Stories Related to Oregon Students Take To Unicycles For Physical Education

GEARHART, Ore. -- Unicycling probably does not come to mind when you think about physical education at elementary school. An exception is in the Seaside School District. Each fifth-grade physical education class at Gearhart Elementary School and Seaside Heights Elementary School completed a five-week unit focused on the unicycle this term, the Daily Astorian reported. PE teacher Brian Sigler, who has been with the school district about 27 years, pitched the idea last summer to Seaside Heights Elementary School Principal Sande Brown, who was supportive.

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