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School Specialty’s Sportime® Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation in Physical Education
School Specialty’s Sportime® Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation in Physical Education.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n Strengthens partnership with SPARK™ to offer one stop shop for evidence-based PE solutions \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n   Sportime & SPARK to honor 2016 Teachers of the Year at the SHAPE America National Convention GREENVILLE, Wis., March 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportime®, the award-winning physical activity equipment brand of School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB:SCOO) (“School Specialty”, “SSI” or “the Company”), is proud to commemorate 50 years serving physical education teachers, youth & recreation leaders and child care providers with the most advanced, research-based physical activity products and resources. In recognition of this milestone, Sportime continues to expand its offering and build its partnership with the SPARK™ (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids) PE curriculum, launching the new “Sportime featuring SPARK” virtual storefront. Various events throughout the year will highlight the brands’ remarkable achievements, including the exclusive, almost 30-year sponsorship of the SHAPE America Teacher of the Year (TOY) program, which will take center stage at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo to be held April 5-9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.   Since 1966, Sportime has remained committed to enhancing the health and wellness of our nation’s youth by helping them move more. Through expert-developed physical education, fitness and sports equipment, Sportime has offered creative solutions inspired by PE teachers supporting children of all abilities. Over the years, Sportime has grown from its humble beginnings as a supplier of products to the niche summer camp market to becoming a leading provider of recreational and sports equipment to the larger K-12 physical education and physical activity market. The brand also has evolved from exclusively providing supplies and equipment to offering coordinated PE and health curricula through its alignment with SPARK. Reflections on 50 Years of Sportime: A History of Helping Kids to Keep Moving 1966: Sportime is founded by Larry Joseph as the Select Service & Supply Co. in Atlanta, GA to supply products and equipment to summer camps in the Northeast region of the U.S.1972: Company founder Larry Joseph and current Sportime President...