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Marty Madsen is in his 18th year as a P.E. teacher for students at Crystal River Elementary School in Carbondale. His goal as an educator is to help students experience a wide variety of sports and shape them into being good human beings along the way.
Crystal River Elementary School third grader Tyler Orf races around the ice rink during gym class just outside of the school on Monday morning.
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Crystal River Elementary School second grader Ashley Meraz-Mancinas leads the way on skis while learning to cross country ski with her classmates.