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Joggers pick up trash as they traverse West Chester streets

WEST CHESTER » Is it jogging or performing a community service?

Plogging is a little bit of both and a great way for co-workers to share some time together outside the office.

Fourteen West Chester Area School District administration staffers, equipped with gloves and plastic bags, met Thursday afternoon in Marshall Square Park to go plogging.

They were dressed to exercise. Several ran and others walked, in search of litter.

Plogging is a Swedish fitness craze. The term is a mash-up of jogging and the Swedish term “plocka upp,” which means to pick up, and in this case, it refers to litter.

Bob Sokolowski, assistant superintendent of the WCASD, noted that during the summer, when students are away from the classroom, is a busy time for administrators who work year-round.

Preparations for the next school year, including hiring and evaluating student achievement on mandated tests, take much of an administrator’s time.

This year, the district introduced a full day of learning for kindergarteners, as the district embraces a play-based curric-

“It’s a fun way to do a little bit of community service while getting a little exercise and engaging in some fun and building some teamwork skills with your colleagues.”

— Bob Sokolowski, West Chester Area School District assistant superintendent

ulum.

“It’s a fun way to do a little bit of community service while getting a little exercise and engaging in some fun and building some teamwork skills with your colleagues,” Sokolowski said.

Dr. Elisha Ozer, assistant principal at Henderson High School, enjoys giving back to the community.

“We learn by doing,” Ozer

said.

Corey Fields is the assistant principal at Bayard Rustin High school.

He said the school district staffers enjoy getting outside and “doing something positive for the community.”

Henderson Principal Jason Sherlock said it’s always nice to get together with coworkers and make the community look nicer.

The Borough of West Chester donated gloves and bags, which were distributed by employee George Grable.

BILL RETTEW JR. – DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA West Chester Area School District staffers get ready to run and pick up litter.

BILL RETTEW JR. – DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA West Chester Area School District employees pick up litter while jogging, or what is known as plogging.

BILL RETTEW JR. – DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Henderson High School Assistant Principal Elisha Ozer smiles as she picks up litter in Marshall Square Park while plogging.