Hello Wildcats!

My name is Mark Crawford, and I've been teaching physical education for 23 years.  I have a bachelor of Science in Education from the University of West Georgia and a master's degree from Jacksonville State University also in Science Education.  One accomplishment I am proud of is starting the Road Running program in Carroll County which has become a program many schools have adopted. These clubs host races all throught Carroll County and promote running as a lifetime activity.   

Some hobbies I enjoy are woodworking, knife making, running 5k's with my wife and golf. A goal my wife and I have is running a 5k in as many states as we can.  So far we've run Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tenessee, and Navada. I have been married for 27 years to my wife Melissa and have one son Zach (21), who is my main competition when playing golf.  I truely enjoy teaching PE and strive to teach my students new and exciting activities, games, and skills that they may enjoy for a lifetime. 

We had a great day today at GHES, having the first mid-year running assemblies.  I chose to have a mid year assembly so that; 1. Students could see the top runners, 2. give students a chance to choose to work harder the next semester and maybe earn a spot in the top 5 at the end of the year, and 3 give any student not at school the 1st semester a chance to earn a spot in the top 5 at the end of the year running assembly.  Below are the video links for each grade level's running assembly.

Kindergarten Assembly

1st Grade Assembly

2nd Grade Assembly

3rd Grade Assembly

4th Grade Assembly

5th Grade Assembly