Staff Wellness

Wellness Goal

Platte County School District's wellness goal is to promote health and lifelong learning, raise awareness, and create opportunities for employees to continue improving their health, reduce stress, create healthy lifestyles and habits, and set examples for others.

Wellness Ambassadors

Wellness Ambassadors by Building
Building Ambassador
Barry Elementary Beth Friederich
Compass Elementary Sarah Buescher
District Education Center/Great Beginnings Kari Lasley
Northland Career Center Erica Hopper
Pathfinder Elementary Jennifer Wright
Platte City Middle School Jeff Humburg
Platte County High School Suzanne Frame
Platte Purchase Middle School
 Kelly Thomas 
Siegrist Elementary Lori Mann
 Transportation Christy Szabo

Staff Weight Room Privileges

Staying active and working out is important to living a healthy lifestyle. The Platte County R-3 School District cares about its employees' health and wellness and wants to give you every opportunity to work out. If you would like to use a weight room please see the Weight Room Use-Instructions 2024-2025.

Wellness Classes

Platte County School District offers wellness classes at no charge to its employees. See class descriptions for class dates, times, and locations. To register for the wellness classes click here.

5/30 Challenge

Each year, the Challenges start in September and ends in April. Each month, every PCR3 employee can set 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 goals in the areas of nutrition, fitness, self-care, and family.

Here's how to participate: 

  1. Print the 5/30 Challenge form. 

  2.  You can use Bingo cards as a family, nutrition, fitness, and self-care goals. 

  3. Write your name and month on the form.

  4. List your goals for that month. 

  5. Give your wellness ambassador a copy at the beginning of the month.

  6. During the month you will mark how many days you reached each goal.

  7. At the end of the month, give the completed form to your wellness ambassador (by the 5th day of the following month). Those who meet their goals will be entered into the gift card drawing. 

YMCA Membership Information

  • The YMCA offers several different types of memberships.
  • No joining fee (value of $56.50/individual and $89.50/family) if you stay with the Y for 12 months.
  • Free Wellness Consultation: 1 Hour
  • Free Coaching Connections: 2, 30-minute sessions
  • Discounted rates on all programs
  • Over 70 land and water classes included in your membership
  • Free Kid's Zone included on a family membership