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Lyman Hall goes red to fight heart disease
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Lyman Hall Elementary School students and teachers gathered on the schools lawn Friday in the shape of a heart to mark National Wear Red Day. - photo by Photo provided.

Lyman Hall Elementary School students and staff wore red and worked together to show their support for heart health awareness in observance of National Wear Red Day.
Art teacher Brittany Nearhoof helped students paint hearts, while classes throughout the school held discussions centered on the idea, “We want to be heart healthy.”
To raise awareness that heart disease is the
No. 1 killer of women in the United States, school nurse Heike Estis gave teachers information and presentation materials on healthy behaviors and the risk factors that can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
The teachers also were encouraged to teach their students how to protect their hearts by eating a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables and exercising regularly, Estis said.
“The federally-funded fruit and vegetable program at Lyman Hall Elementary School provides excellent teaching and learning opportunities for our students and staff,” she said.

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BI hosts LCSS Gala
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Bradwell Institute’s Friends Helping Friends will host the 3rdAnnual Liberty County School System Special Needs Gala Saturday at 7p.m.

The dance portion of the gala is free and open to the public.

FHF was started three years ago by BI special needs teacher Charlie Moon. FHF is comprised of a large group of general education students that connect special needs students with their general education peers. They have raised $20,000 in the last 30 months, for events like this, a new sensory room, music therapy equipment, and many other fun events. 

“FHF does so much for the special needs students. It really brings them out in their social skills. They become so much more comfortable around us all,” FHF Junior Danielle Hennessee said. 

FHF Junior Jada Naftzinger said it’s a two-way street. “It not only helps them, but us as well. It brings us out of our own shells and comfort zones.” 

Moon added, “For us, the Gala is not our calling card. I’ve told the students from day one, unless they truly know these special needs students, we won’t do the Gala at all. We’ll throw a big pizza party instead. The point is, we want the kids to really focus on the one-on-one, in-class work, hanging out in the halls, really talking to them. That’s the only way this program truly reaches its potential. Our motto is, “Changing lives, one friend at a time.”

During a private dinner which precedes the public dance, district office personnel, representatives from Congressman Buddy Carter’s office, district SPED staff, BI Football players and FHF members, parents and the honored guests – 50 special needs students from around the district will be in attendance.

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