Baldwin schools hosts annual Fitness Jamboree

The Baldwin Union Free School District recently held another successful Fitness Jamboree event.

Fourth and fifth grade students that qualified as a school finalist in their elementary school’s Physical Fitness Jamboree were invited to compete against their peers in the district-wide event, which was held after school at Baldwin High School. Each year, the school’s physical education teachers and the high school students of Athletes Helping Athletes organize the annual Baldwin tradition.

The jamboree consists of four stations: sit-ups, shuttle run, long jump, and push-ups. The winner of each competition receives a Fitness Jamboree t-shirt and a certificate.

The 2023 winners for sit-ups in fourth grade include:

Girls: Kamryn Penel in first place from Brookside Elementary School and tied in second were Journey Ramsey from Brookside and Alanna Chan from Plaza Elementary School

Boys: Liam Terry in first place from Meadow Elementary School, Luis Ticas in second place from Lenox Elementary School, and Gjuan Lomax from Lenox Elementary School

The 2023 winners for sit-ups in fifth grade include:

Girls: First place tie between Elliana Pierrot — both from Plaza — and Angle Ticas from Lenox came in second place

Boys: Dylan Caldaro in first place from Meadow, Jacson Mora in second place from Brookside, and Jhenser Gullen in third place from Lenox.

The 2023 winners for shuttle run in fourth grade include:

Girls: Simone Priestly in first place from Brookside and a tie for second place between Liv Santiago from Meadow and Ariana Aguilez from Plaza

Boys: Gabriel Thelusma from Brookside in first, Preston Patterson from Meadow in second, and Cayden Carter from Meadow in third

The 2023 winners for shuttle run in fifth grade include:

Girls: Justina Bivens in first from Lenox, Jayleen Cintron in second from Meadow, and Jaida Gaines in third from Lenox

Boys: Ethan Cassuto in first from Plaza, Jaiden Matheson in second from Steele, and Andre McPherson from Plaza in theird

The 2023 winners for long jump in fourth grade include:

Girls: Chiamuka Ubah in first from Meadow, Chloe Scott in second from Meadow, and Simone Priestly in third from Brookside

Boys: Gabriel Thelusma in first from Brookside, Justin Marcellus in second from Brookside, and Gjuan Lomaz in third from Lenox

The 2023 winners for long jump in fifth grade include:

Girls: Isabella Yotagri in first from Plaza, Milania Seaberry in second from Lenox, and Joetta Revels in third from Plaza

Boys: Adrian Livingston in first from Steele, Ian Hill in second from Lenox, and Aiden Saunders in third from Lenox

The 2023 winners for push ups in fourth grade include:

Girls: Victoria Altamirano and Madison Evans — both from Lenox — tied for first, and Kamryn Penel in second from Brookside

Boys: Ishmael Harrackasingh in first from Meadow, Jackson Pfefter in second from Plaza, and Cayden Carter in third from Meadow

The 2023 winners for push ups in fifth grade include:

Girls: First place tie between Ava Maradiaga, Brookside, and Jaida Gaines, Lenox. Carolyn Panigua from Meadow came in second place

Boys: Freddy Carter III from Plaza in first, Idris Jenkins in second from Lenox, and Jovani Garcia in third from Steele