Sports Physicals
Many of you may not know that Floyd Central High School is a Renaissance School.
What is Renaissance?
The Renaissance Education Foundation was started as a way to motivate students to attain a higher level of academic success. FCHS began in the 1993-94 school year to join more than 2,000 other Renaissance schools in the United States. These schools, through this program, are attempting to break through the paradigms of today's educational system by offering numerous recognition and incentive programs to reward both student and teacher performance.
Part of the program consists of a Student of the Month program and a program to recognize outstanding faculty or staff. Sr. high success cards, which recognize grade point average, attendance, and/or improvement, are issued to deserving students. These may be given to a student that has brought a D up to a C grade. They are incentives for all successes. These cards entitle the holder to various privileges and discounts at school and at local businesses. There are anywhere from 40-60 "students of the month" each month and each month PTO/Renaissance recognizes a teacher from the Sr. High as "Teacher of The Month." This teacher is given balloons, gift certificates, and goodies as well as having his/her picture displayed in the Sr. High offices.
Renaissance is a cooperative effort between parents, teachers, administration, and business partners.
There are many other things that PTO/Renaissance assists with during the year. Parents assist with test proctoring and registration. Parents serve on several committees at the school and help apply for grants and reward programs. They supply refreshments for Open House and Building Committee meetings, and they work closely with the Student Renaissance committee and sponsor some other activities.
Just as all of the sports programs have parent boosters, the Renaissance consider themselves academic boosters. They want every student to reach or exceed their potential.
With these goals, come financial needs. About 8-9 years ago, I offered to do sports physicals for the Floyd Central High School Students with all of the proceeds going to the Renaissance Program. We have arranged to have anywhere from 8-12 physicians working out of my office usually the second Tuesday in May from 6-8:00 pm. In about 2 hours, we perform about 200 complete athletic physicals based on IHSAA standards.
The PTO/Renaissance helps coordinate the event and supplies all of the parent volunteers. The physicians all donate their time and services. The $20-25 fee is basically all profit for the PTO/Renaissance and is used to support all the academic Renaissance programs.
It has become their single major source of funding over the years. The event is tonight at my office and we again look to have 200 plus students take advantage of this opportunity.
We are very lucky to have these dedicated parents supporting this program in a time when sports seem to take most of everyone’s time, efforts and money.
What is Renaissance?
The Renaissance Education Foundation was started as a way to motivate students to attain a higher level of academic success. FCHS began in the 1993-94 school year to join more than 2,000 other Renaissance schools in the United States. These schools, through this program, are attempting to break through the paradigms of today's educational system by offering numerous recognition and incentive programs to reward both student and teacher performance.
Part of the program consists of a Student of the Month program and a program to recognize outstanding faculty or staff. Sr. high success cards, which recognize grade point average, attendance, and/or improvement, are issued to deserving students. These may be given to a student that has brought a D up to a C grade. They are incentives for all successes. These cards entitle the holder to various privileges and discounts at school and at local businesses. There are anywhere from 40-60 "students of the month" each month and each month PTO/Renaissance recognizes a teacher from the Sr. High as "Teacher of The Month." This teacher is given balloons, gift certificates, and goodies as well as having his/her picture displayed in the Sr. High offices.
Renaissance is a cooperative effort between parents, teachers, administration, and business partners.
There are many other things that PTO/Renaissance assists with during the year. Parents assist with test proctoring and registration. Parents serve on several committees at the school and help apply for grants and reward programs. They supply refreshments for Open House and Building Committee meetings, and they work closely with the Student Renaissance committee and sponsor some other activities.
Just as all of the sports programs have parent boosters, the Renaissance consider themselves academic boosters. They want every student to reach or exceed their potential.
With these goals, come financial needs. About 8-9 years ago, I offered to do sports physicals for the Floyd Central High School Students with all of the proceeds going to the Renaissance Program. We have arranged to have anywhere from 8-12 physicians working out of my office usually the second Tuesday in May from 6-8:00 pm. In about 2 hours, we perform about 200 complete athletic physicals based on IHSAA standards.
The PTO/Renaissance helps coordinate the event and supplies all of the parent volunteers. The physicians all donate their time and services. The $20-25 fee is basically all profit for the PTO/Renaissance and is used to support all the academic Renaissance programs.
It has become their single major source of funding over the years. The event is tonight at my office and we again look to have 200 plus students take advantage of this opportunity.
We are very lucky to have these dedicated parents supporting this program in a time when sports seem to take most of everyone’s time, efforts and money.
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posted by Anonymous at 6:19 AM
6 Comments:
You're absolutely right about Renaissance and the importance of parents supporting academic achievement. As I started reading, I wondered what the content had to do with the title. Then, it finally became clear. While it's very nice that you and your practice provide this fundraising opportunity for FCHS, what's the purpose in blowing your own horn? It seems like the whole point of the posting is to say "Look at what we do. Aren't we special?" You're not alerting an unknowing public to an available service because I doubt that there are any high school athletes reading blogs looking for info on physicals. Surely you have better things to do with your time than to pat yourself on the back. I certainly hope so.
It is comments like this that are so frustrating.
Local physicians do a lot for this community and rarely get recognized. This is a volunteer service provided for the benefit of the kids and the families.
What is the problem with giving recognition for this service. I will post all of the physicians who donate their time, energy, knowledge and professional services in the next day or so.
Comments like these show the typical stereotypes of how a few view physicians.
It is disappointing!
Good job Dan, and the same to all the other docs and parents who provide this great service.
Ah yes, I remember NAHS' sports physicals..."you look alright to me"...and then it was two-a-days in the days of salt tablets and "if you need THAT much water you're a sissy!"HA HA!
Some change is good.
Providing this service to the school is good.
Sincerely,
Roz Tate
Surely you jest. How do you possibly construe my comments as having some negative view of physicians? I would be just as pointed no matter what profession you were in if the comments mirrored those you wrote this morning. There are MANY, MANY people each and every day doing as much or more for schools, churches, community organizations and the like. It's not the recognition of that effort that bothers me. It's YOU saying "Look what I do." If FCHS sent out a press release commending and thanking your practice for providing physicals as a fundraiser, I would be among the first to appreciate your efforts. When you have to do it yourself, it's grandstanding. I am writing as one who has been a PTO President, Band Booster President, youth baseball and basketball coach, school advisory council member, unpaid elected official, church volunteer and more. I've done all those things because they were important to do, not because I wanted to be able to say "Look at me. I've done something special." If the recognition you get from the Renaissance program and the athletes isn't enough, that's too bad. Tooting your own trumpet just cheapens your actions.
SBAvanti63,
I commend you on all of your volunteer activities. It is parents like you that continually make our schools and community better. You are among the 10-20% doing 80% of the work.
Hopefully your comments will challenge other parents to get involved.
Students who excel usually have parents that are involved. That is the goal. We need to get more parents involved. There is nothing wrong with stating what you have done in order to challenge others.
This program has been extremely controversial over the years in the medical community. Many medical professionals do not believe these sports physical programs are a good idea.
Many believe it removes the possibility of the only opportunity physicians may have to see some of these kids in the office and address things such as drug use, sex, and other health maintenance issues.
There are many physicians who refuse to participate and are adamantly opposed to the program.
I have no problems stating that I started the program and my group continues to support it. It is not for recognition, but to challenge other physicians in their thinking and allow readers to challenge them as well.
We have done this for 8-9 years now and have not touted the program or our involvement. This is for information only and to challenge some of those with differing viewpoints. We love doing these and our reward is from the kids and parents. I'm sorry you see it differently.
An interesting point that you brought up about the physicians who oppose. They seem to have a good point but I am not sure it is "real" world. A young person whose only contact with a doctor is a yearly physical is unlikely to open up. I also doubt that many doctors have the time to delve into all those issues in one appointment.
You know me, always want to hear(read) all sides. Thanks.
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