Wellness Challenge
Crossing the Finish Line: Let the Celebration Begin!
🌟 Participation Highlights – 6-week competition.
- 286 total athletes competed
- 28.4% staff participation
- 129,237,493 steps logged together. That’s 64,619 miles— 🥇 Enough distance to run the Olympic marathon … 2,450 times. A true display of endurance, teamwork, and determination!
Medals received district wide
- Bronze Medals – 1228
- Silver Medals – 1133
- Gold Medals - 6462
🥇 Team Champions: Stronger Together Squad
What an unforgettable Olympic‑level finale! The competition surged into the final stretch with Stronger Together Squad, PoPs of Gold, Scrambled Legs, Techasaurus, and We Ain’t Forking Around locked in a thrilling tie for first place.
With gold on the line, the final tiebreaker came down to total steps completed—and Stronger Together Squad powered ahead with an incredible 6,055,023‑step lead, officially earning their place at the top of the podium!
This championship team brought together four Custodial team members and one Technology team member, proving that cross‑department collaboration truly builds champions. A perfect example of unity, strength, and Olympic spirit!
👏 A huge round of applause to all teams for an outstanding race to the finish—you delivered performances worthy of the world stage.
🎉 Congratulations to Our Medalists!
We also want to highlight our top participants:
· Melissa Gallegos a Paraprofessional with Meadow acclimated the most steps – 2,265,391
· Andrea Ernst a ECE Paraprofessional with PoP acclimated the second most steps – 2,085,499
Thank you to everyone who competed and helped make this challenge an Olympic triumph. We’re already training for the next event, so spread the word and encourage your fellow teammates to join in. The more athletes we have, the stronger our wellness movement becomes!
