The guidelines for this event are listed below.

Participant will begin when ready and begin “jumping rope.”  Each hop over the jump rope counts as 1.  The goal is to complete as many consecutive jumps without stopping.

2. The challenge is over when the participant attempts to jump over the rope and the direction of the rope is stopped.
3. Each participant gets one chance at this.
4. Please record the consecutive number of jumps before stopping.

Congratulations to the following medalists for September 2019:

A big shout-out to the Saranac Central School District who won the District Participation Award with 39 participants.  That works out to 8.1% of their employees.  Congratulations Saranac!  A total of 141 people participated in this event, including 13 from Boquet Valley Central who jumped their way to three medals!

Oh my goodness!  We had some crazy Jump Rope totals.  The overall top score was earned by Tracy Manor from Saranac Elementary School with a score of 961!  This is Tracy’s first overall Regional Championship.  Go Tracy!  The Jumping Rope runner-up was Cassie Sellers from Stafford Middle School who recorded an amazing 736 jumps.

Here are all the medal winners for the Jumping Rope event.  If you know any of these people, or if they are a member of your staff, please recognize them for their participation and performance!

Male- 40+

1. Chris Buerkett- 193 (Saranac)
2. Paul Buehler-107 (Boquet)
3. Gary Lambert- 100 (Beekmantown)

Male- Under 40

1. Mark Brown- 355 (CVES)
2. Jason Favreau- 214 (Saranac)
3. Matt Walentuk-202 (CVES)

Female- 40+

1. Tracy Manor- 961 (Saranac)
2. Cassie Sellers-736 (Plattsburgh)
3. Sara Chapman-363 (Beekmantown)

Female- Under 40

1. Elizabeth Canne- 316 (Boquet)
2. Samantha Trudeau- 232 (Plattsburgh)
3. Stephanie Omlin-228 (CVES)
4. Ashley Hooper-220 (Boquet)

Their medals will arrive electronically by email, sadly, they are no longer solid gold, silver, or bronze.

Kudos to all who have participated to date!

The guidelines for this event are listed below:

1. Each shooter will shoot ten (10) balls.
2. If a shooter has a perfect score after ten (10) shots, they are allowed an additional three balls.
3. All thirteen (13) balls are worth one point.
4. A free throw is considered out when it touches any support or standard above the backboard or rim.
5. A shooter’s total score is determined by adding the total points he/she receives for all made baskets from behind the free throw line (15 feet) and inside the circle.  The highest possible score is 13.
6. Each shooter has one, and only one attempt—no do-overs!
7. There is no Tie-Breaker, multiple medals can/will be awarded.
8. Men will shoot with a regulation size men’s basketball (29.5).  Women have the option of shooting with the regulation woman’s basketball (28.5).

Congratulations to the following medalists for October 2019:

Men 40 and Over

Gold–Brad LaValley, 9/10, Plattsburgh

Silver–Jason Fiegl, 8/10, Boquet Valley

Silver–Tim Mulligan, 8/10, Plattsburgh

Bronze—Paul Buehler, 5/10, Boquet Valley

Bronze—Tom Daly, 5/10, CVES

Bronze—Gabe Girard, 5/10, Plattsburgh

Bronze—Dave Sponable, 5/10, Plattsburgh

Bronze—Gary Lambert, 5/10, Beekmantown

Men Under 40

Gold–Pat Shaughnessy, 13/13*, Plattsburgh

Silver—Lucas Cross, 9/10, CVES

Bronze—Matt Rabideau, 8/10, Plattsburgh

*New High Score across all levels.

Women 40 and Over

Gold—Sara Chapman, 7/10, Beekmantown

Gold—Jill Spring, 7/10, CVES

Silver—Megan Baehre, 5/10, Beekmantown

Bronze—Carrie Beattie, 4/10, Beekmantown

Bronze—Jennie Fox, 4/10, CVES

Bronze–Jean Gonyo, 4/10, CVES

Bronze—Janet Hankins, 4/10, Plattsburgh

Bronze—Kathleen Sciole, 4/10, Plattsburgh

Woman Under 40

Gold—Andrea Denton, 9/10, CVES

Silver—Lilly Whalen, 8/10, Boquet Valley

Silver—Kate Relation, 8/10, Plattsburgh

Bronze–Kristin Forttrell, 7/10, CVES

Bronze—Shae LaPorte, 7/10, Plattsburgh

Their medals will arrive electronically by email, sadly, they are no longer solid gold, silver, or bronze.

The District Participation Winner: Tie (Plattsburgh and Beekmantown both had 25 participants!!)

Good times.

District Participation Winner:

The ground rules (pun intended) for this event are listed below:

1. Lie on the floor with elbows directly beneath your shoulders and legs fully extended.
2. Raise your torso into the air until it makes a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles.
3. Tighten your stomach, and hold this position for as long as possible.
4. The clock stops when any part of the body, save for your elbow/forearms and feet, touch the floor.
5. Physical Education staff (Building Administrator or designee) will record your time to the nearest 1 second.

Congratulations to the following medalists for November 2019:

Congratulations to the following medalists for October 2019:
Women, 40 and Over

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Women, under 40

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Men, 40 and Over

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Men, under 40

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

District Participation Winner:

The guidelines for this event are listed below.

The Crane pose challenge begins when the participant lifts one knee up around a 90 degree angle so that the foot is off the ground also, both arms must be lifted up so that the hands are above the ears.

2. When this happens, the clock starts.
3. The challenge ends when the foot that is off the ground touches the ground or when one of the hands falls below the ears.
4. You cannot rest your legs or hands on any object or your own body.
5. Please record your time to the nearest second.

Congratulations to the following medalists for December 2019:

Women, 40 and Over

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Women, under 40

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Men, 40 and Over

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

Men, under 40

• Gold
• Silver
• Bronze

District Participation Winner:

The guidelines for this event are listed below:

1. The Step Count total will be taken from the daily totals of any three consecutive workdays–no weekend/holidays/vacation days may be used!  For the day to count, you must have worked that day.
2. You can record your steps by using a pedometer app for your smart phone (or the Health app in your IPhone), Fitbit, smart watch, pedometer, etc.
3. If you are using a pedometer, make sure that the pedometer is in a vertical position, sitting just above your hip bone and secured with the strap to the belt loop, belt or waistband, to prevent it from falling off.
4. If your pedometer, or monitoring device, does not have the capacity to record your steps for more than one day, log your steps at the end of each day on the Daily Step Log sheet (attached).  The log sheet, or electronic data capture, is important as you may be asked to submit a record of your steps.

Biggest Loser:

The guidelines for this event are listed below.

To begin, you building nurse will need to record your gender, age, and initial (starting) weight.  I encourage everyone to “weigh-in” in the nurse’s office each month.  We will be utilizing the percentage of body weight loss in determining the medal winners for this event.  The calculation is to take your actual weight (ending weight) and subtract it from your initial weight. Then divide that number by your initial (starting) weight. Take that number and multiply it by 100 and you get your weight loss percentage (there are calculators for this online).

((IW-AW)/IW) * 100= weight loss percentage

So if you start at 211 lbs., and I lose 5 lbs. between now and when I am weighed in April, I would weigh 206.
That’s 211-206 (5 lbs.)
Take 5 lbs. and divide it by my starting weight (211).  5/211 = .023697
Multiply that by 100 and you get 2.37%

Take a picture of your best ten round game (score) on the video display.

The guidelines for this event are listed below.

1. Each shooter will have up to two minutes to shoot ten balls from anywhere beyond the 3-point line.
2. Each shooter has one, and only one attempt—no do-overs!
3. The first nine balls are worth one point, and the tenth ball is worth three points.  A shooter must have both feet behind the 3-point line when he/she releases the ball.
4. A shooter’s total score is determined by adding the total points he/she receives for all made baskets from behind the 3-point line.  The highest possible score is 12.
5. There is no Tie-Breaker, multiple medals can/will be awarded.
6. Men will shoot with a regulation size men’s basketball (29.5).  Women have the option of shooting with the regulation woman’s basketball (28.5).

The guidelines are as follows:

1. Participants will have one minute to complete as many push-ups as you can.
2. Participants will begin in the starting position with hands slightly wider than shoulder width apart, palms or fist on the floor with arms fully extended and body in a straight line from head to heel. Feet may not be more than 12” apart.
3. From the starting point a member must lower their body to the ground until the upper arm is at least parallel to the floor (elbow bent at a 90 degree angle or less) before pushing back up to the starting point.
4. Participants may only rest in the up position. They may remove their hands or feet from the floor but only in the up/rest position.
5. When going back to the starting position your arms must be fully extended for the push up to count.
6. If your knee(s) touch the ground at any point, you no longer be able to continue your session. Your time stops and the amount of push-ups you have at that will be your competing score.

The guidelines are as follows:

1. Participants will complete four (4) consecutive laps around a track, or on a field where you have an accurate measured mile.
2. Time is to be recorded to the nearest 1 second for all participants.
3. Start from a comfortable stationary 2-point stance position.
4. The front foot must be on or behind the starting line.
5. The tester will begin timing with the participant makes the first movement forward, and will stop the timing when the participant’s head or torso crosses the finish line.