Fields of Green

Scholarship Results

	Randy Oostra, President and Chief Executive Officer, ProMedica Health System, presents $5,000 to Alyse Krauz, Mark Brahier, and Rebecca Funke for their first-place entry in the Fields of Green scholarship competition.

More Than $50,000 Awarded in Fields of Green Scholarship Competition
Eighteen high school students went home with money for college as a result of developing the top programs for ProMedica Health System’s Fields of Green scholarship competition. The competition, which was held on Jan. 30, required teams of teens to create a 20-30 minute health and fitness program for elementary school children. Each program, designed to target childhood obesity, had to include healthy snack options, a detailed budget, a method for evaluating the program’s success and a creative slogan.

Alyse Krausz and Rebecca Funke (from Notre Dame Academy in Toledo) and Mark Brahier (from St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo) were the first-place winners of the scholarship competition for their “Around the World: Destination Health” entry. Each student won a $5,000 college scholarship and each school received $1,000 for its health and science program.

Their winning entry challenges elementary school children to “travel” to different countries around the world. While visiting a country, the students learn how to count in the native language, perform a fun exercise unique to the children of that country, and enjoy a healthy snack from that culture. After completion of the exercise, each child receives a “stamp” in their passport as an interactive way to record their exercise activities.

“Students in elementary school view gym class in one of three ways – they love it, tolerate it, or would rather be in the classroom,” says team member Rebecca Funke. “We designed our program to appeal to all three groups. Students can learn about the culture of the country they are visiting and participate in a fun, physical activity at the same time.”

The first–place entry will be implemented in several area elementary schools this spring. In 2009, through the inaugural scholarship program, ProMedica awarded a total of $42,000 to winning students and their schools. This year the total amount awarded to area high schools and students through the Fields of Green scholarship competition exceeded $50,000.

A 30-minute video of the Fields of Green scholarship competition will be aired on Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) Sunday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. and will be available through Video on Demand until March 6. You may also click here to view the BCSN video of the competition.

Team Members	School	Results	Total Scholarship Awarded
Alyse Krausz Rebecca Funke Mark Brahier	Notre Dame Academy (Toledo, Ohio) St. John’s Jesuit High School (Toledo, Ohio)	1st Place	$15,000 $2,000 – school*
Scott Brummel Wyatt Hoch Kaitlyn Llewellyn Killian Llewellyn	Perrysburg High School (Perrysburg, Ohio)	2nd Place (tie)	$10,000 $1,000 – school*
Makenzy Speiser Melissa Wiles Lauren Yates	Blissfield High School (Blissfield, Michigan)	2nd Place (tie)	$7,500 $1,000 – school*
Katie Hay Marissa Kath Courtney Moyer Sydney Vickery	Bellevue Senior High School (Bellevue, Ohio)	3rd Place (tie)	$4,000 $1,000 – school*
Jessica Brumbaugh Casey McDonald Ashley Meyer Jacob Meyer	Tinora High School (Defiance, Ohio)	3rd Place (tie)	$4,000 $1,000 – school*
Caroline Jardine Gabrielle Mosiniak	Cardinal Stritch High School (Oregon, Ohio)	Finalist	$1,000 -  school*
Valerie Rosebrock Beau Samples	Fairview High School (Sherwood, Ohio)	Finalist	$1,000 – school*
Megan Peiffer Laura Sutton	Perrysburg High School (Perrysburg, Ohio)	Finalist	$1,000 – school*
Sarah Mathiot Erica Oswald	Sylvania Northview High School (Sylvania, Ohio) Sylvania Southview High School (Sylvania, Ohio)	Finalist	$2,000 – school*
Taylor Bihn Cody Curry Olivia Czeczele Grant Weirich	Woodmore High School (Elmore, Ohio)	Finalist	$1,000 – school*
TOTAL AWARDED			$52,500

*In addition to the scholarship awarded to each student who placed, every school received $1,000 for its health and science program.