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Mar
21

The School District Is Committed To Living A Healthier Lifestyle! – We Completed Over A Million Minutes of Exercise

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The School District of Palm Beach County put their New Years’ resolution of living a healthier lifestyle into action by encouraging students, staff and faculty to take part in the WonderFit wellness challenge which kicked off on February 6, 2013.  WonderFit, a four-week competition, encouraged overall well-being by increasing daily physical activity levels through various [...]

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Jun
18

SUNSPRA Awards 20 Sunshine Medallion Awards-Palm Beach County Takes Two “Best Of Show”

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

The Sunshine State School Public Relations Association (SUNSPRA) announced its annual winners of Sunshine Medallion awards, in Tampa on June 13. The presentations were made at the opening session of the 2012 Florida Association of School Administrators by SUNSPRA President Dylan Thomas (Orange County) and President-elect Joe Landon (Collier County). Twenty awards were given, of [...]

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Dec
16

Gove Elementary Receives Grant to Support Wellness and Health Program

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Gove Elementary has received $3,000 from the Dairy Council of Florida to support its involvement in Fuel Up to Play 60, a national in-school health and wellness program that encourages children to eat nutrient-rich foods (low-fat and fat-free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains) and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every [...]

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Jul
14

School District of Palm Beach County Recognized by U.S. Department of Agriculture

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The School District of Palm Beach County School Food Service Department has been recognized at the State and the Southeast Regional levels with United States Department of Agriculture Best Practice Awards in the Increasing Participation in School Lunch or Breakfast category.  The receipt of these awards acknowledges the district’s on-going efforts to provide high-quality nutrition [...]

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Apr
8

3rd Annual Family Healthy Fun Day

Posted by: Vickie Middlebrooks

Palm Beach County Council of PTA/PTSA and Coach Roudy joined forces on April 2, 2011 to promote Health and Wellness.  The day also helped raise awareness of childhood obesity.  What? 3rd Annual Family Healthy Fun Day When? April 2, 2011 9am-Noon Where? Park Vista High School Track 7900 Jog Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33467 Who? [...]

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Feb
14

School District of Palm Beach County Continues to Promote Better Health

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Community is invited to the Palm Beach Gardens Elementary – Health Fair In an effort to promote healthy food choices through the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, the School Food Service Department has organized an educational health fair.  The theme is “eat right. WITH COLOR” When?  Thursday, February 17, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 [...]

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Nov
10

Eagles Landings Teachers Support Cancer Awareness Initiatives

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Eagles Landings teachers supported the American Cancer Society and their Making Strides against Breast Cancer event that recently took place at Mizner Park in Boca Raton. “Team Soaring Eagles collected over $1,600.00 in donations.  We ended up having 14 walkers on the team.  I feel it is very important to create awareness of Breast Cancer [...]

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Nov
10

Lake Shore Middle Goes Passionately Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

Lake Shore Middle School Student Government went Passionately Pink for the Cure of Breast Cancer. In an effort to raise student and staff awareness in the support of a cure for breast cancer, the student government at Lake Shore Middle School designed a week of activities in pink that would have raised eyebrows of even [...]

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Nov
9

Okeeheelee Middle Joins the Campaign for Better Health and Nutrition

Posted by: Natalia Arenas

The School Food Service Department has organized an educational health fair at Okeeheelee Middle School on Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 10:45 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. The Health Fair will provide the students and staff at Okeeheelee Middle the opportunity to view exciting health and wellness displays, receive educational materials, prizes and free samples of [...]

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