The 2006 CATCH Champion Awards

by Kathy Chichester, CATCH News Editor

The 2nd Annual CATCH Champion Awards took place November 30 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Ft. Worth, Texas during the TAPERD convention. Over 100 attendees were present during the ceremony which saw nine awards distributed to those who have demonstrated years of enthusiasm for both the CATCH Program as well as creating healthy environments for youth in their communities.

This years awards were presented to:

Ben Avalos, PE Teacher, Glen Cove Elementary, Ysleta ISD

Rhonda Carr, Dietician, Child Nutrition Services, Midland ISD

Helen Wagner, Elementary PE Facilitator, Humble ISD

Renee Putter, Athletic Director, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

Klaus Hille, CATCH Coordinator, El Paso, Texas

Terri Kemp, Program Specialist, Texas DSHS

Marybeth Hughes, Director of Foreign Languages and Physical Education, Midland ISD

Robert Poorman, Elementary PE Facilitator, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

Elizabeth Avitia, Health Education Specialist K-12, Brownsville ISD

Please join us in celebrating these CATCH Champions who do tremendous work in their communities. Congratulations Champions, well done!

Pictured below, from left to right:

Roberta Poorman, Terri Kemp, Marybeth Hughes, Klaus Hille, Helen Wagner, Elizabeth Avitia, and Ben Avalos.

Giving out the awards were National CATCH Director, Peter Cribb and Texas CATCH Program Director, Joey Walker.

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