Interlochen Community School offers a morning “Mileage Club” to students and their families as a way to promote physical fitness in schools. Students accumulate miles as a group and are tracing their steps from Interlochen to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The goal is to reach Fort Lauderdale by Spring Break. As of February 15th, students have accumulated enough miles to make it all the way to Georgia and are well on their way to achieving their goal.
The morning “Mileage Club” is open to students and their families to walk, jog, or run in the gymnasium and hallways before school starts from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. each morning (Monday – Friday) until the end of the school year. The Mileage Club’s Coach, Mrs. Nan Lewis, alters the program occasionally to keep it interesting by offering jump roping or snowshoeing. After thirty minutes of exercise, participants are lead through a cool down session.
The Mileage Club is made possible through the Every Step Counts program. Every Step Counts is a Traverse City Area Public Schools initiative with a focus on increased physical activity and improved nutritional choices made possible by a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Please call Interlochen Community School Principal Sander Scott at 933-5922 for more information.