FORT RILEY, Kan. - Fort Riley Middle School students learned about different activities they can enjoy during the summer during the school's April 22 Wellness Fair.
Each grade was able to go through as many areas as possible during their elective class. Activities included learning dance moves from the Junction City High School cheerleaders, recreation activities, severe weather awareness, quilts, a rock wall, ultimate Frisbee with the JCHS club and many more.
The students had 90 minutes to go through the activities and learn as much as they could at each station. Before leaving each station they had to get their sheet initialed to show they had been there.
Students also learned about the detriments of smoking and drinking, and what they should do if there is a fire in their house.
Representatives from Irwin Army Community Hospital's Nutritional Care, Pawnee Mental Health and the Army Substance Abuse Program taught students about what could happen when drinking and driving and how to stay healthy.
Students tried on goggles that simulated how they would see if they were intoxicated. While wearing the goggles, which simulated how they would see with a blood alcohol level of .07, students tried to walk a straight line.
Other groups at the Wellness Fair included the Kansas State University Extension and Research Office, and Child, Youth and School Services. The K-State Extension and Research Office presented information on how to save money, how to each right and how stress can build up.
Wynnie Wahlfeldt, a school liaison officer with CYSS, was at the fair presenting information about Student Online Achievement Resources, and said she thought many of the students had fun.
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