Thanks for attending the statewide AkAHPERD Convention in Wasilla. We had 104 participants from around the state on October 23-24th, 2009!Keynote Speaker: Betty Kern, MS/Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Founder of PE Fit,presenting Overweight Girls program, yoga and physical education and staff wellness. Featured Presenters: Robyn Bretzing, NASPE 2008 High School Southwest District Teacher of the Year; Renee Colleran, National 2008 Adapted PE Teacher of the Year; Christa Hayes, 2008 Elementary Alaska Teacher of the Year; Connie Browder, 2008 High School Alaska Teacher of the Year; Wayne Johnson, Fencing Association; Timmi Thomas, National Archery in Schools Program; Joanne Osborne, Anchorage School District (PE Metrics); Introduction to your new Alaska State Physical Education Standards; Janelle Gomez, Alliance for a Healthier Generation; Stefanie Brown-Borrego, Abstinence Education; Karen Mannix, Orienteering and Mountaineering for Elementary Schools; Cindy Aillaud and Pam Skogstad, Inclusion of Visually impaired students in Physical Education; Veronica Wolf, Kids Yoga; Natalie Beauchman (ASD) and Kristen VanWart (Washington, JRFH), Promoting JRFH and Long jumprope skills to challenge your students; Chris Stewart and Heidi Rollheiser, Adapted PE; Karol Fink, Preventing Childhood Obesity in AK; Sophie Wenzel, Comprehensive Sexual Education and more!     Some updates from the convention: Nikki Schiedel Whittemore, (of Anchorage), passed the presidency on to Nancy Blake, (of Mat-Su). Katie Povolo (of Anchorage) was voted President-Elect. Congratulations! Karen Mannix, (of Mat-Su) was named Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year Silent auction items - Kenai fishing charter: Diane Woster, (of Fairbanks) Great Alaska Shootout Games: Kurt Seamans, (of Mat-Su) Grand door prize - $500 toward attending NWD or Nat'l Convention: Richard Brenner, Fairbanks (Alternate: Dorothy Orr, Anchorage) Welcome to the following new AKAHPERD Board Members! President-Elect: Katie Povolo, Anchorage Secretary: Karen Mannix, Mat-Su Treasurer: Lynda Barcome, Mat-Su, Special Populations Rep: Heidi Rollheiser, Mat-Su            |
