Run For Tomorrow & Get Fit Challenge

As part of the 24th Annual Run for Tomorrow event put on by The Rotary Club of Weston, the citizens of Weston are invited to join the “Get Fit Challenge”. The challenge is for participants to collectively amass 1 Million Get Fit minutes between November 6th and December 5th through multiple fitness activities throughout the City of Weston.

The Rotary Club of Weston and the City of Weston have an impressive line up of events that are open to the public including: The 24th Annual Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Run for Tomorrow Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay, 10K and 5K runs, and the Commission Cup 1 Mile Family Walk. The Fun & Health Festival will take place immediately after the runs/walk. It is a free community fitness festival open to everyone! Race participation is not required. Visit a variety of booths featuring health & wellness products/services, children’s activities, health check-ups and more. Earn additional minutes towards the Get Fit Challenge and earn more chances to win Raffle prizes by visiting the booths and completing booth activities!

The Run for Tomorrow is the oldest, largest, most successful health and wellness event in Weston. Over the years, the Rotary Club’s Run for Tomorrow has realized over $1,000,000 in proceeds for charities serving local needs, as well as humanitarian projects in other countries and polio eradication programs through The Rotary Foundation.

Kick off the 2021 Rotary Run events by registering for the 1 Million Minutes to Fitness Challenge. Collect minutes to earn chances to win raffle prizes and ultimately the Grand Prize, a Playstation 5 set ($1,000 approx. value). Run Participants will receive a beautiful die-cast participation medal, a dri-fit runner’s shirt and there will be medals for the best runners. The 1 Mile Walk participation is free (register with child’s school) and all registered children will receive a Commission Cup T- Shirt.

There are many things happening at Country Isles Elementary. Some of the initiatives we fostered so far are Dads Take Your Child to School Day and Peace Week.

Dads take your child to school day is an initiative from the Florida Department of Education that highlights and supports fatherhood engagement in education. Research shows that children whose dads, uncles, brothers, grandfathers or any other male figures are engaged in their education, increase their success in various ways. On September 22, we celebrated dads and male figures who brought their children to school in different ways such as giving them stickers as they walked or drove their children to school, promoting the initiative via flyer, social media and Parent Link, and thanking the dads with a message on our schools’ marquee.

During September 20th-24th we celebrated Choose Peace Stop Violence Week. Choose Peace Stop Violence is an annual observance that focuses on creating safe and violence free environments where peace and inclusivity are celebrated. We celebrated this event with school wide activities such as guided meditations in English and Spanish, wearing white, creating a peace chain with peaceful messages that each student wrote, and wearing clothing that represents peace. CIE also partnered with Starbucks who donated cup sleeves to our school so that students could decorate them with positive images, quotes, or just vibrant colors. The Starbucks at Weston Town Center placed the sleeves on their cups during Peace Week to put a smile on the faces of their patrons.

Country Isles Elementary is located at 2300 Country Isles Road in Weston. Their Principal is Mrs. Mindy Morgan. They can be reached at (754) 323-5250.

Tequesta Trace Middle School (TTMS) has a long-standing tradition of being a top-rated school. As the new principal last year, my focus was on building meaningful relationships with students, teachers and parents. Covid provided challenges, but the barriers were not enough to prevent the start of these relationships. During virtual community meetings, it gave me a chance to get to know the community and the families I serve. As students began to come back to school, I had a chance to learn what they envisioned for Tequesta’s future.

In my meetings with small student groups, I learned that students wanted opportunities to take other elective classes. Aligned with the district’s initiative of Reimaging Middle School, we began looking at providing students new course offerings. This year, we were able to add Global Studies in 6th grade, two Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship classes where students can create their own business or business application. Finally, we added a Latinos in Action class that empowers Latino youth to lead and strengthen their communities. Once we can secure transportation, students will get the opportunity to mentor younger students at the elementary school and serve as mentors.

As we focus on the entire child with social emotional learning (SEL) activities and mindfulness, we are grounded in our core of providing rigorous academics for all of our students. As I continue to build on last year’s relationships, I look forward to more opportunities to get to know the community. This year, we are hosting quarterly events to showcase the wonderful work students and teachers are doing at TTMS. We are extremely happy for the return of our art class, along with our strong band program and drama performances. We cannot wait to begin performing in front of families!

My goal is to make all families feel welcomed. Tequesta has a large number of students from Latin American countries. As the first Hispanic principal at Tequesta, I can relate to their journey and it is with great pride that I welcome helping them along their path to be college and career ready.

We have kicked off this year with a strong partnership with PTA. I hope that as parents you are connected and remain involved in your child’s education. Please visit our website regularly as you can find information on academics, SEL activities, athletics, clubs and much more.

Tequesta Trace Middle School is located at 1800 Indian Trace in Weston. Their Principal is Robert Rivera. They can be reached at (754) 323-4400.