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This year's convention on Monday, March 31 will be held at the Hampton Inn—Gateway Arch’s “Clark Ballroom.” The hotel is located at 333 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102.
We have reserved a block of rooms and negotiated a rate of $129/night for 1–4 people in a room (so you can share a room if you wish) for the nights of Sunday, March 30 and Monday, March 31. If you are staying for the AAHPERD/SHAPE convention you can reserve through Thursday night with a Friday check-out for the same nightly rate. To make your reservation, and to get that rate,
- Call: 800-HAMPTON (800-426-7866)
- State the Event Name: “SDA-HPERA Meeting”
The “Cut-off-Date” for room reservations for this rate is March 17.
The following amenities are included with your stay:
- Deluxe “Hot” Breakfast Buffet—served daily from 6am–10am
- Complimentary High speed Internet access in Lobby, Breakfast Area, and Guest Rooms
- Complimentary 24 Hour Business Center
- Indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center, and game room
You can download a map of the convention area which highlights buildings and locations for the AAHPERD/SHAPE and SDA-HPERA conventions by clicking on the preview image of the map below.

Schedule for Monday, March 31, 2014
Time | Event | Facilitator/Presenter | SDA-HPERA Position | Place of Employment |
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8:00a | Registration | Matt Evens; Randy Lonto |
Secretary; Convention Manger |
Sunnydale Academy; Ruth Murdoch Elementary |
8:40a | Welcome |
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President | Southern Adventist University |
8:45a | Worship |
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- | Education Superintendent, Iowa-Missouri Conference |
9:00a | “Does your passion meet your purpose?” |
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President | Southern Adventist University |
9:15a | “Sport teams and service” |
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- | Great Lakes Adventist Academy |
9:30a | Jim Hanson Memorial Lecture: “The History of Adventist Gymnastics” |
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- | La Sierra University |
10:15a | Break | |||
10:30a | “God in Sports” part 1 |
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- | Executive Director, Association of Church Sports & Recreation Ministers |
12:00p | Lunch meeting & award presentation | Spaghetti Factory | ||
1:30p | “God in Sports” part 2 |
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- | Executive Director, Association of Church Sports & Recreation Ministers |
2:30p | “PhysicalGenesis: It’s Coming!” | Rob Thomas; Jim Ingersoll |
Executive Director; - |
La Sierra University; Southern Union |
3:00p | Break | |||
3:15p | “CREATION™ Health Curriculum” |
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-; - |
Southern Union; Forest Lake Academy |
3:45p | “Using technology in physical education” |
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- | Redlands Adventist Academy |
4:15p | “Zero hour physical education” | Doug Zimmerman | - | Escondido Adventist Academy |
4:30p | Business Meeting—electing new officers, other business |
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President | Southern Adventist University |