Wednesday, May 16, 2001
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Wednesday, May 16, 2001 |
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Health teacher awarded Presidential Citation for physical education advocacy Research has shown that the United States has more overweight people than any other nation in the world. This statistic is the reason it is important for people to learn at an early age how to take care of their bodies. Carolyn Bradley, a health teacher at Rising Starr Middle School, has dedicated her career to helping educate school administrators and state leaders on the importance of health and physical education courses in grades k-12. The Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education and Dance recently recognized her hard work by presenting her with its coveted Presidential Citation award. Each year the president of the association selects two members for the honor. During the past year, Bradley has been a strong advocate for keeping health and physical education classes in public schools. She has helped to lobby at the Georgia Board of Education for the retention of state physical education standards. She was instrumental in bringing numerous groups such as the American Cancer Association, American Heart Association and American Lung Association before the state board of education to testify about the importance of health and physical education courses. She also has been actively involved with teacher and school administrators' organizations by providing information on the latest research, equipment and supplies in the area of physical education. "This award was a real surprise but I am very honored to be a recipient. There are a lot of people in the organization who work very hard, so it is a real honor for me to be given this award," says Bradley.
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