New Prague High School

Andrew WeiersRyan Bacon

Basic Information

• New Prague, MN• Population 4,559• 1055 students 9-12• 17:1 Student to Teacher• 98% white• 1% Asian• 1% African American

Biggest Health Concern

• Sedentary Lifestyle• Poor Nutrition• Over all low physical

health• Lack of students

going out and “playing”

Physical Education• 2 classes required

• Fitness for Life (9th)– Muscle Groups– Life time activities– Physical Activity– Program Planning– Goals– Testing

• 1 Elective

– Strength and Conditioning– Advanced Strength and

Conditioning– Advanced Strength and

Conditioning 2– Winter Activities

• (1 and 2)– Lifetime Sports

• (1 and 2)– Team Sports

• (1 and 2) – Cardio Training – Fitness for Life 2

Health Education• Units in Wellness

– Intro to Wellness– Weight Management– Eating Disorders– Death and Dying– Human Sexuality– Alcohol– Illicit Drugs– Current Health Issues

• Stress Management– Elective– Any age level

• Wellness (9th Grade)– able to solve problems which

relate to health and wellness– present information about

health and wellness– research health and wellness

issues– possess a working vocabulary

in health and wellness– make predictions about the

future based on past situations and events in health and wellness

Counseling

• Pamphlets• 3 counselors• School Social Worker– Full time

• School Psychologist– 3 days a week

• Always there • Referrals

Parent/Community Involvement

• Wellness Policy• Community Ed• Conferences• Trojan Times• Trojan TV• News Letters• Posters

Health Services

• Each school has LPN– Lisa Tisdel

• Over seen by RN– Cheryl Malecha

• Health Director• RN, LPN

• First Responder• Defibrillator• Paramedics

Nutrition

• Robert Foye• USDA• Nutra Kids• Line not Average• 4 main lines• Ever changing Ala Cart• Vending• Funding• Changes made

School Environment

• Full time officer• 31 security cameras• Well monitored locker bank area – Teachers main level and over looking– Officer– Assistant principal– Principal

• Strict Policies and Procedures– Pre set consequences– Located in student handbook and online

Health Promotion for Staff

• Track– 1/6 or 1/12 mile laps

• Weight room– Weights– Treadmills– Elliptical– Exercise bikes

• Gym Space• Morning Basketball

Needs• More required Physical Education classes• More health education classes/more required– Electives– Senior lifetime health class

• Breakfast Program• Educate parents of the healthy lifestyle you are

teaching the students – Family classes free of charge

• Always continue to try to make things healthier• Structure health promotion for staff – Walking club

Work Cited• (n.d.). Retrieved 11 22, 2008, from New Prauge School District:

http://www.np.k12.mn.us/• Bartusek, M. (2008, 11 23). School Counselor. (A. Weiers, Interviewer)• Foye, R. (2008, 11 23). Head of Food Servies, NPHS. (A. Weiers, Interviewer)• Minnesota. (n.d.). Retrieved 11 30, 2008, from City Population:

http://www.citypopulation.de/php/usa-census-minnesota.php• New Prague High School. (n.d.). Retrieved 11 30, 2008, from Great Schools:

http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/mn/other/1509#ap• Proposed Budges SChool District 721. (2008, 11 27). New Prague Times , p. 12.• Seifert, L. (2008, 11 23). Assistant Principal/Dean of Students. (A. Weiers,

Interviewer)• Seymour, D. (2008, 11 23). Physical Education/Health Education Teacher. (A.

Weiers, Interviewer)