No. 85

Brief Explanation:

Camp Leon, named after former NFL player Leon White, will provide selected students with the opportunity to interact with professional, college, and high school athletes, while participating in a variety of physical fitness, sports and team-building activities.  The goal of the camp is to motivate students to succeed in school, to strengthen self-esteem, to inspire them to follow their dreams and reward student achievement. Criteria for the selection of participants might include improvement in reading level, increased motivation and attitude toward academics and improved citizenship.

Participating schools will be assigned a specific camp date and session their students may attend along with the appropriate number of permission slips.There is no registration fee or transportation cost to participating students. The district will provide free round-trip transportation from central locations to the Kearny High School campus. Pick-up sites will be designated following the identification and confirmation of participating schools.The number of students will be determined by the number of schools participating. 

We encourage both boys and girls to attend. Each camper will receive lunch/snacks, a personally autographed T-shirt, and goodie bag. The Camp Leon staff will provide supervision. School District personnel will be not responsible for the supervision of children attending this event. Schools that submit a response form will be contacted by a Camp Leon staff member to schedule a site visit. 

Mentor athletes such as Az Hakim and Lonnie Mitchell of the St. Louis Rams, Jonas Lewis of the San Francisco 49ers, and Nate Jacquet of the Minnesota Vikings will be visiting participating schools to encourage involvement and maximize student interest. 

If you are interested in including your site in this event, please complete and submit the Attached response form to Dennis Morrow, Athletics Office, Annex 7A, no later than Friday, January 26, 2001. The contact person listed on the following page must be willing to coordinate your school’s participation in Camp Leon. Questions should be directed to Dennis Morrow, program specialist, Physical Education/Athletics, at (619) 725-7126.