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Briarcliff Middle School Relaxes During Wellness Day

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Students and faculty members at Briarcliff Middle School recently took steps to reduce the stresses of daily life through the school’s Wellness Day.

Briarcliff Middle School’s Wellness Day culminated with a basketball game between students and faculty, which also served as a fundraiser for charity.

Briarcliff Middle School’s Wellness Day culminated with a basketball game between students and faculty, which also served as a fundraiser for charity.

Photo Credit: Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District.
Briarcliff Middle School students planted flowers in the school garden by the front entrance as part of Wellness Day.

Briarcliff Middle School students planted flowers in the school garden by the front entrance as part of Wellness Day.

Photo Credit: Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District.
Briarcliff Middle School students took a yoga class to relax and let go of their anxieties as part of Wellness Day.

Briarcliff Middle School students took a yoga class to relax and let go of their anxieties as part of Wellness Day.

Photo Credit: Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District.

The PTA-sponsored series of events was Friday, May 1 at the Briarcliff Manor school’s campus, according to a press release.

Parents, teachers and community members offered a variety of workshops throughout the day.

Options included hip-hop dancing, martial arts, nutrition, pottery, pressure-point massage, stress relief, yoga and Zumba.

“The kids are having fun while learning in a different way,” Susan Howard, school principal, said in a press release. “We always want students to learn something they will use in their lives forever or maybe learn new hobbies they will continue throughout their lives.”

Wellness Day also included plenty of healthy food options, mini-massages for teachers and a faculty-student basketball game.

“It’s nice to take a break from schoolwork and do things you wouldn’t normally think about,” Josh Lewis, a seventh-grader, said in a press release.

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