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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – February is American Heart Month, and many Montgomery County schools will teach heart health to students and raise awareness through various American Heart Association programs and events.

Last year, more than 19,000 Montgomery County students took part in these programs and raised $76,000 for the association’s mission.

In elementary schools, the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program teaches kids about healthy hearts and helping others. The program incorporates lessons on heart health and students jump rope as a way to both increase their own physical activity and raise funds to help others’ hearts.

In middle schools, Hoops for Heart incorporates basketball and heart health lessons and competitions.

In high schools, RED OUT encourages students to raise awareness of heart health and support the mission of the American Heart Association through T shirt sales, which they wear at sporting events.

For more information on how to get your school involved, visit www.heart.org/JumpRopeForHeart.

The activity kicked off Jan. 17 at Glenellen Elementary. A jump rope team visited the school to demonstrate rope skills.

Glenellen raised over $12,000 last year. The school has nearly 1,000 students and many military families. This cause is dear to staff and students. The program coordinator’s sister was born with a hole in her heart, and a student’s sibling was born with a heart abnormality.

The following schools will participate:

East Montgomery Elementary School, St. Bethlehem Elementary School, Reconciliation Evangelistic Outreach Center, Glenellen Elementary School, Richview Middle School, Woodlawn Elementary School, Cumberland Heights Elementary School, Sango Elementary School, Montgomery Central Elementary School, Moore Magnet School, Liberty Elementary School, Immaculate Conception School, West Creek High School, Jackson Elementary School, Northeast Elementary School, Rossview Elementary School, Ringgold Elementary School, Carmel Elementary School, Hazelwood Elementary School, Barkers Mill Elementary School, West Creek Elementary School, Montgomery Central Middle School, Clarksville Academy, Byrns Darden Elementary School, Norman Smith Elementary School, Kenwood Elementary School, and Mahaffey Middle School