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As the school year winds to a close, students are preparing for a fun-filled summer. Whether students are attending camp, vacationing, working a job, visiting with grandparents, swimming, camping, or just hanging around, the important thing to remember is to be active and have FUN! It really doesn't take a lot of money to be active or have fun. Students can get outside, build forts, play in the water hose, plant flowers, play tag, hike, picnic, just remember to stay busy. Don't be a couch potato! Technology and T.V. are fun, but they shouldn't take the place of outdoor exercise. 

Recent nationwide health facts show that obesity rates in children have more than tripled in the last 30 years. When a child is obese early in life, problems are sure to arise as an adult, such as high blood pressure, joint & bone problems, as well as obesity as an adult. As parents, we weren't usually allowed to sit around as a chiid, we were sent outside to 'find something to do'. So, this summer, when your children sit around on their iPods and iPads, pull the plug and send them outdoors. There's a whole world outside waiting to be explored!