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Bluebag Media
East students raise
money and build ‘healthy hearts’
GREENVILLE – “I floss my teeth, eat black beans (causes gas), scarf
down the oatmeal, spinach and flax…” And the poem continues. East
Intermediate teacher Mrs. Flora was one of six contestants competing
for the title of “Why I am a Heart Hero!”
Throughout the week third and fourth grade students went through a
series of exercises during gym. Gym teacher Miss (Cindy) Rose had them
rotate every 5-10 minutes to jump rope, pogo sticks, trampoline,
hurdles, exercise balls, hula hoops and kic-it. The goal is a “Healthy
Heart!” One other stop during the exercises was the voting wall.
Students would look at the messages posted by each of the (contestant)
teachers, then vote for one. The other five contestants were Mrs.
Evers, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. McCool, Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Brewer.
“We’re raising money for the American Heart Association,” Rose said.
“Last year we raised $3,900. That’s a lot of money for us.” She added
it would be a couple of weeks before they would know how much was
raised this year...
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