Spring 2008 - Northwestern College

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Little Raiders (left to right):
Amaia Agre is the daughter of Marcy (Vos ’98) and Ryan Agre ’98.
Ethan Agre is the son of Carla (Kelm ’01) and Nathan Agre ’00.
Aliya Agre is the daughter of Adrienne (Gaster ’04) and Tristan Agre ’03.
Sam Harrel/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Kayla Clark ’96 was recognized as the Alaska Elementary School Physical Education Teacher
of the Year in November.
A Global Gym Class
by Emily Hennager ’06
Visit one of the physical education classes that Kayla Clark
’96 teaches in Fairbanks, Alaska, and you may see her students
rollerblading, learning lacrosse, orienteering, scaling the climbing wall,
swing dancing or curling.
After a trip to Australia, she even designed a unit featuring a
modified version of Australian rules football.
Such innovative approaches to teaching earned Clark Alaska’s
Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year honors in
November. The award is given annually by the Alaska Association
of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. A longtime
member of the organization, Clark is also serving as its president this
year.
Clark’s non-traditional P.E. activities go hand-in-hand with classes
on sports like basketball and soccer, as well as information about
health and nutrition.
“I try to show them the possibilities and skills for lifelong fitness,”
she says.
An avid traveler, Clark often brings back ideas for new activities
from the places she visits.
“I’m learning right along with my students,” she says. “As I learn
new activities, I like to bring them to my classes. Every year the list
gets longer.”