Upcoming National Dance Society Conference Information

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events

Dear NDS members and partner friends, Hotel Reservations – Each of our conference hotels (see attachment) have agreed to extend until Friday, May 24, the greatly reduced room rate for the NDS conference IF they have rooms available. Because of the big beach eventSandstock, A Tribute to Rock & Roll, the hotels will be a sold out the weekend of our conference. The …

2019 Charles “Chuck” B. Corbin Scholar Lecture – Guy Le Masurier, PhD

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdvocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Join us on Friday, November 22 at the Phoenix Convention Center for the 2019 Charles “Chuck” B. Corbin Scholar Lecture. This year we are pleased to welcome back to Arizona, Guy Le Masurier, PhD. Guy Le Masurier, PhD is a professor of Sport, Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Guy is grateful …

Tucson Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events

Join the Pride Conquer Youth™ is the nation’s #1 Youth Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course Family! Young Lions OCR™ is our EPIC ninja warrior style obstacle course event for youth ages 5-17. Run, jump, crawl, climb, and swing through our amazingly fun and challenging obstacles. Each course will be around 1 mile long and feature 10 signature Conquer Youth™ obstacles. (Click Here) for details.

2019 Arizona Award Nomination Process is Now Open!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Arizona Health and Physical Education President, Heather Chewning and Awards Chair, Courtney Teatro would like to announce that the Nomination Process for 2019 Honor and Recognition Awards, including Teacher of the Year Awards is now open.  The 2019 Honor and Recognition Night will be held at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix  on Wednesday, November 20th. 2019 Awards Eligibility Requirements Educators …

Bullying Prevention is a Community – Wide Effort

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Executive Director, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Bullying can happen anywhere, not just at school. When the power of a community is brought together to address it, bullying can be prevented. Community-wide strategies can help identify and support children who are bullied, redirect the behavior of children who bully, and change the attitudes of adults and youth who tolerate bullying behaviors. Community partners such as mental health …

Congratulations Lynn Preble!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

Lynn Preble has been elected as the SHAPE America Western District President -Elect.  Results were announce recently at the SHAPE America National Convention in Tampa. Lynn is currently the Arizona Health and Physical Education Past-President and a teacher at Highland Junior High School in Gilbert. Lynn takes over as President of Western District in April of 2020 at the SHAPE …

Title IV-A Symposium: Explore, Enhance, Expand!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events

Please join the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) as we present our first annual Title IV-A Symposium on Friday July 19, 2019, Prescott College.Designed to offer discipline-specific PD for our enrichment instructors, staff, and the administrators who support them, this event will allow practitioners to “Explore, Enhance, and Expand” transformative educational practices through innovative methods. ADE is excited to offer this opportunity through …

Milk It!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Make MILK the STAR of your school! Time to Milk It! Contest Runs February 18 – April 12 Show us how you Milk It!  Submit a video of your students doing what they love and how they fuel up with nutritious meals and snacks that include milk for a chance to win a Waring commercial blender valued at $500. Need ideas? Create …

Active Schools Physical Education Teacher Survey

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorNews & Events

Active Schools invites practicing K-12 physical education teachers to complete this 13 minute, anonymous survey of Physical Education Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Serving as a School Physical Activity Leader (PAL) by March 21:www.surveymonkey.com/r/VT7357J. Your participation will contribute to a broad representation of PE teachers. Thank you in advance!