School Health Survival Strategies

Anthony L. Morris, Ph.D.Superintendent

Natchez-Adams School DistrictFebruary 24, 2010

Natchez, Mississippi

• Community • School District• Schools

• Natchez High (9-12)• Fallin Career and

Technology Center• Lewis Middle (7-8)• Central Alternative • Morgantown (5-6)• McLaurin (3-4)• Frazier (1-2)• West (Pre-K – K)

Community – Trails Project

Blue Cross Blue Shield representative Wade Overstreet Presents a check to the Natchez Trails Project on Thursday morning in

Natchez. There to accept the check is City Engineer David Gardner, Janet Sullivan and Mayor Phillip West

Community–Recreational Complex

District

• Director of Nursing– Coordinator/Supervisor of Nursing– Partnership with Alcorn School of Nursing

• Health and Wellness Policy– Vending– Fundraisers

• Nurse at Every School• Carol M. White Grant• Natchez community Hospital WELLNESS WORKS

Natchez High School

• Motivating Mississippi – Keys to Living Healthy www.webmdhealth.com/mississippi

• Preventive Wellness Guidelines– Males– Females

Natchez High School Special Olympics

Natchez High SchoolSpecial Olympics

Fallin Career &Technology Center• When researching health and fitness in the workplace, I came across some great

information to share with my students. So I decided to add the Health and Wellness information to my professionalism portion of my curriculum. As we discussed living a healthy lifestyle, I realized just how many of my students do not exercise and or maintain healthy eating habits. So we included the Wii to my curriculum and we use it as a means of exercise not play. Students who were hesitant at first have come around and are trying different modes of exercise. Some students were amazed at how much they enjoyed working out!

• We will have the Allied Health students take blood pressure, weight, and calculate our BMI. I am hoping that students will take this information and help to make healthier choices in their daily lives.

Shannon (Burts) DoughtyComputer Systems Tech. Instructor, A+, NBCT, and IC3 certified Fallin Career and Technology Center

Fallin Career &Technology CenterWii Fit

Fallin Career & Technology CenterWii Fit

Fallin Career & Technology CenterWii Fit

Fallin Career & Technology CenterWii Fit

Fallin Career & Technology CenterWii Fit

Fallin Career & Technology Center

• http://kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

Lewis Middle SchoolHealth Challenge for Employees

Lewis MiddleHealth Challenge for Employees

Central Alternative School

• Health Education for Students– Male– Female– Hygiene – Sanitary Environment to fight flu

• Physical Education

Morgantown Elementary

• Combi-Ovens• Physical Education– “Walk Across America”

• Cafeteria Food Survey• Faculty & Staff– “Let’s Go Walking Morgantown”

Morgantown ElementaryMake a Difference Day

The school sponsored a kick off party for the test, which will be May 13-15. Joseph White feels the music as he steps during

McLaurin’s MCT kickoff party Friday

McLaurin teacher Amy Smith, Principal Alice Morrison and Natchez High student Tremaine Ford march out at the start of

the party. Natchez High and Robert Lewis Middle School students also participated in the prep rally.

Frazier PrimaryFruit and Vegetable Grant

• Participant in the Mississippi State Department of Education and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.

• The FFVP provides a fresh fruit or vegetable to be served to the students as a healthy snack.

• The snack is provided each morning at 10:00 AM for the students to consume as a healthy snack.

Frazier Primary Fruit and Vegetable Grant

• This program provides not only a nutritious and healthy snack, but it also provides them with exposure to different types of fruit and vegetable choices that they may normally not have the opportunity to experience. The nurse and the teachers also incorporate teaching of the different types of fruits and vegetables into the children’s lessons each day.

Frazier Primary Fruit and Vegetable Grant

Frazier Primary Fruit and Vegetable Grant

Maria Bradley, 6, and Terranishal Hannah, 6, perform jumping jacks at Frazier Primary School Monday. Students participated in

the "Let's Go Walkin' Mississippi" campaign

West Primary physical education teacher Charm Powell discusses the difference between running and jogging to one of

her kindergarten classes Monday afternoon.

West Primary

• Health & Wellness Education for Parents• Dental Hygiene • Tricycle Track

http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2005/feb/17/trike-track-aims-to-improve-fitness/?print