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Jones Elementary teachers honored for Jump Rope for Heart

Jones Elementary physical education teacher Amy Vlcek (right) with her Jump Rope for Heart district coordinator Stefani White. White noticed the high involvement rate as well as the large growth in fundraising which led to the school receiving a School of the Year award in 2017 through IAHPERD, Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. (Allison Selk)

Jones Elementary physical education teacher Amy Vlcek (right) with her Jump Rope for Heart district coordinator Stefani White. White noticed the high involvement rate as well as the large growth in fundraising which led to the school receiving a School of the Year award in 2017 through IAHPERD, Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. (Allison Selk)

Jones Elementary received the 2017 IAHPERD Jump Rope for Heart School of the Year award. IAHPERD stands for Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. On Jan. 23, 2018, the school was presented a plaque by IAHPERD Council of Future Professionals Advisor Mary Kennedy. Pictured left to right: Principal Rodney Hiser, P.E. teacher Ryan Barabosz, Kennedy, P.E. teacher Amy Vlcek and Assistant Principal Sarah Monroe. (Allison Selk)

Jones Elementary in Minooka District 201 hosts Jump Rope for Heart each year in February. The school houses 630 students and have an average of 425 students who participate in the fundraiser. (Allison Selk)