DENMARK – Voorhees School formally opened its new health middle throughout a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony held earlier this month on the Leonard E. Dawson Well being and Human Assets Middle.
College, employees and non-athlete college students of Voorhees can have entry to the brand new, 800-square-foot middle, which incorporates power coaching tools and different facilities. Group members will have the ability to use the power within the spring, in accordance with COVID-19 security pointers.
“As a part of the subsequent degree of excellence, well being and wellness is a precedence and we wish to make sure that the middle is obtainable to college, employees and college students. I wish to thank the Episcopal Church for the funding and share my appreciation to town of Denmark in our partnership,” stated Ronnie Hopkins, president of Voorhees School.
Charlene Johnson, vice chairman for scholar affairs and director of athletics, took the lead in creating the middle. Calvin Williams, assistant professor and program coordinator of sports activities administration, together with college students labored with Johnson to make the middle a actuality.
“We’re enthusiastic about transferring to the subsequent degree of excellence as we open our new health middle. A grant by the Episcopal Church together with the faculty helped to buy state-of-the-art train tools and renovate an current house,” Johnson stated.
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Gerald Wright, mayor of Denmark, was additionally available for the ceremony. “The historical past of Voorhees School and Denmark are parallel. We’ve a supportive relationship with one another. It’s all the time a superb factor to be included,” he stated.
Different program individuals included Joshua Gayle, president of the Voorhees Scholar Authorities Affiliation, and Bennie James, professor of faith, who supplied the blessing and dedication remarks simply previous to the ribbon slicing.
“Health and wellness play an essential function in a scholar’s life. I’m sure that at the start of the spring this facility will probably be at standing room solely,” Gayle stated.
“Our purpose is to develop college students holistically by strengthening the thoughts, spirit and physique. The thoughts, by the educational and psychological well being providers that we provide, spirit by our religion in Christ and the Episcopal Church (chapel providers), and the physique by health,” Williams stated.
Previous and present college students of sports activities management-facility administration and design helped with the challenge. Their enter, concepts and creativity have been introduced out by weekly discussions and assignments which are seen within the health middle, in response to Williams.
“Having the health middle in place will give the school, employees and college students a possibility to train whereas on campus. I imagine it will likely be most useful to those that use it,” stated Zay’Aunna Beard, a senior sports activities administration scholar.