BRODHEAD - By adding some exercise to their daily routines, Brodhead Middle School students earned a trip to Titletown.
About 260 students will take a chartered bus, paid for by the Green Bay Packers, to Green Bay in May. They will be able to tour the stadium, the Packers Hall of Fame and get a chance to meet one of the players.
Brodhead physical education teacher Jeremiah Young took the lead to get students to exercise. The other school teachers also got involved with the campaign. Teachers had students do jumping jacks before class, or had students sit on exercise balls rather than chairs.
The students took part in the National Football League's Play 60 challenge from Feb. 8 to March 8. The goal of the program was to have each student exercise for at least one hour a day. The NFL established Play 60 to help fight childhood obesity and encourage kids to become physically active.
Students kept track of the minutes they exercised every day.
Brodhead competed with nine other schools across the state. The students in Brodhead logged 5,466 hours of activity, about 600 hours more than their nearest competitor.
The program was successful not only because the students won, but because they also learned the value of good health and exercise, principal Charlie Urness said. Their minds, as well as their bodies, were active, he said.
"The students were more engaged in class than they normally were," Urness said.
The program helps kids develop exercise habits. The habit will help them stay healthy.
Urness said that while all students can go to Lambeau Field, there might be a few who are hesitant.
"We've asked Bears and Vikings fan not to wear shirts with those teams on them," he said, with a laugh.
Coincidentally, both Young and Urness are Vikings fans, so it might be a little difficult for them to visit Green Bay and see the home of the Packers. Still, Urness said he's looking forward to the trip.
"Even for a Vikings fan, it's a great place to go," he said, jokingly.
About 260 students will take a chartered bus, paid for by the Green Bay Packers, to Green Bay in May. They will be able to tour the stadium, the Packers Hall of Fame and get a chance to meet one of the players.
Brodhead physical education teacher Jeremiah Young took the lead to get students to exercise. The other school teachers also got involved with the campaign. Teachers had students do jumping jacks before class, or had students sit on exercise balls rather than chairs.
The students took part in the National Football League's Play 60 challenge from Feb. 8 to March 8. The goal of the program was to have each student exercise for at least one hour a day. The NFL established Play 60 to help fight childhood obesity and encourage kids to become physically active.
Students kept track of the minutes they exercised every day.
Brodhead competed with nine other schools across the state. The students in Brodhead logged 5,466 hours of activity, about 600 hours more than their nearest competitor.
The program was successful not only because the students won, but because they also learned the value of good health and exercise, principal Charlie Urness said. Their minds, as well as their bodies, were active, he said.
"The students were more engaged in class than they normally were," Urness said.
The program helps kids develop exercise habits. The habit will help them stay healthy.
Urness said that while all students can go to Lambeau Field, there might be a few who are hesitant.
"We've asked Bears and Vikings fan not to wear shirts with those teams on them," he said, with a laugh.
Coincidentally, both Young and Urness are Vikings fans, so it might be a little difficult for them to visit Green Bay and see the home of the Packers. Still, Urness said he's looking forward to the trip.
"Even for a Vikings fan, it's a great place to go," he said, jokingly.