Patrick Kennedy, a health and physical education teaching position at rural Camp Dick Robinson (CDR) Elementary (Garrard County), decided to take on a project that would forever alter the school: the promotion of a health-based culture.
Jessica Napier, alongside friends and family, waited to hear if she would be named the 2020 SHAPE America National Health Education Teacher of the Year during the May 5 virtual ceremony.
The Kentucky Department of Education has begun the review and revision process for current academic standards in health education and physical education.
Angela Stark, the health and physical education teacher for the School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass (Fayette County), has received two state-level awards from the Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (KAHPERD). She was named Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and accepted the Distinguished Service Award during its annual conference Nov. 13-15 [...]