Community Enrichment Classes
 

“It’s a workout, but it’s fun,” said participant Mary Fairgrieve about OCS Fitness Center indoor cycling class.

Since last October, residents from as far away as Benzonia and Ludington with a majority from the Onekama area have attended OCS Fitness Center fitness classes with indoor cycling the most popular.  Other classes include Boot Camp, Cardio, Core and Circuits, Beach Fitness and Adult Circuit Training.    Classes are held in the activities room and also in the fitness room which opened just over a year ago.  The Beach Fitness Classes were held in June and August and included a beach workout at the Portage Point Road turnaround.

“We are so fortunate to have this great facility in Onekama,” said Leann Burger, fitness class instructor.  “We’ve had a wonderful response from OCS school district patrons in their use of the fitness room and attendance at the fitness classes.”

Although the schedule for the fall classes is not final, indoor cycling will definitely be back in the rotation four days a week with a Saturday Video Cycling class.

“Boot Camp is always popular, but so is the Cardio, Core and Circuits class.  Hopefully, a climbing wall class will also be offered to both adults and children 12 years and older,” said Burger.

Memberships to the fitness room, which contains treadmills, elliptical and stationary bicycles along with a universal weight machine, free weights and core strengthening equipment, are available.  Volunteers are always needed to help staff the fitness room.

Memberships to the fitness room, which contains treadmills, elliptical and stationary bicycles along with a universal weight machine, free weights and core strengthening equipment, are available.  Volunteers are always needed to help staff the fitness room.

 

Food Service Program

With the help of Renee DeWindt, Food Service Director of Frankfort/ Elberta School, and the Alliance for Economic Success $60,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant we were able to incorporate local fruits, vegetables and meat into our food program. To help us celebrate the Farm to School initiative, we invited parents, community members, Debbie Stabenow’s office, the USDA and the Michigan Land Use Institute to join us for lunch on November 17 utilizing vegetables and fruit from the following farms: Jack & Deb Miller, Calvin Lutz, Jim Bardenhagen, and Jim and Margarite of WAK Enterprises, Randy Rice Meats, and Cream Cup Dairy Milk. It was a great Success!  During the year our program was also showcased for Carl Levin’s office and the Wall Street Journal.

The students, staff, parents and the school board rallied behind us to prove that providing a nutritious breakfast and lunch plays an integral part of a student’s learning ability.  The kitchen staff is looking forward to continuing our quest for nutritious and tasty meals.

We served 3,369 more breakfasts and 8,660 lunches this past year!

 

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