Sarah Jane Limehouse Armstrong graduated from Winthrop College in 1963 with a bachelor
of science degree in physical education. After graduation she began teaching with
the goals of teaching children the values of a healthy lifestyle.
During Sarah Jane's career she received numerous awards and honors for her commitment
to teaching. She received the South Carolina AAHPERD President's Service Award, was
named the 1989 South Carolina Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, received
the Order of the Palmetto from South Carolina Governor Carroll Campbell, and was named
the American Heart Association's Volunteer of the Year. In 1998, she received the
Southern District Jump Rope for Heart Recognition Award and was honored by AAHPERD
in 2000 for leadership, fund raising for research, and promotion of Jump Rope for
Heart.
Sarah Jane began Jump-Rope-For-Heart at Simpsonville Elementary School where she taught
for most of her career. Her jump rope teams, the Simpsonville Skippers logged over
200 performances across five states in parades, festivals, and conventions. After
stepping down as coordinator for the Jump Rope for Heart Program, she developed South
Carolina's largest unicycle team. After teaching physical education in the Greenville
County School System for 34 years, she retired in 1998. Dennis C. Waldrop, Mayor of
the City of Simpsonville, declared March 7, 1998 Sarah Jane Limehouse Armstrong Day,
for her many years of service and commitment to the youth of Simpsonville.