100: Silver Creek junior Hope Fletcher says active in athletics and in citizenship – Longmont Times-Call100: Silver Creek junior Hope Fletcher says active in athletics and in citizenship
Silver Creek High School senior Hope Fletcher, 17, enjoys hunting and is planning to incorporate archery into her hobby. The girls interviewed the PE teachers, asking where specifically a grant could make the most difference, and Fletcher herself filled out the grant and submitted it to the foundation.

They chose to ask for 24 heart rate monitors so the PE department could collect better data on the amount of exercise kids get throughout their day as compared to a PE class.

The group hopes that the concrete data on exercise provided by the heart rate monitors could help St.Vrain Valley School District reel in increased amounts of federal grants for physical education.

“If they can show that our students are having a certain heart rate throughout every class period, the government could hopefully give them more funding for the district, which will eventually get to Silver Creek and other high schools,” Fletcher said.

Justelle Grandsaert (page XX), Fletcher’s teacher for the CAP project, said she was happy for their group, especially because not all of the projects were successful in their goals.

“Hope is an extraordinary individual.