Congratulations to the 16 winners of
Gopher’s 2008 Extreme Equipment Room Makeover™,
and thank you to everyone who entered!

Your entries were extremely creative, thoughtfully prepared, and showed incredible
passion and commitment to improving your students' health!

Dear Participants,

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in the 2008 Extreme Equipment Room Makeover™ promotion. Your entries showed amazing creativity and commitment to improving the health of students. Congratulations to the contest winners! Thanks again to everyone who participated.


Your friends at Gopher

Timberline High School Physical Education Teachers Jennifer Waugh, Jeff Birbeck, Celeste Emmons, and Mark Rubadue are presented with their $25,000 Grand Prize certificate by Doug Nelson, President of Gopher Sport.

Kermit Johnson Elementary School Physical Education Teachers
Lee McDaniel and Jason Rash are presented with their $25,000 Grand Prize Certificate by Doug Nelson, President of Gopher Sport

Grand Prize Winner!

Kermit Johnson Elementary School
Pinson, Alabama

“We picked a quality video and a quality essay. It captured our attention, was very creative, and kind of jumped out at us. You could tell that they had put some time into their application. It was done by a number of adults in the department, so you know it wasn’t a last-minute job. There were lots of kids in the video that participated, so it really was a class/school project. We selected the winners because they were very creative, enthusiastic in their approach, specific in their selection of equipment, and effective in the way they presented their ‘case’.”

– Extreme Equipment Room Makeover™ Judges


$5,000 First Prize Winners!

Fulton Elementary School, Dubuque, IA

Truman High School
Independence, MO

Fricano Elementary School, Lockport, NY

Faith Lutheran School
Lacey, WA

Jefferson Elementary School, Dickinson, ND

Maryville Middle School
Maryville, TN

Naples Elementary School, Naples, ID

East Yancey Middle School
Burnsville, NC

Westview Elementary School, Jonesboro, IN

R.D. Head Elementary School
Lilburn, GA

$1,000 Runner-Up Winners!

Jackson Middle School

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson , OH

Evergreen Community Charter School

. . . . . Asheville, NC

Mohawk High School

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bessemer, PA

Mark Twain Primary School

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alvin, TX

East Windsor Middle School

. . . . . . . . . . . .Broad Brook, CT

Pine Grove Elementary School

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowley, MA

Pelham Memorial School

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pelham, NH

Hazelbrook Middle School

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tualatin, OR

Independence Middle School

. . . . . . . Independence, OH

Mary Carr Greer Elementary School

. . . Charlottesville, VA