Hello,

Welcome to May, which means the end of the school year is near. Join us by participating in the excitement of the 2025 CAHPERD & NAPEC Joint Conference. Submit your proposal now and be a part of this incredible event!

President's Message

I can’t believe how fast this year has gone. My focus this year was to get our councils and regions up and running. Right after the restructure of CAHPERD, the pandemic hit and CAHPERD’s focus was on how to support our members with online and hybrid instruction. With the return to conferences and professional development in person, I wanted to focus on making sure our members know how CAHPERD benefits them through the councils and regions.

To recap, as a member, you are automatically part of a council based on the area of interest you marked when you became a member. There are 12 State Councils:

Council of Health Education,
Council of Secondary Physical Education
Council of Recreation
Council of Dance
Council of Interscholastic Athletics
Council of Adapted Physical Education (SCAPE)
Council of Diversity & Social Justice
Council of Early Childhood/Elementary Physical Education
Council of Future Professionals
Council of Higher Education
Council of Leadership & Administration
Council of Retired Members

This means you can attend your council’s meeting. Being part of the council means you have a network of colleagues to discuss issues, problem-solve, and collaborate with statewide! This resource is truly invaluable. No matter the size of your district, imagine having a network of people you can talk to and collaborate with.

As a member, you are also part of one CAHPERD’s 11 Regions:

Region 1 - Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma

Region 2 - Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity

Region 3 - Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba

Region 4 - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano

Region 5 - Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz

Region 6 - Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne

Region 7 - Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare

Region 8 - San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern

Region 9 - Imperial, Orange, San Diego

Region 10 - San Bernardino, Inyo, Riverside, Mono

Region 11 - Los Angeles

A special thank you to Julie Kuelh- Kitchen who has worked very hard this Spring to fill the vacancies of the regional chairs. The Regions meet twice a year and one time is during the CAHPERD Conference. By attending your region’s meeting, you can help identify the specific needs of your region. For example, Region 5 hosted a local training on a Saturday for their teachers and Region 9 hosted an awards ceremony to honor teachers of the year (HPE) from the different districts in their region. There are funds available for those Regions who want to develop and submit a plan and budget to the CAHPERD Board of Directors for approval.

Thank you to my Executive Director, Brent Powell, Financial Director, Barbara Ann Buckalew Board of Directors, Cabinet, and the CAHPERD Committees for all their hard work this year and support. I truly appreciate all you have done. Finally, I want to thank the members for your support this year. We had great attendance at the State Conference this year!

It has been my honor to be your President for 2023-24. June 1 the gavel passes to your next CAHPERD President, James Clemmer and I look forward to supporting him as Past-President.

Kathy Russell

CAHPERD President 23-24

#EveryBodyMoves #CAHPERD24

2025 CAHPERD State Conference & NAPEC

Incoming President, James Clemmer, doesn't want you to forget that the 2025 CAHPERD/NAPEC Joint Conference call for presenter proposals is open, inviting professionals to contribute to the theme of "Make Inclusivity Happen Tour."

Scheduled to take place from January 23 to 25, 2025, at the Pasadena Convention Center, this event presents a valuable opportunity for experts in various fields to share their insights and expertise.

Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their proposals before the deadline on June 15, 2024, to be considered for participation in this significant conference.

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Peaceful Playground Webinar

Register for this free webinar to learn a few proven strategies of how to reduce bullying, and reduce playground conflicts, resulting in happy students and a thankful staff.

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What's up Doc?

Welcome to the exciting world of Awards Series, where we delve into the prestigious CAHPERD awards and the remarkable individuals they honor. Join us on a journey as we celebrate the outstanding contributions of these namesake individuals in the fields of health, physical education, recreation, and dance.

Our next award is named for Phyllis A. Blatz who passed away on August 4, 2007. She graduated from Chaffey High School in 1952, where she returned as P.E. Department Chair from 1958-88. An active member of CAHPERD, she was Chair of the Girls and Women in Sport section and President. Phyllis was the first high school teacher elected president of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, was a founding member of the California Women Coaches Academy, was a charter member of the Women's Sports Foundation and a member of the Western Society for Physical Education of College Women. In 1988, she became Executive Director of CAHPERD, in a role she served until 1999. After CAHPERD she was a Lecturer and Field Work Supervisor for CSU Dominguez Hills and CSU Long Beach.

The Phyllis A. Blatz Exemplary Leadership Award honors individuals who have provided unique and distinguished leadership to CAHPERD over a minimum of fifteen (15) years in any or all levels of jurisdiction, or within other aspects or projects of the Association.

Brent Powell, Ph.D., CHES

Executive Director

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CAHPERD Membership

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Reduced registration fees for conferences and other professional development.

Special discounts for CAHPERD vendors and services.

Membership includes access to all our publications including the e-Journal, e-Newsletter, and informational updates.

Most importantly, you will be able to have a voice in legislative and policy to answer alerts that need immediate action.

Much more. See our website to join

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CAHPERD Region 9

Thank you for supporting the 2024 CAHPERD Region 9 End of Year Awards and Social was a great celebration of quality health and physical education in our region.

Approximately 40 people attended as we honored 2024 CAHPERD and Regional SHAPE Award Winners, SDCOE Health and Physical Education Leadership Academy, and seven new award winners in the following categories:

New Professional of the Year (2)
Administrator of the Year
Community Partner of the Year
Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year
Elementary Physical Education Program of the Year
Secondary Physical Education Program of the Year

CAHPERD Dance Council

Our first CAHPERD Dance Intensive Workshop since prior to the pandemic finally manifested on the campus of Cal State Long Beach and what a great day it was!

I want to thank each of you for your support, encouragement, and guidance moving through the process as well as those of you who were in attendance to witness the energy and excellence of the students, our faculty, and our volunteer team for the day. It's been my honor to serve, observe, and learn as CAHPERD's Dance Council Chair for the past 2 years, and I am confident that our future is in wonderful hands under the direction of our incoming Dance Chair Keisha Clark-Booth!

I believe that the success of the event is a great start to the resurgence, growth, and awareness of the Dance Council in years to come. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me if I may be of assistance in future CAHPERD endeavors.

Stephanie Butler Adams

Dance Council Chair 23-24

In Memory - David Conklin

We share the news of the passing of David Conklin, an advocate for accessible sports. He was a pioneer in bringing sled (sledge) hockey to the United States as well as being inducted into the Olympic/Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2022 with his sled hockey team of brothers, who won a Gold Medal in the Salt Lake City in 2002 Winter Paralympics.

Dave’s other sporting accomplishments included a Bronze Medal in Sled Hockey at the Torino 2006 Paralympics, participation at the Nagano 1998 Paralympics, and many World Cup competitions. During his long sports career, he was rated in the top 50 in the world in wheelchair tennis, rode with the national cycling team, and was a certified downhill ski instructor. He played almost every adaptive sport out there at some time in his career, including wheelchair basketball, football, softball, waterskiing, cross-country skiing, and kayaking.

If you know of the passing of leaders and pioneers in our fields please let us know. We wish to honor those who advocate and advance our professions.

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