Wellness Committee minutes
3.6.08
Attending: Dylan Sirois, Michelle Veayo, Margaret Yeterian, Don Siviski, Matt Day, Judy Skehan, Renee Page, Cathy Levesque, Laura Harper, Steve MacDougall
Healthy Maine Partnerships
Renee gives group the 411 on Healthy Maine Partnerships
Qualifying tobacco policy can yield some very nice “No Smoking” signs for our school campus
Laura will get current tobacco policy to Renee to check and see if we qualify.
School Health Leadership Council
We want one! Wellness Committee will brainstorm potential coordinators.
Committee decided to make establishing a School Health Leadership Council at Hall-Dale a goal for next year.
Will discuss next steps at our May meeting.
School breakfast discussion
Are breakfast options appealing to students?
Do students have enough time to eat breakfast during the school days?
Is not being able to eat breakfast in the classroom a hindrance for students?
Dylan will take these questions (or similar ones) and create a survey on “poll daddy” to get more data on the students’ needs and attitudes. Dylan will report back this data at our May meeting.
Physical activity
Supervised physical activity during school day (study halls and lunch time.)
Steve provides an open gym at the high school when he can. If volunteers could be found we could do this on a regular basis and students’ use would increase – become routine.
Further discussion needed about how to solicit volunteers.
Fitness Center discussion
Wellness Committee would like to have a fitness center at the middle/high school –possibly where the stage is in the high school gym.
Wellness Committee makes a motion: The Wellness Committee recommends that the Simmons’ Fund dedicate funds to establish a fitness center to be used by students, faculty and the community.
Boosters Club
Steve MacDougall applauds the change in the relationship between the high school and the Boosters. Let’s continue to work together!
Wellness Committee will draft a letter of appreciation and promise (Laura will start the first draft)
The Committee will promise to keep the Boosters involved in our work by asking that a representative from the Boosters be appointed to the Committee
The Committee will ask that the Boosters commit to adhere to the wellness policy and continue their collaborative approach to working with the school administration.
Water bottles to promote hydration
Every one liked the idea. Discussion of how to do it, what kind of water bottle, how much to charge (or to provide them for free) and if the students would use them.
Steve M. will talk to a friend about availability and price of water bottles that are toxic-free (not plastic known to leach bysphenol-a, a cancer causing chemical found in Nalgene bottles.)
Didn’t get to updates on 5:2:1:0 day/month and the intramural program. Will put these on next meeting’s agenda
Next meeting
May 1st, 4 to 6 pm, Hall-Dale High School Library
