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Show V Mu-- ' Lakeside Review. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1990 10 ' r s U . r i, TW - ?I i - v . ' V, i . VT f. r ' t-- $ f jl ',V ,!. i' Lakeside 4- - ' PORTS i I . - , w s M" W't. 7 ( AA. 'V "A r A'?-- , i Wmw k tii P' S. ' 4A4 uJ H V f 2 Kids getting physically 7 fit at school i .) .v I ' - ?iiaw t By RUTH MALAN Standard-Examine- -- ri ): FARMINGTON Farming - j ton Elementary students are rack- ing up points toward the schools A Golden Sneaker Award while be- coming physically fit at the same time. Running, jogging, dancing and joining in sports is becoming very popular among the young students. ' They are becoming physically fit over a long period of time, said PTA commissioner Julie Sessions, who oversees the program. Every child in school has the opportunity to improve fitness, she said. Even those in wheelchairs can add up points to work toward the awards. Each child keeps a health chart and earns points according to activities he or she participates in either at school or in extra curricular activities. Any aerobic exercise can earn points, said Sessions. While all the grade levels at school give the students the opportunity to work toward their goals, sometimes the whole family gets involved. Fourth-gradJami Grandia is a gymnast. She also plays soccer basketball team. I jump rope a little and jump on a trampoline with my friends. Sometimes I jog with my mom, explained Jami. Jami . isnt the only family member to work toward the Golden Sneaker Award. Her older brother Jeff received the award five years ago and her sister Carri also earned the award while attending Farmington Elementary. Our lifestyle is such that they dont have to try for it, said their mother, Glenna Grandia. The family plays baseball, basketball, goes swimming, walking, jogging or golfing together. She said Jami does hard physical activity at least one hour a day five days a week. They dont have to plan or - work for it, she said. .. But Jami says its fun because they win prizes and get skinny. It isnt so easy for Mindy Page. She has to work harder at earning her points. I walk down to my friends house and it takes about 20 said Mindy. She also has physical education at school and she enjoys jumping rope. Her family doesnt do much exercise together, but she enjoys exercising on her own. It is really fun and gives me a lot of exercise, she said of the program. Any child reaching 180 points gets the Golden Sneaker Award. At 150 points they get the Silver Sneaker Award and at 120 they get the Brown Sneaker Award. f . ,1 i--' correspondent r . f. ' Handicapped child proves all thats needed is a big heart and lots of courage A'-- ' ' - U I Ji r i ' t. V ,t ;, Darci Lft uses her motorized wheelchair to head out to the Clearfield pool. Lf - f fc er , V , VH ? 1! i: ! !'; , Coach Jerry Bowles helps guide Darci Lynds as she swims at the Clearfield pool Program fv min-ute- s, benefits fi. disabled KJ' 'Wv- - i'- p Mf sp nppp ' rl;V fA-- vj , 4 v &- . . vrjL P4r 'fMi ' WP$k ' Wp s 'v'AAtl,, life I Tte'Vi: w- 'ic.,1, il , 'sA1? xv? S v - , yy '4; MJ that difficult for Darci Lynds. Even without the benefit of arms or legs. t n .. z i! tT iP ll i x tf r 4 4" 6 mm 404 TrPff Darci gets dried off by her grandfather Jim Lynds after her weekly swimming practice. rxr - ' rl Story by JaNae Francis Photos by August Miller Darci, a Farmington resident who was born no arms or legs, has been swimming since she was 2 years old. If you dont have limbs you dont sink, says Mary Lynds, Darcis grandmother. The challenging part has been learning to move her body to propel herself through the water, said pool director Jerry Bowles, who has been coaching her for the past few months at the Clearfield City swim pool. He said Darci has met this and has surchallenge head-o- n passed reasonable expectations for her limitations. A lot of times handicapped people who are unable to function as others on land can do as well or better than others in the water, said Bowles. A good example of her uncanny swimming abilities, said Bowles, is her skill in rolling in the water.Shes the fastest roller youll ever see, Bowles said. She rolls like a whirlwind, said Jim Lynds, Darcis grandfather. Its almost a blur. Bowles said after six years of 'y'p f practicing her dolphine-lik- e technique, Darci could survive in the water almost indefinitely. especially on her back. One of her biggest accomplishments is the ability to tread wa- " free-styl- ' utes. This activity' gives Darcis body a great deal of much-need- ed exercise, Bowles said. Exercise is a real problem with kids in a wheelchair, he said. You have to make things up to get muscle development. Darci said swimming makes her feel good. I love it, she resident. Travis, who was born with a brain tumor, suffered a stroke when he was 2, leaving most of the left side of his body paralyzed. Bowles said nine months ago, said. Travis had barely any move-mein his left arm and fingers. Today, he said, Travis has almost a normal range of movement in that arm and he can also operate his fingers. Although he said he cant necessarily attribute Darcis positive attitude to her swimming abilities, Bowles said the sport chiloften helps special-need- s dren develop a sense of Bowles would like to expand of the best attitudes of anyone he has ever met. She thinks if she cant do it one way, she will just do it another, her grandmother said. Darci said she plans to be a singer and perform love songs when she grows up. Clearfields individualized swimming programs to better meet the needs of those with handicaps. t. hunter safety class LAYTON The Roughriders Junior Rifle Club will sponsor a special hunter education course during December. Registration will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1122 E. Crescent Circle, Layton at 8 a.m. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Cost is $4 per student. Classes will be held each Saturday in December from 8 a.m. to noon in the Division of Wildlife Resources hunter education building, 515 E. 5300 South, South Ogden. Classes will continue through December until the required 15 hours of instruction are met. Class instructor is Lee Tarbet. For further information call 544-582- 7. , Fruit Heights starts junior Jazz program FRUIT HEIGHTS Open registration for the Fruit Heights youth Jazz basketball program will be held Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to p.m. at the Rock Loft, 200 N. Mountain Road. 1 Fees are $25. He is trying to raise $629 for a portable ramp to allow those with special needs to walk themselves down a slanting slope into the pool. -- 7- Rifle club sponsors nt g. And, he said, Darci has one month, Travis won two metals in the Utah Special Olympics. He received a gold metal in the back stroke and a e bronze metal in the competition. She said its Bowles extensive knowledge of the human body that allows him to lead those with special needs to huge progressive strides. Other teachers were just not able to teach him like Jerry, said Claudia, a Bountiful ed Sports briefs own. Last ter. It takes a tremendous amount of power for her to be able to get her bottom down in the water, said her grandfather. He said recently when she first taught herself to tread water, she could only do it for about 10 seconds. Now she can remain upright for two to three min- well-bein- PTA-sponsor- Eleven-year-ol- fiitisieih i W earning to swim wasnt all rs f - .4 I ''TS Av r To help break up the pace of the workout, Darci practices putting a bottle cap in her teeth. n ; 0; V, rmiirtiiifttffffw-rrr- Claudia CLEARFIELD Sampson, mother of one of 15 handicapped people who take swimming lessons at the Clearfield swim pool, said the, program director has worked miracles for her son. Jerry Bowles, director of the pool since July, teaches many of those with special needs who take lessons at the pool. He oversees lessons for others. d Travis Sampson, Claudias son, met Bowles in March when he was working in Bountiful. , At that time, although he had taken lessons for nine years, Travis could not swim on his 1 Both female and male teams are being formed. Games will begin Jan. 1. Participants will receive a uniform, tickets to a Jazz game and a workshop with a Jazz player. . |