{"id":353,"date":"2014-08-20T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.eastpennsd.org\/ehs\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:05:09","slug":"wellness-fitness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/ehs\/faculty-staff\/wellness-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness &amp; Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthy children are vital to our society&#8217;s future. As a school district, we accept the responsibility of providing an educational program that will assist them in their choices and promote the health and well-being of our students. A healthy child makes wise and educated choices to allow him\/her to reach full potential. This is best achieved through the combined efforts of the family, school, and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Education Goals:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet and exceed the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health and Safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage students to develop and maintain a holistic approach to healthy living.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage students to develop and maintain healthy lifestyle choices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote a healthy and safe school environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide information and experiences about health related issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the need for and foster communication and cooperation among family, school, and community in maintaining and promoting student health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wellness-Fitness Education Goals:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meet and exceed the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Physical Education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote sportsmanship and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide physical activity on a regular basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduce students to various activities to promote lifelong physical activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/wellness\/wellness-fitness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to visit our Department Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wellness-Fitness Teachers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lori Miller<\/strong> &#8211; Department Chair | Room 011 | <a href=\"mailto:lmiller@eastpennsd.org\">lmiller@eastpennsd.org<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/lmiller\">Lori Miller Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: inherit\">Eleni Assise<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">&nbsp;| Gym&nbsp;| <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit\" href=\"mailto:eassise@eastpennsd.org\">eassise@eastpennsd.org<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">&nbsp;| <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/assise\/home\">Eleni Assise Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jacob Beitler<\/strong> | Pool&nbsp;| <a href=\"mailto:jbeitler@eastpennsd.org\">jbeitler@eastpennsd.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/beitler\">Jacob Beitler Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patrick Birns&nbsp;<\/strong>| Pool&nbsp;| <a href=\"mailto:pbirns@eastpennsd.org\">pbirns@eastpennsd.org<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/birns\/home\">Patrick Birns Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vinnie D&#8217;Agostino\u00a0<\/strong>| Gym\u00a0| <a href=\"mailto:vdagostino@eastpennsd.org\">vdagostino@eastpennsd.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/mr-dagostino\/connect\">Vinnie D&#8217;Agostino Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harold Fairclough<\/strong> &#8211; Gym | <a href=\"mailto:hfairclough@eastpennsd.org\">hfairclough@eastpennsd.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Natalie Deacon\u00a0<\/strong>| Gym\u00a0| <a href=\"mailto:ndeacon@eastpennsd.org\">ndeacon@eastpennsd.org<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/miss-deacon\/?usp=sharing\">Natalie Deacon Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeannine Ross&nbsp;<\/strong>| Room 012&nbsp;| <a href=\"mailto:jmartini@eastpennsd.org\">jmartini@eastpennsd.org<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/missmartini\/home\">Jeannine Ross Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julie Williams\u00a0<\/strong>| Gym\u00a0| <a href=\"mailto:jwilliams@eastpennsd.org\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:jwilliams@eastpennsd.org\">jwilliams@eastpennsd.org<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eastpennsd.org\/mrsjuliewilliams?usp=sharing\">Julie Williams Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses Offered<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please see the Program of Studies for more detailed course information. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/curriculum\/course-curricula\/health-wellness-fitness\/\">Click here for the Wellness-Fitness curriculum.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement Healthy children are vital to our society&#8217;s future. 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