You’ve Got to Have Heart

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MIDDLETOWN – Victoria Severino, a fifth-grader at Fairview Elementary School, jumps rope as student McKenzie Taylor, left and physical education teacher Mary Arvanitis, right, turn the rope. They were part of the school’s12th annual Jump Rope for Heart on Friday, Feb. 21, a major fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
Fairview has raised more than $90,000 during the last 12 years, making it one of the top fundraising schools in Monmouth County. Students have been learning about the circulatory system and how to stay healthy since the beginning of the school year in conjunction with the program.

Photo by Scott D. Longfield