WEST HIGH NAMED DEMONSTRATION CENTER FOR THE
PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE

West High School in Davenport has been recognized as a Demonstration Center for the President’s Challenge, a program that promotes the importance of keeping students fit and active. Dr. Ed Thomas, with the President’ Challenge program, will present the recognition at a special ceremony at West High on Thursday, May 25, at 9:30 a.m.

West has been named a Demonstration Center because of its all-school emphasis on physical activity and fitness. Typically, a Demonstration Center school encourages periodic health appraisals for all students, designs programs to help students increase their daily physical activity, monitors and motivates student progress, and promotes its physical education program both internally and externally. In addition to having desirable physical education programs, Demonstration Center schools are open for other interested teachers, administrators, and parents to observe their program.

In addition to being seen as having a desirable physical education program, West is also open for other teachers, administrators, parents and interested parties to observe their program. There are very few other schools across the state that have been designated as Demonstration Centers.