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St. John's Sports Medicine teams with The Park Board and
Springfield Public Schools
Nov. 16, 2004
The Springfield-Greene Park
Board’s SPARC (Schools, Parks Are Reaching Communities) program hosted a news
conference at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16 at Sequiota Elementary, 3414 S. Mentor
Road., to announce plans for its new “Step Club – Schools on the Move” program
during next week’s American Education Week.
The Step Club program is a partnership among Springfield Public Schools, The
Park Board and St. John’s Sports Medicine, and funded with a generous grant from
St. John’s Foundation for Community Health. Representatives from each
organization are scheduled to speak, with attendees encouraged to participate
along with students in the program immediately following.
Starting with seven initial sites, the eventual goal will include incorporating
the program into the District’s more than 30 elementary schools. The initiative
encourages students to walk 20-30 minutes twice each week in the mornings before
class. The goal is to promote physical fitness and bring awareness to the
childhood obesity rate, considering Missouri ranks 11th in the nation.
SPARC is a partnership between the Springfield-Greene County Park Board and
Springfield Public Schools, promoting opportunities for youth and families
through after-school and recreational enrichment, summer camps, special outings,
and increased availability of joint school-park facilities.
“Everyone at SPARC is so pleased about the opportunity to partner on this new
and exciting program,” said SPARC Coordinator Sandra Pratt. “Not only do
participants learn about goal setting and receive incentives as they achieve
different levels of the program, but the interaction with other students and
family members in the mornings is a great way to show that exercising is fun.”
For more information, contact: Sandra Pratt, SPARC Coordinator, 837-5737
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