After the success of Fitness Friday last year, MES has made the day even more exciting, innovative, and challenging for the students and staff. Each student will earn 1 sticker on the chart for every lap of the track they complete. Every week the stickers will be a different color so the students can see their patterns and achievements as the year passes. Along with the obvious physical, mental, and social benefits being obtained, Fitness Friday has integrated a geographical theme as we strive to expand the students' knowledge and understanding of the country and the states that comprise the nation, as they get fit. Our theme is ‘A LIFE of SCHOOL SUCCESS is LIKELY if we work hard. Every week every student's score will be added up and the mileage for the school calculated and plotted on a map as we strive to ‘visit’ the 4 actual towns named in our slogan. Our journey aims to go through Life, Tennessee, School, Missouri, Success, Oklahoma and culminates in Likely, California, a journey comprising around 3,000 miles. The challenge is arduous but achievable with the dedication and diligence of each student. Individual students will receive certificates of achievement for every 5-mile milestone they surpass.
Coach Dodd organizes and tracks the data, Mrs. Rucker and Mrs. Moton help during the lessons, and other teachers, staff, and administrators have started walking with their students as well.
The MES vision is to create school experiences that empower students to reach their full potential. We are using our GPS to find success! So, get on our bus for this journey by having a "G"rowth mindset, working through "P"roductive struggles, and learning new "S"kills and "S"trategies. Our only destination is World Class Excellence!
