The Final Test...the MILE!!!

Students are running the mile today in coach Hilton's class. They are doing an amazing job. So far the 6th graders are improving their first quarter time by almost two minutes in most cases. I am very proud and its great to see all their hard work pay off. check back for top times and more details regarding improvement.

Top Milers: 8th grade Luke Gassett 5:33, Gran Grempler 6:31

7th Grade: Armon Kovac 6:47

6th Grade: Jason Grenia 6:23, Chase Banning 6:23

Thrive Talks About Good Choices

Thrive has been in Coach Hilton and Onder's classes doing a great job of talking to middle schoolers 

about abstinence. They have also been discussing the dangers of STD's and STI's. The students have been really engaged and have been learning a lot.

3rd hour Wilder's Class vs. Hilton's Class

In a battle royale Coach Hilton's 7th graders challenged Coach Wilder's 8th graders in the game of Blast. THE BATTLE IS ON!!

Dealing with Stress!

Ms. Gina came to the Health room and spoke, to Coach Wilder's class, on the topic of STRESS!
She addressed the causes of stress and more importantly gave the guys some strategies on relieving it.

Plank and Shuttle Run

Today Coach Hilton's class will be testing the plank and the shuttle run. The plank test core strength by having the students hold the plank position for as long as they can. The shuttle run is a test of speed, the students run 3 ft, pick up an object then run back 30 ft and set the object down. The runner then repeats the process and his time is recorded. Here are some highlights:

Top Times in Plank:
Dawson Javier-Benett:30:00
Nick Rudloff: 8:45
Chance Onkel: 8:15



Top Shuttle Times:
Simon Desnoyer 8.5 (8th)
Henry Volkman 9.0 (6th)
Armon Kovac: 9.1 (7th)


1st hr:

Longest Plank: Louis Messmer at 6:00
Fastest Shuttle Run: Henry Volkman at 9:00

3rd hr:
Longest Plank: Chance Onkel: 8:15
Fastest Shuttle Run: Armon Kovac: 9.1

4th hr
Longest Plank: Dawson Javier-Bennett 30 min

5th hr
Longest Plank: Nick Rudloff: 8:45
Fastest Shuttle Run: Drew Kraft and Jerry Johnson 9.13

6th hr
Longest Plank: Reese Allen 6:00
Fastest Shuttle Time: Jared Thomas 9.56

Sit and Reach and Pull Up Testing

Today the guys are testing on sit and reach, which is a test of their core flexibility.  The pull up test is just that, a test of upper body strength. Check back for top performers.

Fitness Testing Week, Pacer Today

This week the students will be completing their 4th quarter fitness testing to see how much their physical fitness has improved. What we are looking for is overall improvement from first quarter. The guys have been working hard and are doing a great job so far. Today we are doing the pacer test. Check back to see how the classes are doing as I will update the blog each day durring the day as results come in.

Individual Performers:

100+laps:

Luke Gassett (121)
Mike Mullins (100)
Jacob Jerwitz (100)

Best 6th grade run:

92 Chase Banning
90 Jason Grenia

30+ improvement from 1st quarter:

Ryan Waring (45)
Nolan Marrow (36)
Armon Kovac (32)
Mike Mullins (30)
Andrew Javier (30)
Chase Waid (60)
Reece Allen (39)
Sam Avery (41)

So far:

1st hr 13.5 lap improvement, with a class total average of 42 laps for 1st quarter and a 52 lap average 4th quarter.

3rd hr 13.7 lap improvement, with a class total average of 32 laps for 1st quarter and 44 for 4th quarter.

Mike Mullins joined the 100 pacer list!!

4th hr 16 lap improvement, with a class total average of 30 laps for 1st quarter and 47 for 4th

5th hr 9 lap improvement, with a class total average of 33 laps for 1st quarter and 40 for 4th

6th hr 13.4 improvement, with a class total average of 40 laps for 1st quarter and 44 for 4th quarter

7th hr 16.5 improvement, with a class total average of 41 laps for 1st quarter and 53 for 4th quarter

Jacob Gerwitz Joined the 100 pacer list!!

Luke Gassett Joined the 100 pacer list with a whopping 121 laps!!!!!!! 



 

 

6th Inning

Pictures of an intense ScrewBall game.

5th Hour

5th Hour takes their swings.

Discussing Issues in Health

Today in coach Hilton's class Ms. Gina stopped by to talk to the students about their perceptions of how prevalent drugs and alcohol are at Sperreng. There were some candid discussions between the students and Ms. Gina about the issue. Ms. Gina and her colleges will use the data gathered from all of the health classes to create better strategies on how to prevent students from starting to use drugs and alcohol.

4th Hour at Bat

Coach Wilder's 4th hour gets a turn on the blog.