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Welcome!
Purpose Statement: This site is here to help students and families stay connected to what’s happening in our classroom. You’ll find updates, important info, helpful resources, and everything you need to stay in the loop. My goal is to make things clear, easy to find, and supportive for everyone, because we’re all in this together!
NO CELL PHONES!
NO CELL PHONES!
Digital Ethics:
It's always good to remember these following rules:
Never record or post someone without permission.
Once you post something, it is out there as a digital footprint forever!
Be kind, and think about how you might feel if someone recorded you without your consent.
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Meet Coach "Sully"
Meet Coach "Sully"
Who I Am:
Who I Am:
I am a Mother of four beautiful daughters: Sidney, Sienna, Summer, and Sunshine.
I have been married for 23 years to my husband, Tim.
We have two cats, and a dog.
I've coached softball and taught Physical Education at Fort Osage High School going on 16 years. I am currently the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) sponsor.
Prior to Fort Osage, I coached softball and taught Physical Education/Health at Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Nebraska for 7 years.
Before becoming a teacher I coached softball at Millard West High School in Millard, Nebraska.
I graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where I earned my teaching degree, and I also played collegiate softball.
I graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with my Masters in Educational Leadership.
Currently, I am working on my Specialist in Educational Leadership.
I love to sing, play games, and travel!
Fun Fact:
Fun Fact:
I recorded my first vocal music track, as a back-up singer, at the age of 14.
Contact Me:
Contact Me:
Email: ksullivan@fortosage.net
Mrs. Kelly Sullivan
Office Phone: 816-650-7096
Office Hours: 7th Period Plan -
Mon-Friday: 1:35-2:25 PM
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I'm not always in my office, but if you leave a message I will attempt to get back to you within 24 hours.
What's ahead?
What's ahead?
This Week:
We will be discussing the importance of cell phone posture!
See below for the audio interview with
Dr. Tim, Chiropractor from Beautiful Gate Chiropractic...
Important Dates:
First Day of School - Tuesday, August 19th
Healthy Tips:
Read 5 Heath Benefits of Walking
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Interview
with Dr. Tim, DC of Beautiful Gate Chiropractic
Topic of Discussion:
Cell Phone Posture
Interview with a Dr. Tim, DC:
Hi, this is Coach Sullivan, and I'm here today with Dr. Tim of Beautiful Gate Chiropractic. He's going to talk to us about some different things that he sees in his office quite a bit dealing with students or people who have posture issues on their cell phones.
Coach Sullivan: So, Dr. Tim, I’ll let you take it away. Thank you!
Dr. Tim: Yeah, thanks, Coach Sullivan. One thing I've seen is just a change in posture over the years. I've been a chiropractor for 10 plus years. And obviously cell phone use is increasing in our society and has a big influence on posture, typically leading to what we call in our world as anterior head carriage, and forward rolled shoulders. Just as an example, the human head is roughly the size of an eight pound bowling ball, and the further it is carried to the front, or to what we call the anterior head carriage. Research says that all aspects of morbidity and mortality increase with those four changes in posture.
Coach Sullivan: Awesome! Okay, so what would you suggest for individuals that you see that are dealing with those kinds of issues?
Dr. Tim: Oh, yeah, once we identify that in our office, usually, again, this involves the teenage population as well as, you know, anyone that has overly used, as we would say, a cell phone. As a character, the first thing I do is identify that, and then we adjust, we adjust the neck and upper back, shoulders, potentially to help correct those deficiencies at the start.
Coach Sullivan: Okay. Do you have any stretches or any kind of movements that you would suggest?
Dr. Tim: Not so much stretching. Stretching actually meaning muscles have been stretched toward the front or anterior, typically causing that problem. Muscles being elongated. So usually we strengthen those muscle groups that are in that pre stretch posture. We suggest exercises typically with a band or a thorough band to help dynamically change the posture, to hold, again, posture muscles posteriorly or toward the back and upright, to really keep the adjustment that we've done.
Coach Sullivan: Okay. Well, you heard it here, folks. We need to make sure that we keep our posture better than what we are doing currently. Thank you, Dr. Tim, for being here and taking a moment to share those wonderful tips. Again, this was Dr. Tim, a chiropractor from Beautiful Gate Chiropractic. Thank you again!
Dr. Tim: Thanks for having me.
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