By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–Union City Elementary School students have had a little extra incentive to keep up the “pace” in physical education classes recently.
As part of the PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run) Test, those in Kindergarten-4th Grade have competed to win medals with their best performances in the competition that has been part of regular PE activities at UCES.
The PACER Test is an elevated endurance practice and involves continuous running with pace between two lines in-time to recorded beeps. The initial speed increases every minute and the time between recorded beeps decreases each minute — requiring an increase in pace.
Students continue until the are unable to keep pace with the beeps. They are scored by the number of shuttles reached before they are unable to keep up with the cording for two consecutive ends.
The PACER Test has taken the place of the Presidential Challenge in recent years in public education and some results are submitted to the state for their records.
Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to those with the best results from each grade during the competition by UCES physical education teachers Bill Kail and Mason Storey.
Among the winners were:
KINDERGARTEN
LaPassion Scates, Jack Clark, Brandt Sherwood, Drew Kissell Julia Kate Cruce and Georgia Barnes
FIRST GRADE
Paizlee Whybrew, Layne Jorge, Porter Roberson, Gabriel Vallee Baylon McClure and Jade Andrews
SECOND GRADE
Carson Gray, Aniy Lopez, Ariel Roberson, Sam Kissell, Bo Bondurant, Boston Riley
THIRD GRADE
Zowiee Castro, Stella Graham, Tenley Durham, Brody Fields, Malik Hunt, Jaybren Brown
FOURTH GRADE
(From Left): Maddie Steward, Averi Riley, Miloh Turner, Mario Mays, Madix Turner (Not Pictured: Sophie Palmer)
In photo are the Fourth Graders.