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The Low Down on What’s Going on with me and my Back Pain (Surgery)

On: July 19, 2017

Next week I may end up a partial robot!! Probably not, but it could happen since I am going in for back surgery and stranger things have happened. I know what you’re thinking “Back surgery?!? You? But you’re like a totally super fit jump rope dude!” I realize it may creep you out a bit that I know you talk like a surfer (or a valley girl), but let’s get past that and look at what happened to lead me to this particular juncture in my life. **NOTE: We are booking assembly programs for the 2017-2018 school year. If you would like to help supportRead More →

We used Peter's visit to kick-start our Jump Rope For Heart Event for our 6th and 7th grade students, but the assembly contributed a lot more to our students than we ever expected. Peter Nestler had every class actively engaged and excited about jumping rope. He not only amazed students with his free style jump roping, unicycle jump rope tricks, and glow in the dark performance but he delivered a strong message as well. He inspired students to set goals, make a plan, and practice until your desired goal is achieved. This message is something that will be useful to students throughout not only their middle school years but their entire life.
Since Peter's visit we have started to incorporate jump roping as warm ups every day in our classes. The students are excited to be jump roping and are disappointed if we skip a day for a different activity. Many students are attempting some of the tricks that were showcased through the assembly and the interest level has increased tremendously. We are doing our best to continue to reinforce the message that Peter delivered and teach our students that they can do anything they set their mind to as long as they take the appropriate steps. Peter Nestler's performance was entertaining, engaging, and had some of our students on the edge of their seats throughout the entire performance. We hope that he can come back in the future and help further inspire our students.