Last spring, Torrey Hill Intermediate School and Lake Fenton Middle School students and staff won the fourth annual Greater Flint Health Coalition Commit to Fit! Active Schools Challenge.
Held throughout the month of March, the Commit to Fit! Active Schools Challenge was designed to promote health and wellness within local schools while creating some “healthy” competition. Over 4,800 students from Genesee County schools strived to achieve 30 minutes of physical activity a day. Collectively, students from 35 schools across 15 districts in Genesee County logged over 4.7 million minutes of physical activity during the one-month period.
The Active Schools Challenge had two competition categories, one for Elementary Schools and one for Middle/High Schools. This year, over $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to the six winning schools to support school-based wellness activities year-round. The winning schools from both the Elementary and Middle/High School Challenges are listed at right.
Elementary Schools
- Torrey Hill Intermediate
- GSRP Kiddie Time Childcare
- Hill Elementary
Middle/High Schools
- Lake Fenton Middle School
- Woodland Park Academy
- Goodrich High School
Each winning school worked weekly to encourage students, teachers, and families to engage in physical activity both in and outside of the classroom. For their first-place performance, Torrey Hill Intermediate School and Lake Fenton Middle School also received a trophy to display for the upcoming school year. All participants who reached the goal of 900 minutes of physical activity overall were entered into a raffle to win a variety of gift cards, skating passes, and more.
The Active Schools Challenge was generously sponsored by the Greater Flint Health Coalition, Hurley Foundation, Ascension Genesys Health Club, Oxford Bank, and Blanket Pro Insulation. Visit the new commit2fit.com website for information on free local fitness and nutrition classes, annual wellness challenges, and to join the Flint & Genesee County MOVEment!
