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THE HERALD March GDHS develops fitness program By BILL HUMPHREYS staff writer Is your son or physically In Arc mus cle or arc fat These two key questions arc being tested by I he physical education depart ment and feel that the average student could and should improve their strength and endurance The students that partici pate in gym are tested three times during a semester by seven methods These methods are push ups sit left and right leg raise chest raises double silting leg raises and the tuck Each method run GO se conds long with a live second rest between each move After the students com this they are then required to complete a five minute run to improve their power this measures how efficient your heart and lungs work together to use oxygen Grant Cla I worthy a teach that specializes in athle tics and is the coach of the senior girls volleyball team feels that this isnt enough According to Clot worthy still hurt It is unlikely that NHL referee John McCauley will return to his officiating duties before the end of this season who suffered an eye injury six weeks ago says that he would have to make a 100 per cent improvcmcni in his eyesight in order to see action again 1 his season Although the doctors have decided to wait until the in the eye subsides before determining what the exact problem is Ihey arc sure that there is no permanent damage was fitted with a special pair of glasses j to correct his double vision It is hoped that the problem will clear up by itself In time however more surgery may be required if it doesnt students have to be Interest ed in what theyre doing in order to improve He has thought of a method which he feels will solve he problem of students non participa tion in improving their body functions As the kids become older muscular endurance be comes stronger but the bic power becomes lower mainly because activity de As the body grows it requires more oxygen so that is the reason why we feel kids should participate more to Improve the heart and lungs Clatworihy said Because or growing con the staff have introduc more running into each of the various units during a semester Problems arise here though according to Clat worihy is easy to running into a unit like basketball but in such units as archery or bowling running is Clatworihy has developed a fitness program for the whole school under an award worthys system is an individual program A dent will do daily activities such as running two or three miles or playing on a school team The student will earn points for these activities If a student reaches a certain point level he will win an award like a Tshirt There will be di If lev els ranging from beginner to very difficult so that the student can constantly Im prove With this he will become healthy and also feci confident himself What we arc trying to do is to fitness and encourage students to be come physical fit The prob we face is that students get off when they think of hard work such as running but a large majority of students feel very good after they run a mile or so s system is still incomplete and will not be ready until next September but he feels confident that It will work with the help of the student council and student participation OPENING SOON TUITMANS GARDEN LANDSCAPING Mile South of Acton on Hwy 25 8532480 ahead on a St Brampton Phone 4594270 WANTED BRAMPTON BARBERSHOP CHORUS GUEST NIGHT CENTENNIAL HALL 730 pm MARY STREET Wednesday March 21 BRAMPTON MEN TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION WEDNESDAY MARCH 14 BUDGET JUST This Wednesday treat the family and your budget to a bucket of finger lickin good Kentucky Fried Chicken A bucket contains IS pieces of chicken Enough for 5 to hungry people chicken 116 A STREET GEORGETOWN