Athletics Update: Sixth Grade Crushes Fitness Testing

John O’Neill, director of athletics
March 10, 2023

The sixth grade class got after it in athletics this week. Whether participating in a competitive badminton tournament, some intense fitness stations, a joyous game of kickball, or the infamous beep test, each and every sixth grade athlete brought their best effort. The week culminated with the second running of the beep test, a multistage fitness test that allows athletes to track their progress over the course of a year. Also known as the PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run), the test challenges athletes to run 20-meter bursts while pacing themselves with audible beeps. As time progresses, the time between beeps becomes shorter and athletes must run faster to reach the 20-meter marker. Over 75% of the sixth grade athletes improved their score from the first time they ran it in December and those who didn’t were very close to matching their pace. The strong scores are a testament to the hard work the athletes put in this winter, and as the page turns to the spring season, these athletes are ready to hit the ground running!

By John O'Neill, director of athletics |

March 24, 2023

This spring, a trio of JV teams will be competing interscholastically for Belmont Day. The girls’ lacrosse, tennis, and ultimate programs are all fielding junior varsity teams this year and athletes are off to a great start. Eighth graders Audrey…

BDS

March 24, 2023

Fifth Graders Write Free Verse Poetry Over the past week, our fifth graders have been writing their own free-verse poetry. The fifth graders’ definition of free verse poetry is a poem that has no rules but requires the author to…

BDS

March 24, 2023

When Belmont Day physical education teacher and mindfulness director Alex Tzelnic was challenged by bridging mindfulness and social justice in his lessons for fourth graders, he contacted Rhonda Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice, for help. A…
Scroll to Top