Project Fit America’s Fitness Ambassador from the NBC Television Show American Ninja Warrior, Dorian Cedars, came to lead a Ninja Warrior Day at Mannsdale Elementary.
The event was held at the school in the gymnasium on April 16.
Cedars led the kids in a number of physical activities and competitions.
The event was sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi.
Mannsdale Elementary School’s PE teacher, Jill Web won the American Ninja Warrior Day for her school.
“The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation is proud to partner with K-8 schools as they implement and sustain structured physical education programs,” said Eugenia King, Director of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation. “We are confident Mannsdale Elementary School students will benefit from this program and from making health and fitness a regular part of their lives.”
Mannsdalke was awarded the event after Web attended a recent Project Fit America Physical Education Conferences.
The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation hosted four Project Fit America Physical Education Conferences bringing together physical education teachers from around the state.
Provided with Foundation grant funds, participants received hands-on education with Project Fit America trainers, including indoor physical fitness equipment and curricula to enhance their schools’ P.E. programs. For their active participation, PE Teachers, like Web, were entered into a drawing to win a turn-key American Ninja Warrior Day that included a Ninja Warrior coming to the school demonstrating incredible athletic skills on the Project Fit America equipment as well as interactive Ninja Challenges with the students.
Project Fit America (PFA) is a national non-profit organization that creates and donates exemplary fitness education programming in elementary and middle schools. Since 2005, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation has awarded grant funding to 240 schools across the state and will continue their efforts to sustain the PFA Program with Regional PE Conferences scheduled for the fall of 2026.
Mannsdale Elementary School is in the Maverick zone of Madison County Schools.