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This is our current PPC Situation 

Need a little motivation this Monday morning?

#BeatTheBoard

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Patriot Points Defined

What is a Patriot Point?

• One Patriot Point is 30 minutes of exercise.  

What is THE BIG SCOREBOARD?

• The total of Patriot Points tallied every week using categories including points and team participation

Can my team still win the competition?

• This year is the closest PPC we have ever experienced.  Below is a breakdown of the Big Scoreboard Status.  We only have one trophy and it is still up for grabs but EVERY team has a chance to compete for PRIDE!
• EACH TEAM CAN SCORE UP TO 24 POINTS PER WEEK.  6 WEEKS REMAINING IN THE COMPETITION

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

The team with the most preregistered participants (ending 4/23) for the www.spiritscamper.com will score 10 bonus points on The BIG SCOREBOARD.  This will be a game changer for this year's PPC. HBOE has an advantage b/c of the weighted points and small team BUT every school has an advantage b/c of the number of potential walkers and runners per school.  

Back2Back Wins for the Back2Back Champs

Soooooo Close...

As Jenny Harvey states on a regular basis, "Every point counts!"  Last week our PPC ended in a tie between the Owls and HBOE, the Twitter war tie breaker resulted in an HBOE Win.  This week our reigning champs scored enough to result in another weekly winner.  One of the keys to their success is the fact that they all encourage each other to participate.  This accountability results in consistent exercise and posting of points.  Use this tactic in your schools!  Find a training partner who will hold you accountable.  At HHS, I have seen this accountability in action.  Ellie Walker meets with Angela McKenzie to walk on a regular basis weekly.  Amy Mixon meets with Ann Kreider to walk the Patriot Path and use this time together to plan upcoming curriculum for their English classes!  Win/Win.  Keep moving and be sure to post those points.  

"A (Accountability) Team" Bringing it in after one of our training sessions last week

It's a TIE!

The Race is On:  PPC Weekly Challenge

WEEK 23 ends in a TIE

The weekly challenge ended in a tie between the Owls and HBOE.  The tiebreaker will be a Twitter war!  Starting at 6am Monday morning, Tweet your training using the hashtag #hwdmoves  At 10pm on Monday 3/3/14, I will compile the results from Twitter to see which team (The HBOE or SCES) tweeted the most movement!  If you are not on Twitter, you can email your workout to any friend who Tweets to allow your movement to count for your team.  Tweet peeps please help out with our non-Tweeting friends, simply include the initials of the teammate and their training accomplishment in your Tweet.  HBOE has fewer teammates so the Tweets will be weighted based on number of employees.  As for the other teams (Edgewood, HKES, HMS and HHS)- You can gain valuable Patriot Points by joining in the fun.  Feel free to Tweet your training using #hwdmoves to encourage, motivate and inspire teammates.  

Mercedes Congrats, PPC update and Weekly Challenge

CONGRATULATIONS MERCEDES MARATHON PARTICIPANTS

Shades Cahaba: Ed Larson, Emily Colon, Ami Letson, Rebecca Smith, Jenny Phillips, Emily Dunleavy, Genie Christian

HMS: Mary Paris, Briana Morton, Amy Hacker, Tracy Colley, Tyler Burgess, Eric Swope, Andrea Wade, Erin Meacham, 

HHS: Melonie McBrayer, Lars Porter, Rebecca Shields, Rebecca Phillips, Josh Donaldson

HKES: Dominique Prince

Edgewood: Cindy Geer, Christa Webb

HBOE: Bill Cleveland, Merrick Wilson

And a special shout out to the Patriot Partners for raising money for The Bell Center.

This week HMS won the right to host the PPC Trophy.  

SCES is still leading the Big Scoreboard.  Could this year be the first year an elementary school team wins the season championship!?  We just completed week 22 of our 32 week competition.  Keep posting those points and Keep Moving!

Challenge of the Week update:  If you completed the nutritional challenge (veggie a day) and the physical challenge (common core), please shoot me an email.  Your name will be included in the selection process for the Challenge Winner!