Malaine Pitre stood on the gym floor line with her bow resting on her toes. She waited until she got the all clear.
The 11-year-old placed the arrow carefully in the bow, lined up her shot and fired. The shot did not go exactly where she had aimed, but she was smiling.

“This is fun,” the fifth-grader said. “Shooting is the best part.”

For the third year, Gilchrist is teaching her students Olympic-style archery. It is a physical education activity that is not always included in schools’ curricula. She said there are various issues from safety concerns to damage of a gym. But Gilchrist has had no problems with either. She is planning to take some of her students, ranging from third-graders through eighth-graders, to a state archery contest.

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