District aims for more activity

By DAVID MARTIN

Editor

After three years and more than $650,000 spent in training and equipment purchases, preliminary wellness results amongst students in Green River are looking good.

Three years ago, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 received a federal PEP grant totaling $662,000 towards improving physical activity within the district. PEP grants are often used to improve physical activity programs within school districts. In Wyoming, eight districts, including Sweetwater No.2 have received approximately $3 million for improvements. Much of the money awarded to Green River went to equ...