To: Ms. Judith Hammond
Stimson Middle School Sports
This issue is an important concern. Keeping teens in sports will:
1) Reduce the number of mischievous acts performed by teens
2) Incorporate sportsmanship, team work, leadership, and loyalty skills that will become valuable further in life for these teens
3) Increase social skills among teens
4) Increase self esteem of children
5) Reduce the number of obese teens
6) Help teens manage their time
7) Teens have FUN playing sports
As you have read in the reasons given, school sports can only be a good thing that should clearly be included in this years budget and for years to come. Once middle school sports are removed from the budget, they will never be re-instated.
1) Reduce the number of mischievous acts performed by teens
2) Incorporate sportsmanship, team work, leadership, and loyalty skills that will become valuable further in life for these teens
3) Increase social skills among teens
4) Increase self esteem of children
5) Reduce the number of obese teens
6) Help teens manage their time
7) Teens have FUN playing sports
As you have read in the reasons given, school sports can only be a good thing that should clearly be included in this years budget and for years to come. Once middle school sports are removed from the budget, they will never be re-instated.
Why is this important?
I am a 6th Grade student in the district and I am currently aware that Middle School sports have recently been cut from our budget. We are the only district in the surrounding area to cut middle school sports. Teens who participate in physical activity are proven to perform better in school . Children and teens should exercise for at least 60 minutes EACH DAY. Many teens will not reach this mark especially because we do not have Physical Education classes daily.