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SCHOOL and SPORTS Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District [ Page Eight N/Warren Town and County News Lady Warriors Lose to Hoover The Lady Warriors traveled to Des Moines Hoover and lost on the road 49-36. Norwalk took an early 10- 8 lead, but was not able to hold on. Paige Lammers paced Norwalk with 12 points all from beyond the arc. Hall VanVelzen and Elyse Rice finished with eight. Calyn Thompson chipped in five, Jen Villegas and Tori VanVelzen had two and one respectively. The Warriors fall to 3-5 on the year. OVIATT Concluded from p. 1 ing in which grades they are given and what subject areas are covered. Do you want to know more? Your school's counse- lors can be a great resource for educational information and can be particularly helpful if you believe your child might have special educational needs. You also can ask your child's teacher, the principal, or dean and, if you are just looking for general information, your school, or public librarian. Live Healthy Iowa Is providing a healthy environment for your chil- dren or students a top pri- ority of yours for the New Year? Live Healthy Iowa and Live Healthy Iowa Kids have unveiled a new opportunity to build a cul- ture Of wellness in your school. The K-12 Cup Challenge was designed to increase adult and student participation in the 10- Week Wellness Challenge offered by Live Healthy Iowa, aprogram of the Iowa Sports Foundation. The winner of the K-12 Cup Challenge will be the school with the highest percentage .of participa- tion and completion among students in Live Healthy Iowa Kid's 10- Week Wellness Challenge SCHOOL AND SPORTS PAGES SPONSORED BY: *WENDY BORST MASSAGE, LMT 240-1075 *COMMUNITY BANK 285-4900 *FOUR SEASONS AUTO WASH 981-4454 *DR. DONNA GRANT FAMILY DENTISTRY 256-9000 *HASKIN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 981-0556 *EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS Kevin Pearson - 285-1838 *NORWALK INSURANCE SERVICES 981-0434 or 981-4293 *NORWALK LIONS CLUB 981-0432 *OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATES 981-0224 *SCOTT'S FOODS 981-0606 *NEWTON STANDRIDGE STANDRIDGE GROUP 229,5310 *N/WARREN TOWN & COUNTY NEWS 981-0406 and staff in Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge. The winning school will be awarded the traveling trophy for a year. All schools who partici- pate in this challenge will receive a banner for dis- play in their school that states their school chooses to live healthy. "I think it says a lot for a school to embark on this challenge," said Lisa We- ber, coordinator for Live Healthy Iowa. "It shows a strong commitment to- ward reversing the obesity epidemic we are experi- encing in America and more specifically, Iowa. This challenge gives schools a chance to in- crease physical activity levels and encourage healthier nutrition habits; which is definitely the di- rection Iowa needs to go in order to become the healthiest state in the na- tion[" During the kid's 10- Week Wellness Challenge, Iowa's youth wi!l be track- ing their physical activity minutes throughout the entire 10 weeks and will also rack five nutrition components during two week time periods. The nutrition components tracked are fruit servings, vegetable servings, ounces of milk, and ounces of wa- ter and minutes of screen time. During the adult ver- sion of the 10-Week Wellness Challenge, adults choose whether to take part in the activity minute, weight loss or both divisions. They will track On a weekly basis their activity minutes and/ or weight loss. The challenge beings January 28 and runs until April 5. Live Healthy Iowa and Live Healthy Iowa Kids offer a variety of chal- lenges year. round[ To find out more information about the challenges of- fered, visit www.live healthyiowa.org and www.livehealthyiowa kids.org. To register your school for the K-12 Cup Chal- lenge, contact Live Heal- thy Iowa at info@live healthyiowa.org or 888- 777-8881. Norwalk Warriors- Thursday, January 3, 2013 NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK WINNERS ARE FROM IOWA The White family from Ames, won a $L000-Drug- Prevention Grant for Kadoka Area School and an iPad for their home. The National Family Partnership (NFP) announced the winners of the 2012 National Red Rib- bon Photo Contest: "The Best Me Is Drug Free." The nation's oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people every year. Stu- dents from throughout the United States participated by decorating their homes together with their parents - mailboxes, front doors and fences. Parents uploaded photos to RedRibbon.org, then friends and family voted and the entries with the most online votes won (from ten regions across America that included every state). "As schools across America celebrated Red Ribbon Week, our contest helped students take the message home," said Peggy Sapp, NFP's volunteer president: "By entering the contest and decorating their homes to- gether, families carried the message to their communi- ties." In 1985 after the murder of a DEA agent, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their com- mitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs. This year, families got involved by entering a contest to promote awareness in their neighborhoods and win a drug-prevention grant for their schools. "The contest helped us talk to our children about drug prevention," said morn Kristie Stone. "Kids in the neigh- borhood had lots of questions and we explained why we were decorating with the theme for Red Ribbon Week." Said Principal Steve Flynn from winning school War- ren H. Meeker Elementary School: "Drug prevention education information is so important because you get one body and you need to take care of it. We are trying to prepare kids for the best future possible. We want our students to be good decision makers and do things that will help and not hurt in the future." The DEA is co-sponsoring this year's national con- test. "DEA is excited to partner with the National Fam- ily Partnership@ on this contest that empowers com- munities to come together to talk about the drug prob- lem," said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. "Red Ribbon Week@ is also when we honor DEA Spe- cial Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena, who made the ulti- mate sacrifice to keep our communities safe." .......... 'tv imwimcd Nmlm/ll NORWALK INSURANCE SERVICES ,i ' ' .' ,'' . SCHOOL and SPORTS Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District [ Page Eight N/Warren Town and County News Lady Warriors Lose to Hoover The Lady Warriors traveled to Des Moines Hoover and lost on the road 49-36. Norwalk took an early 10- 8 lead, but was not able to hold on. Paige Lammers paced Norwalk with 12 points all from beyond the arc. Hall VanVelzen and Elyse Rice finished with eight. Calyn Thompson chipped in five, Jen Villegas and Tori VanVelzen had two and one respectively. The Warriors fall to 3-5 on the year. OVIATT Concluded from p. 1 ing in which grades they are given and what subject areas are covered. Do you want to know more? Your school's counse- lors can be a great resource for educational information and can be particularly helpful if you believe your child might have special educational needs. You also can ask your child's teacher, the principal, or dean and, if you are just looking for general information, your school, or public librarian. Live Healthy Iowa Is providing a healthy environment for your chil- dren or students a top pri- ority of yours for the New Year? Live Healthy Iowa and Live Healthy Iowa Kids have unveiled a new opportunity to build a cul- ture Of wellness in your school. The K-12 Cup Challenge was designed to increase adult and student participation in the 10- Week Wellness Challenge offered by Live Healthy Iowa, aprogram of the Iowa Sports Foundation. The winner of the K-12 Cup Challenge will be the school with the highest percentage .of participa- tion and completion among students in Live Healthy Iowa Kid's 10- Week Wellness Challenge SCHOOL AND SPORTS PAGES SPONSORED BY: *WENDY BORST MASSAGE, LMT 240-1075 *COMMUNITY BANK 285-4900 *FOUR SEASONS AUTO WASH 981-4454 *DR. DONNA GRANT FAMILY DENTISTRY 256-9000 *HASKIN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 981-0556 *EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS Kevin Pearson - 285-1838 *NORWALK INSURANCE SERVICES 981-0434 or 981-4293 *NORWALK LIONS CLUB 981-0432 *OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATES 981-0224 *SCOTT'S FOODS 981-0606 *NEWTON STANDRIDGE STANDRIDGE GROUP 229,5310 *N/WARREN TOWN & COUNTY NEWS 981-0406 and staff in Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge. The winning school will be awarded the traveling trophy for a year. All schools who partici- pate in this challenge will receive a banner for dis- play in their school that states their school chooses to live healthy. "I think it says a lot for a school to embark on this challenge," said Lisa We- ber, coordinator for Live Healthy Iowa. "It shows a strong commitment to- ward reversing the obesity epidemic we are experi- encing in America and more specifically, Iowa. This challenge gives schools a chance to in- crease physical activity levels and encourage healthier nutrition habits; which is definitely the di- rection Iowa needs to go in order to become the healthiest state in the na- tion[" During the kid's 10- Week Wellness Challenge, Iowa's youth wi!l be track- ing their physical activity minutes throughout the entire 10 weeks and will also rack five nutrition components during two week time periods. The nutrition components tracked are fruit servings, vegetable servings, ounces of milk, and ounces of wa- ter and minutes of screen time. During the adult ver- sion of the 10-Week Wellness Challenge, adults choose whether to take part in the activity minute, weight loss or both divisions. They will track On a weekly basis their activity minutes and/ or weight loss. The challenge beings January 28 and runs until April 5. Live Healthy Iowa and Live Healthy Iowa Kids offer a variety of chal- lenges year. round[ To find out more information about the challenges of- fered, visit www.live healthyiowa.org and www.livehealthyiowa kids.org. To register your school for the K-12 Cup Chal- lenge, contact Live Heal- thy Iowa at info@live healthyiowa.org or 888- 777-8881. Norwalk Warriors- Thursday, January 3, 2013 NATIONAL RED RIBBON WEEK WINNERS ARE FROM IOWA The White family from Ames, won a $L000-Drug- Prevention Grant for Kadoka Area School and an iPad for their home. The National Family Partnership (NFP) announced the winners of the 2012 National Red Rib- bon Photo Contest: "The Best Me Is Drug Free." The nation's oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people every year. Stu- dents from throughout the United States participated by decorating their homes together with their parents - mailboxes, front doors and fences. Parents uploaded photos to RedRibbon.org, then friends and family voted and the entries with the most online votes won (from ten regions across America that included every state). "As schools across America celebrated Red Ribbon Week, our contest helped students take the message home," said Peggy Sapp, NFP's volunteer president: "By entering the contest and decorating their homes to- gether, families carried the message to their communi- ties." In 1985 after the murder of a DEA agent, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their com- mitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs. This year, families got involved by entering a contest to promote awareness in their neighborhoods and win a drug-prevention grant for their schools. "The contest helped us talk to our children about drug prevention," said morn Kristie Stone. "Kids in the neigh- borhood had lots of questions and we explained why we were decorating with the theme for Red Ribbon Week." Said Principal Steve Flynn from winning school War- ren H. Meeker Elementary School: "Drug prevention education information is so important because you get one body and you need to take care of it. We are trying to prepare kids for the best future possible. We want our students to be good decision makers and do things that will help and not hurt in the future." The DEA is co-sponsoring this year's national con- test. "DEA is excited to partner with the National Fam- ily Partnership@ on this contest that empowers com- munities to come together to talk about the drug prob- lem," said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. "Red Ribbon Week@ is also when we honor DEA Spe- cial Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena, who made the ulti- mate sacrifice to keep our communities safe." .......... 'tv imwimcd Nmlm/ll NORWALK INSURANCE SERVICES ,i ' ' .' ,'' .