VERB aims to get kids off the couch: Forget that old saying about the lazy days of summer. Physical education teachers and officials with the health department want to encourage kids to stay physically active. “Get Movin’” – the VERB Summer Scorecard – is the ticket to fun and prizes for 9- to 13-year-olds.

Boy takes science project on the road: Alex Walker, of Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School, probably could teach you a thing or two, at least about removing graffiti from cave walls.

Millcreek kids act out history: “We have turned this gym into a theater lab,” Antoinette Crawford-Willis explained to the third and fourth graders assembled in the Millcreek Elementary School gymnasium.

VPE kids learn how to be a leader: A group of fourth and fifth graders recently completed an eight-week pilot project called LeaderKid Academy, proving that leaders do come in all sizes.

Country comes to town at Ashland: Daisy got a lot of attention at Ashland Elementary School, where the kids sampled farm experiences during Science Fun Day.

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