By Brian Aubin &
Robert Tatman
Drew Intermediate School has been awarded a $4,000 grant
from Fuel
Up to Play 60 which is the in-school nutrition and physical activity
program founded and now sponsored by the National Dairy Council® (NDC) and the
National Football League (NFL). The ‘Fuel Up’ program is based on a mutual
commitment to the health of the next generation. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has joined the effort as well as many businesses and industry
leaders.
This comprehensive program focuses on promoting healthier
eating and more physical activity opportunities school-wide. Students and
adults work together to select and implement a series of “Plays” that
result in long-term changes in these two important areas. Along the way,
students become empowered to lead – by making healthy decisions, taking action
for change and encouraging their friends to do the same.
Fuel Up to Play 60 supports nationally recommended standards
for health and physical education and activity–including the National Health
Education Standards, National Standards for Physical Education and the
Guidelines for Physical Activity for Children 5-12. The program also helps
schools meet their wellness goals and complements national initiatives. At Drew
Intermediate, the grant monies will be used to promote healthy eating and physical
activity as well as to award students with incentives who make such efforts.
The grant will also be used to bring in health and nutrition professionals who
will speak to both students and staff.
For more information about the Fuel Up to Play 60
movement, please see their website located at http://www.fueluptoplay60.com. Crosby
ISD congratulates all the staff at Drew and the Child Nutrition Services
department of Crosby ISD that made winning this grant possible.
(Pictured left to right)
Brian Aubin, Lu Morris, Dana Kratky, Blanca Corman, Miriam
Ramirez, Maira Sequra, Maria Rodriguez, Dorra Ibarra, Ken Richards (face
hidden), Principal Margo Kelley, Wanda Cutliff, Ruth Cooksey, Dr. Keith Moore, and
Katie Barckholtz of Dairy Max who presented the check.
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