Sharon Education Foundation Names Vigorito 2012 Flaxer Award Winner

The Heights Elementary School physical education teacher will receive it at the foundation's Sept. 20 annual opening reception.

Heights Elementary School physical education teacher Tim Vigorito's enthusiasm for space and other topics has helped land him on top of the Sharon Education Foundation's world. The foundation will present its 2012 Lee Flaxer Award to Vigorito during the nonprofit organization's Sept. 20 annual opening reception, foundation officials said today in a press release. Named for the former Heights principal, the award goes "to an individual who has had an impact on the lives of children through dedication and personal involvement," the press release states. "Mr. Vigorito has been a dedicated teacher and curriculum coordinator in Sharon for 14 years. As the physical education teacher at Heights, he has spearheaded AIDS education and awareness …

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Sharon Elementary Students Spell Fitness N-A-S-A

Thanks to physical education teacher Tim Vigorito, Sharon is part of Mission X, a six-week physical fitness challenge spanning the globe.

Astronauts would recognize some of the agility drills and nutrition lessons Sharon's third, fourth and fifth-graders have done for the past month. And on March 30, Heights Elementary School will watch a live Webcast from NASA. All because Heights physical education teacher and Sharon Public Schools health and wellness facilitator Tim Vigorito looked to the stars at age 2, and has never stopped looking at the sky. Sharon's three elementary schools are part of Team USA in Mission X: Train Like An Astronaut, a six-week, international fitness and nutrition challenge. Three school districts are on Team USA. Heights students started on Feb. 3. Cottage and East joined last Friday, March 2. And from June 5 to June 8, Vigorito will represent NASA …

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