Participating TeleOlympics2001 Schools School: Lamar Elementary
School Contact Person: Carol Redding
Email Address of Contact Person: credding@conroe.isd.tenet.edu
School Mailing Address:
1300 Many Pines Drive
City: The Woodlands
State: Texas
Zip Code: 77380
Country: USA

Approximate Number of Students Participating: 600
Ages and Grades fo students competing: Ages:6-10;Grades:1-4

Description of your school: Lamar is a public school in the Conreo Independent School District just north of Houston, Texas.
We attend school from 8:00AM-3:00PM. PE class sizes range from 60-85 per class period which is 35 minutes long. We do not have a track but will be taking the semi-finalists to a junior high school in our area for the final scores. The students are taught the regular elementary subjects and enjoy music, art, computer, and PE as their special classes.

Description of your community: Our community is north of Houston, Texas.
It is a self contained community-having all the amenities of a city within the city limits of The Woodlands area. The Shell Houston Open was played here last week on one of our 4 golf courses. Since we are so close to Houston we are close to all sortsd of attrasctions and cultural events that the big city offers.
We have bike paths, tennis courts, parks, swimmings pools, soccer fields, recreations areas, baseball fields, ETC. all in The Woodlands area. It's a great place to live.

Description of sports done in your school: We have the regular sports for an elementary school (soccer, basketball, volleyball, cooperativer games, basic movemant activities, tinikling, chinesse jump rope, jump rope, etc)as well as golf, lacrosse, tennis. We have also entertained at the varsity girl's basketball games.
We do a district wide Cupstack Tournament - good fun !!

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