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Novi School Wins Second Place in County's Count Your Steps Program
Students from Franklin Road Christian School of Novi took a "victory lap" around the Detroit Zoo Tuesday with the Detroit Zoo mascots. The school won second place in the Oakland County Count Your Steps program.
Students from Franklin Road Christian School of Novi walked an average of 138,707 steps per student in this year's Count Your Steps program, securing a second place victory.
The program, offered by Oakland County, is aimed at keeping kids active.
"Programs like Count Your Steps that promote active and healthy lifestyles are impacting the quality of life for residents in positive ways,” Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said. “I believe in a decade or two that we will have measurably improved the overall health of Oakland County residents.”
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According to a county press release, more than 13,000 students from over 100 schools participated in Count Your Steps from April 8 - May 5 this year. They logged a total of 873,921,850 steps or 436,961 miles – more than 17 times around the Earth.
The county said students also ate 290,956 servings of fruits and vegetables.
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Since the program’s inception in 2004, more than 200,000 Oakland County third- and fourth-grade students have logged more than 18 billion steps or 360 times around the Earth.
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