Mr. Hammon’s Green Week!

Have you ever made a goal to try and eat healthier but it was just too hard?  Here at Springville Jr. High the awesome health teacher, Mr. Hammon, decided to host a Green Week for his eighth grade students. October 17th through the 19th some of his students participated in a week full of dressing up and eating healthier. Green Week is supposed to be fun and really good for you.  It is a part of the nutrition unit and is meant for students to make goals to eat healthier and quit eating sugar for the week.

Green Week is a time where you eat healthier. Some of the goals were to not drink soda, not eat processed foods, eat as little sugar as possible and with that read nutrition labels so you know what you’re eating. And of course you get to dress up!

How did Green Week even become an event at the school? In Mr. Hammon’s first semester classes last year a couple students came up with the idea. Mike Giles and Jasmine Jonas helped create this idea. The class wanted a challenge and to take what they learned in class and put it into their lives outside of school. “Let’s all improve our health.” Jasmine said. After Mr. uHammon’s unit on nutrition and fitness he asks the big question “Now what?” Green Week gives you the opportunity to make that difference in your health and how society sees our health.

Let’s look at the benefits of Green Week and eating healthier. First of all when you eat better your body will simply be better and you could live longer. Second, when your body looks great you will feel better about yourself. Third, people are more likely to hang out with you when you look better and are happy with yourself.  Eating healthier improves your physical, social and mental health. During Green Week you are asked to dress up. Monday was to wear a sports jersey. A sports jersey stands for getting out and exercising. Tuesday you were expected to dress like a farmer. The farmer outfit means good, healthy and fresh food. On Wednesdays we wear green! Ammon Key and Jasmyn Haws both agreed that sports day was their favorite day to dress up for.

Mr. Hammon’s hopes for Green Week were for students to know “what it feels like mentally and physically.” to eat better. He had hoped that it would get easier for them as they continued but he knew it would be hard for them. He’s seen what it’s like when kids go off of sugar, and “they’re addicted to it.” He said and it will be challenging for some. Jazmyn’s goals for Green Week were to not drink soda. “I love soda.” Jazmyn said and so it would be hard for her. Ammon wanted to “improve at everything.” during Green Week. For Ammon it was easy, probably because he is a football player and likes sports.

Ammon Key would like to continue eating healthier and not just for Green Week. Jazmyn Haws said she would maybe continue eating healthier for a longer period but it “depends on what I’m giving up.” Even though it can be difficult eating right students would still do it which shows what kind of attitude Green Week gives you and the attitude Mr.Hammon teaches you to have towards better eating.

Jazmyn said Green Week was “sort of” fun but when she wanted something she wasn’t supposed to have it made it not so fun. “Oh I want that but I can’t have that.” she said that’s how she was feeling when she wanted food with sugar in it or any other unhealthy foods. “Yes it’s fun. It pushes people to eat healthier.” Ammon said.

Green Week is a really fun event at the school and you’ll enjoy participating in it! Mr. Hammon is an incredible teacher and his Green Week will help you better understand healthy eating. Although going off sugar can be very hard, the students in Mr. Hammon’s health classes were up to the challenge!  Way to go!