Shiloh Point Elementary School (Cumming, Georgia) is one of only 44 schools in the country to ever receive national acclaim as a National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) STARS school. The NASPE STARS program honors physical education programs that model the essential elements for quality physical education and provide meaningful learning opportunities for all students. Check out the 11 Alive "Class Act" Video showcasing Shiloh Point!

  In addition, STARS schools exemplify excellence in teaching students the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed for motor development to achieve movement competency, health-related fitness and promote lifelong physical activity. To earn that distinction, the Shiloh Point physical education staff compiled documentation over nearly a year which was then submitted to NASPE as a portfolio and rigorously reviewed by an independent panel of judges.

            As one of the elite physical education programs in the country, Shiloh Point Elementary will be recognized in March during the 125th national convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Principal Sharon Ericson and the physical education staff will be honored at the NASPE Hall of Fame Banquet.  A STARS banner will be presented to the Shiloh Point staff as well as certificates of recognition and product coupons from FlagHouse, the official physical education equipment sponsor of the NASPE STARS program.

            Shiloh Point Elementary School is located 45 minutes north of Atlanta, Georgia.  Shiloh Point, with grades K-5, opened its doors to begin school for the first time in August 2006.  Current enrollment is over 1000 students. The school serves students of many different ethnicities and families from various income brackets.  There are several special needs classes (developmentally delayed kindergarteners and autistic students) in the school building.  Two certified physical education teachers oversee the physical education program at Shiloh Point; Cate Hernandez is a National Board Certified teacher.  Bill Baine is the other teacher and Jennifer Blankenship is a certified teacher who fills the role of paraprofessional.  Students attend physical education classes twice a week.  The curriculum, which is aligned with national and state standards, focuses on the development of motor/sports skills, improved fitness levels, dance, gymnastics and character education (social development).  There is a jump rope club before school for grades 3-5 in which over 100 students participate.

Way to go Shioh Point......you guys make us proud!