One of our primary focuses in the South Huntington School District is to educate the whole child. The mind-body and body-spirit connection that is developed in school helps prepare children for the challenges of adulthood and provides a foundation for a healthy, productive life. This commitment to both mental and physical fitness was on grand display during the week as our Birchwood and Maplewood fifth-grade students participated in the annual Mini-Thon.
Coordinated by Birchwood PE Teacher Mr. Russell Rufrano, each runner predicts how long he or she will take to run one mile. They practice all year and predict their time before the actual race. Now in his 12th year running the mini-thon, it never gets old for Mr. Rufrano. “It’s a great day because it gives everyone an opportunity to win,” said Birchwood’s Physical Education teacher. “Students of all abilities work with me for three years as they learn who they are as athletes, this day is the pinnacle as they predict how well they know themselves physically and how fast they are as runners.”
The air at Memorial Field was filled with excitement, and there was a palpable energy circulating through the 445 runners who participated in this special day. We join in thanking our Physical Education teachers, Russ Rufrano, Erika Barrett, Joe Slovak and Mary Gross, for organizing this event, and congratulate all of our students who took the challenge.
An added bonus to the day is that the 5th-graders get to meet students from South Huntington’s other Intermediate Center as they get ready to graduate to the Silas Wood 6th-Grade Center.
Congratulations South Huntington 5th-Graders
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