FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE N.R. #188, 4/6/98

Date: April 6, 1998

Contact: Irene Cromer

703/791-8720

SCHOOL DIVISION EMPLOYEES EARN PHYSICAL FITNESS AWARDS

Fifty-seven Prince William County Public Schools employees have been recognized for their participation in the 1997-98 Governor's Physical Fitness Activity Award Program. The Physical Fitness Activity Award program is endorsed by the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness and Sports and was originally developed in May of 1982. Each participant will receive a certificate signed by Governor James Gilmore. The purpose of the program is to motivate all school personnel to become more physically active throughout life and to emphasize regular physical activity rather than outstanding performance.

According to James Council, supervisor of physical education, "the challenge of the program is to make a commitment to wellness through active and regular participation in physical activities. Earning the award means that the staff member has invested time and effort to meet the challenge of personal wellness. The Award recognizes this achievement, and the fact that the staff member is a part of a statewide effort for a healthier Virginia."

To earn the award, participants were required to accumulate forty minutes or more of moderately intense physical activity per day, over a period of 16 weeks, and to keep a log of their activities. The employees listed below earned gold, silver and bronze awards, based on the number of days of participation.

Gold (five days per week)

Mary Alexander, Occoquan Elementary; Sarah Baker, Springwoods Elementary; M. Jane Barth, Stonewall High; Ellen Berty, Preschool Child Find; Connie Booker, Saunders Middle; Gail Brown, Hylton High; Susan M. Brueser, Saunders Middle; Ginette Cain, Woodbridge Middle; Cecilia Carroll, Saunders Middle; Fran Castle, Antietam Elementary; Sara Clardy, Brentsville Middle/High; Terrie S. Cox, Neabsco Elementary; Margaret Danner, Loch Lomond Elementary; Pamela Dunbar-Marsh, Bel Air Elementary; Twana Ellis, Dumfries Elementary; Susan Femino, Brentsville Middle/High; Victoria Feil, Potomac View; Mary Ferguson, Loch Lomond; Melba S. Fox, Saunders; and Anthony Futyma, Beville Middle.

Also, Denise Garcia, Bel Air Elementary; Angela Hart, Woodbridge Middle; Hilari Hinnant, Bel Air Elementary; Carol A. Jones, River Oaks Elementary; Sallyann Keehan, Saunders Middle; Lora K. Ker, Westridge Elementary; Maureen E. McGovern, Potomac High; Joan Parrish, Bennett Elementary; Ellen Pierce, Woodbridge High; Stephan Prifti, Hylton High; Dana Renninger, Mullen Elementary; Mildred Romanow, Nokesville Elementary; Nancy M. Shifflett, Sudley Elementary; Lesli Stronko, Saunders Middle; Sue Tomsko, Marumsco Hills Elementary; Carolyn Vowell, Lake Ridge Middle; Regena W. Walker, Dumfries Elementary; Juanna Ward, Saunders Middle; Joan Wilson, Westridge Elementary; Elizabeth Wolfe, Stonewall High; Elsi Woodland, Woodbridge High; and Paula Wright, Sudley Elementary.

Silver (four days per week)

Ruth A. Daly, Westridge Elementary; Katharine Johnson, Dale City Elementary; Karin Kennett, Enterprise Elementary; Susan Mealiea, Woodbridge High; Vicki Neilon, Antietam Elementary; Sue Reilly, Osbourn Park High; Julie Soukenik, Brentsville Middle/High; and Laureen M. Wycinsky, Antietam Elementary.

Bronze (three days per week)

Cindy Dussia, Saunders Middle; Joan DeVore Gibbons, Woodbridge Middle; Pat Hayden, Lake Ridge Elementary; Terri Lawson, Saunders Middle; Donna Skrobala, Woodbridge Middle; Marilyn Stroup, Antietam Elementary; and Jim Viggiani, Independent Hill School.

For more information, contact the Office of Physical Education, Prince William County Public Schools, at 791-8706.

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