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Girls Have “Star Power” at

Thurmont Elementar y

Theresa Dardanell

Photo by Theresa Dardanell

Thurmont Elementary School “Girls on the Run,” with coaches Tammy Brotman, Doris Grossnickle,
and Amanda Giauque.
“Girls on the Run” is so much Amanda Giauque, Julie Desmond,
more than the 5K run that was held Andrew Piccolo, and Brooke
on June 2, 2018; it is the conclusion Cipolla.
of a program that combines “The program is self-
physical training for the run with empowering for girls. It teaches
lessons and games that promote girls to believe in themselves and
friendship and teach life skills. get their inner light to shine,” said
Twenty girls at Thurmont Grossnickle.
Elementary School (TES) According to the Girls on
participated in the program that the Run website, girls “develop
ran from March through May. The essential skills to help them ads @ thecatoctinbanner .com
girls met twice a week after school navigate their worlds and establish
with coaches Tammy Brotman and a lifetime appreciation for health
Doris Grossnickle. After a healthy and fitness. The program culminates
snack, the coaches presented lessons with girls positively impacting their
on communication, strength, star communities through a service
power, empathy, cooperation, how project and being physically and
to be a good friend, and how to emotionally prepared to complete a
deal with problems. The meetings celebratory 5K event.”
concluded with practice runs that For their service project, the girls
were held outside during good planted flowers in the courtyard
weather and inside on the many and in pots in front of the school
rainy days we had this spring. to add color and beauty. They also
Coaches Brotman and Grossnickle made bird feeders to put in trees
were assisted by staff members around the building.
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