partnership with Johnson & Wales University (JWU) and Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Schools, is proud to announce the 12th High School
Leadership Summit on Health & Fitness which will be held at JWU on
Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
This year, the CRSC has partnered with Johnson & Wales, Mike Rucker
Health & Wellness, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) and the Compass
Group to expand the traditional High School Leadership Summit to
explore the powerful connection between leadership and health and
fitness. Speakers have been chosen to accentuate the connection
between nutrition and performance in order to maximize the abilities
of all athletes. This, in turn, will give these student-athletes a
competitive edge and the opportunity (and expectation) to share these
lessons with their teammates back at school. This event is free to the
participants.
The Summit will introduce Charlotte's finest ninth- through twelfth-
grade student-athletes from 23 area Charlotte-Mecklenburg public and
private high schools to some of Charlotte's most prominent and
influential business and health professionals. Sporty Jeralds, of the
Charlotte Bobcats Sports & Entertainment group, will serve as emcee,
and will be joined by former Carolina Panthers player Mike Rucker
throughout the program.
Leading off the summit at 9 a.m., Rucker will talk to the students
about the importance of leadership and its link to health. During the
summit, students will learn how to create healthy menus and what foods
to focus on for success. From 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., students will break
into groups to tour the JWU campus and participate in a hands-on
smoothie-making demonstration. At the end of the sessions, at 11:35
a.m., students will gather for a wrap-up and summary with Jeralds and
Rucker that will include video taken throughout the day.
Also, for the first time, from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., coaches and/or
faculty representatives will have their own breakout session with Dave
Marsh and Dr. Andrew Shanely, focusing on modeling nutrition and
health into performance. Dave Marsh heads up the USA Swimming Elite
program in Charlotte and in addition to his numerous other
championships, has won seven men's and five women's NCAA National Team
Championships and has been named National Coach of the Year nine
times. Dr. Shanely is assistant professor of exercise science in the
Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus,
A healthy, nutritious lunch will be provided for the attendees and is
sponsored by the Compass Group and Johnson & Wales University.
