Bluffton Elementary teachers Heidi Steiner, Jaime Combs and Ryan Dunlap have earned a win with benefits in the Health Action Council Heathy Kids Fall Step It up Challenge.

As the Top Steppers, they will receive $1,500 towards health improvement for the school. They logged in an impressive 821,575 average total steps and 2,464,725 combined total steps. 

The Fall Healthy Kids Step It Up Challenge, sponsored by Health Action Council, is a national no-cost, four-week step program that promotes overall health and well-being for schools and the community. School administrators, educators, and parents stepped to model healthy habits, show leadership, and win money.

The theme for this challenge was “Groove Your Way to Improved Health”. Throughout this challenge as participants stepped, they unlocked virtual milestones that explored the top music hits throughout the decades to keep them moving.  

There were a record amount of wellness warriors totaling 772 participants and 89 teams. This active group achieved 217,085,769steps, which unlocked a $500 donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas. 

Ohio OHSAA Regional Winners were: 

Northwest Region ($1,000): Team “Ashland Arrows” from Ashland City Schools had 731,301 average total steps and 2,193,905 total steps. Team members are Andrew Tabler, Andrea White, and Scott Sauder. 

Northeast Region ($1,000) was team “Five of a Kind” from Perry Local Schools with 687,539 average total steps and 3,437,696 total steps.  Team members were Shelby Hess, Jenn Zack, Erica Sivak, Summer Brainard, and Kayla Rackovan.