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Does anybody remember the ‘50s?

Does anybody remember the ‘50s?

MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn  COULD HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION--First-grader Chasen Gensurowsky uses three hula hoops while participating in Round Meadow Elementary School's Fitness Challenge last Friday in Calabasas. Hula hoops were a hot commodity in the 1950s. The event was a fundraiser for the school's physical education program; students worked out and competed in  jumping rope, potato sack racing and other events. Schools often host fundraisers to maintain their programs.MICHAEL COONS/The Acorn COULD HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION--First-grader Chasen Gensurowsky uses three hula hoops while participating in Round Meadow Elementary School's Fitness Challenge last Friday in Calabasas. Hula hoops were a hot commodity in the 1950s. The event was a fundraiser for the school's physical education program; students worked out and competed in jumping rope, potato sack racing and other events. Schools often host fundraisers to maintain their programs.