An all-star lineup of Alaska athletes and adventurers shared some of their stories last week at the Anchorage Museum, wowing a sold-out crowd for the December installment of Trail Tales with cliffhangers, crevasse-hangers and paddle-hangers. Clint Helander of...
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Healthy Futures Game Changer Campaign kicks off today to raise money for underserved youth in sports
"Be a Game Changer!" This is the call to action of more than thirty Healthy Futures Ambassadors this week as they reach out and ask Alaskans to give what they can to help get disadvantaged kids in get in the game. One if five Alaska youth hover near or below the...
Clark is February’s ‘Featured Teacher’ for Healthy Futures
More than 160 schools and 15,000 elementary students around the state now participate in the Healthy Futures Challenge, a biannual three-month program to empower children with the daily habit of physical activity. Healthy Futures, the signature program of the Alaska...
Hayes is December’s ‘Featured Teacher’ for Healthy Futures
More than 150 schools and 10,000 elementary students around the state now participate in the Healthy Futures Challenge, a biannual three-month program to empower children with the daily habit of physical activity. Healthy Futures, the signature program of the Alaska...
Fast & Female event Saturday
Calling all Alaska girls! Come spend the afternoon with Olympians Kikkan Randall and Holly Brooks of Anchorage along with many other inspirational Alaska female athletes Saturday from Noon to 3 p.m. at East High School. Registration is limited to 300 and cost is $20,...
October’s ‘Featured Teacher’
More than 150 schools and 10,000 elementary students around the state now participate in the Healthy Futures Challenge, a biannual three-month program to empower children with the daily habit of physical activity. Healthy Futures, the signature program of the Alaska...
Famous faces join obesity fight
Current NHL player Joey Crabb of Anchorage gets his mug splashed on the TV enough that he gets recognized pretty much wherever he goes in town. The spotlight is cool, but he’s not obsessed with it. That’s why it’s nice for him to come home for the summer, because...
Alaska leads fight vs. obesity
Healthy Futures, the signature program of the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, participated earlier this month in a one-day special event hosted by Voices for Healthy Kids, a joint initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the American Heart Association...
Congrats to AKAHPERD teachers
Congratulations to 2012 AKAHPERD Teacher of the Year award winner Polly Smith. Polly has taught Physical Education at Chugach Optional Elementary for the last eight years. Prior to this she taught P.E. in the Christian school system for 13 years. Polly conducts a...