New Trier Kicks Off Wellness Week with Trevian Trot

New Trier High School invites community members, parents, and students to sign up for the 5K Trevian Trot on Sunday, April 12, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Northfield Campus stadium at 7 Happ Road.

The run/walk kicks off Wellness Week at New Trier, a week of events encouraging students and staff to make healthy choices in nutrition, exercise, and managing stress.

New Trier began its annual 5K run in 2001 and in 2003 renamed it the Run to Remember in memory of three New Trier graduates -- Sam Farmer, Shea Fitzgerald and Julie Sorkin, who died in a Chicago porch collapse that year.

Starting in 2013, runners also have honored the memory of former Northfield Campus Principal Jan Borja, who died in 2012 after a long battle with cancer. Borja had been an avid supporter and participant in the run since its inception.

Details about the run/walk, including online registration and dates and times for in-person registration, can be found at http://www.newtrier.k12.il.us/TrevianTrot. Registration in advance is $15 for adults and $10 for students; race day registration is $20 for adults and $15 for students. Participants receive a T-shirt, and all proceeds go to scholarship funds and charities.

Wellness Week takes place at both campuses April 13-17. Events include competitions between student adviser rooms, discussions about nutrition and sleep, student/teacher badminton challenges, and contests in everything from hula hooping to a scooter relay.

New Trier Township High School District 203 serves Chicago’s North Shore suburban communities of Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka, most of Northfield and parts of Glenview and Northbrook.