CONWAY — Students at Pine Tree School learned that the impossible is possible as they took part in the third annual indoor Health and Wellness Day.
Kickboxing, hula hooping, cup stacking, yoga, street hockey (with members of the Division III state runner-up Kennett High ice hockey team) and running an obstacle course were just a few of the activities the kids got to try.
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