the students are also benefitting from the program.
“This is teaching them healthy heart habits. They are learning that they can exercise and have fun. And they are helping people all along,” Haurin said.
With a theme of Join our Heart Heroes, the children earned thank-you gifts from the American Heart Association based on how much they raised, including a jump rope, a T-shirt, a basketball, a dancing ball and a slime ball, with the top prize being wireless headphones. The prizes were cumulative, so depending on how much a student raised, they could receive several prizes.