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| To: Local Media Date: December 11, 2009 Re: HFL-L Health & Physical Education Take the Prize |
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HF-L Health and Physical Education Take the Prize Each month for the past three years, Physical Education and
Health teachers have been gathering with Brian Donohue, Director of
Health, Physical Education and Athletics, for early morning work
session to redesign their curriculum. Their goal has been to
infuse more emphasis on helping students develop lifelong health and
wellness habits and to demonstrate responsibility for a safe and
healthy environment in their school and community.
These hours of consternation over coffee and curriculum have had an impact that has not gone undetected. In 2007, Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District was awarded a New York State Healthy STARS Award for efforts to achieve measured improvements in wellness through effective activities and strong wellness policy. STARS stand for “School Teams Achieving Results Successfully”. At the annual Awards Banquet of the New York State Council of
Administrators for Health and Physical Education, Brian Donohue was
awarded the “Zone Award” for his leadership of the Physical
Education and Health Program at Honeoye Falls-Lima. Brian has
a Masters Degree from SUNY Brockport and an administration degree
from St. John Fisher. Superintendent Michelle Kavanaugh
commented, “Brian is an exceptionally compelling person as an
educational leader because he has such strong ethics, drive,
commitment and focus on students. He is deserving of the Zone
Award from his state professional association and is the force
behind the several successes we have had in our wellness efforts as
a district.”
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