Smart, Fit, and Happy

Is aiming to be being smart, fit, and happy too much to ask? Not
if you ask Stephanie's guests on this edition of Out to Lunch.
What we'd all like to know is, how do you get there? Well, step
one is, you start today. Right now.


In today’s complex, high-tech, polarized and post-pandemic era,
it does indeed, as someone famously once said, take a village to
raise a child. You as a parent cannot do it alone. Raising
balanced, productive little people requires not only concerned
caregivers but a robust school system and a variety of other
programs that address emotional, physical and psychological
needs.


Dr. Sito Narcisse is Superintendent of East Baton Rouge Parish
Schools, which has more than 45,000 students. Since taking over
at the helm of the system in January 2021, Sito has rolled out an
ambitious new strategic plan aimed at improving student
achievement and creating a dual enrollment program that will help
make more Baton Rouge students ready for college.


Sito comes to EBR Schools with more than a decade as a school
system administrator. Before coming to Baton Rouge he served in
key leadership positions in the District of Columbia, Metro
Nashville, Prince George Co. Maryland and Montgomery.


Dr. Narcisse grew up in New York the child of Haitian parents.
His first language was Haitian Creole and he learned English as a
second language in school.


The East Baton Rouge Parish School District is a sponsor of Out
to Lunch so we’re taking advantage of that by having the
Superintendent of the District as our guest. 


Nely Ward and Jennifer Macha Hebert are founders of Basic
Fitness, a lifestyle brand with a focus on health and wellness
that offers a variety of services that include individual
endurance raining, preseason team fitness coaching and nutrition
coaching/guidance. They believe that healthy is happy, and work
to bring that mentality to our clients and our communities.


Basic Fitness is particularly focused on youth sports, where Nely
and Jennifer have noticed that young athletes are being coached
out of sports at an early age, while advanced players don’t have
the access to sport- specific training. That’s why they are
currently developing a digital platform/app that focuses on
athletic training and team management for the youth sports market
that will deliver sports specific and age-appropriate athletic
training for middle and high school athletes as well as those in
the travel/tournament/competitive arena.


Nely and Jennifer know something about sports. Nely is a
nutritionist and 3-time Ironman who has competed in numerous
marathons. Jennifer is a 4-time ironman  competitor and
marketing expert. 


Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the
Boulevard. You can photos from this show by Erik Otts at
itsbatonrouge.la. And there’s more lunch-table conversation about
Baton Rouge's unique education option where you can graduate with
a pilot's license.


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