Monday, February 29 to Friday, March 4 was Wellness Week here at Poly High School. It was a week of healthy decisions and activities for the students and teachers.
There was a list of activities and workshops to do throughout the week in order to get students exercising and eating healthier. The workshops were Monday through Thursday after school from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. in the teacher’s lounge.
Monday was a workshop about positive relationships with yourself and others. Yoga was on Tuesday, then Healthy Eating on Wednesday, and natural remedies for stress and anxiety on Thursday.
“I was always surrounded by people who had health problems and I’ve always felt bad, at school there was a lot of great opportunities to make a change in my community and I’m glad I’m here to help,” said senior Karla Figueroa.
During lunch, there were rallies with healthy exercises and contests. Monday through Thursday, students and teachers did workouts on stage, while other days, they held dance lip sync battles and an obstacle course challenge.
Friday was Health Fair Friday at lunch where booths and tables were set out. A DJ came out and activities were set up all around the quad and on stage.
“I thought it was cool because my friend was involved in the activity on stage and I liked how the school set everything up,” said junior Marawin Chheang.
There were multiple booths that were all based on healthy living such as a healthy teen environment, having a healthy body, and many more that you could go to for tips about how to maintain a healthy life.
Poly also had many local health organizations from Long Beach come and set up booths that caught lots of attention from students.
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