Two Las Vegas area middle schools open new state-of-art fitness centers

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Two middle schools in Southern Nevada celebrated the opening of newstate-of-the-art fitness centers.

Sedway Middle School in North Las Vegas hosted the first ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning, followed by Gunderson Middle School in Las Vegas.

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Fitness icon and entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, chairman of theNational Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, attended the two events.

Both schools won a “DON’T QUIT!” fitness center for demonstrating leadership in getting and keeping their students fit.

Each fitness center is financed through public-private partnerships and does not rely on the state for funding.