Success Stories | Fuel Up to Play 60

Garcia Middle School (Sugar Land, TX)

Garcia Middle School Fuels Up to Play 60 On a New Track!

Program Advisor Nellie Hartsell saw a need at Garcia Middle School - for a new track! Read how Fuel Up to Play 60 brought a focus to school wellness and spurred her efforts to make it happen!

Winfield Middle School (Winfield, WV)

Assistant Principal Identifies Strengths and Builds a Strong Team!

What can a principal do to ensure Fuel Up to Play 60 is a success at her school? Debbie Shrewsbury, principal and Program Advisor at Winfield Middle School, Winfield, West Virginia has an idea. Her advice? Take a lead role in building a team and get the buy-in of colleagues. She notes, “As an administrator, you know who your workers are!”

J.P. Taravella High School (Coral Springs, FL)

Fuel Up to Play 60 Takes Off at J.P. Taravella with Help from a Registered Dietitian

When Celeste Martell – Program Advisor and P.E. teacher at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida – first started implementing Fuel Up to Play 60, ...

Wilbur Middle School (Wichita, KS)

State Program Advisor of the Year Carri Flores and School-Wide Change at Wilbur Middle School

In her two years as Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor at Wilbur Middle School, Wichita, Kansas, Physical Education teacher Carri Flores has experienced success in many ways. This past school year, her Wilbur Middle School (WMS) Fuel Up to Pl ...

Central Elementary School (Orange, NJ)

Cafeteria Manager and State Program Advisor of the Year Award Winner (NJ) Incorporates New Nutritious Choices

District-level supporter, Program Advisor and Cafeteria Manager Kiesha Mack became involved in Fuel Up to Play 60 to help with her goal of providing a nutritious breakfast and lunch program for all of her students. She creates her menus to encourag ...

Columbia Valley Garden Elementary School (Longview, WA)

Program Advisor Lori deGraaff Integrates Fuel Up to Play 60 with Other Programs to Make a Difference

State Program Advisor of the Year winner Lori DeGraaff chose Fuel Up to Play 60 to encourage her PE students to eat healthier, and to get active outside of her class. She integrated the program with the school fundraiser program Box Tops and the Pr ...

Littleton High School (Littleton, NH)

State Program Advisor of the Year Mary Jo Levitsky Plans a New Hampshire Winter Carnival

State Program Advisor of the Year Mary Jo Levitsky recognizes that her students are better learners when they make nutritious food choices and get active. She integrated Littleton High School’s Family Career and ...

Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary (Davie, FL)

Registered Dietitian Cynthia Wigutow Shares Ideas about Her Successes with Fuel Up to Play 60

Cynthia Wigutow wears many hats at Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School and Nova Middle School (FL). She’s a parent (two sons, in the 1^stand 5^thgrades during the 2010-11 school year), a Program Advisor for Fuel Up to Play 60 and a registered dietitian who works in the schools as a volunteer.

Nova Middle School (Davie, FL)

Registered Dietitian Cynthia Wigutow Shares Tips for Building a Strong Team

Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School and Nova Eisenhower Middle School (FL) have an active and successful Fuel Up to Play 60 program – but how did th ...

Madison Station Elementary School (Madison, MS)

Madison Station Original Food Banners

Our goal was for our older students to teach and engage their peers about healthy eatting and physical activity. Our 4th grade students designed food group banners to hang in our cafeteria. They also made up songs about healthy eating for their pee ...

Washington-Parks Academy (Redford, MI)

So You Think You Can Dance!

We had a pre-Valentines Day dance that got our students moving and eating healthy. The gym was decorated with football and red heart balloon combinations along with a DJ. The students fueled up on fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, water, juice and other healthy snacks.

Neihardt Elementary (Omaha, NE)

Neihardt Elementary's Monthly Challenges

Neihardt Elementary has developed monthly challenges for our kids to participate in. Each month we have a different focus to engage students in learning about nutrition and getting active. Overall awareness and knowledge in our students have increa ...

Horace Mann Middle School (Neenah, WI)

Fuel Up to Play 60 Mornings at Horace Mann Middle School

One Wednesday a month, our school has noon dismissals for staff professional development in the afternoons. We have designated these mornings to be "Fuel Up to Play 60" mornings. We usually have a rotation of events, which often include h ...

Goodrell Middle School (Des Moines, IA)

Goodrell Middle School Fuels Up with Oatmeal and Milk

We wanted to see if having oatmeal for breakfast would incerease our number of students served and give them a very healthy option. We were blessed to work with Quaker Oats and our food service to serve students oatmeal made with milk at breakfast ...

Rockland School District 382 (Rockland, ID)

Rockland School's Dance Night

To kick off the Fuel Up to Play 60 program at our school, I taught all preschool-8th grade classes different dances. My goal was to show them that dancing was fun and it could be a good way to be active. I also wanted them to realize that there are a lot of ways to exercise outside of sports.

Lamar School District 39 (Lamar, AR)

Rumble in the Warriorhood at Lamar

We wanted to get our students more active on a daily basis. The high school and middle school weren't getting as much physical activity as we wanted, so we started a contest between the high school, middle school and elementary school. The buil ...

Thomasville City Schools (Thomasville, NC)

Fuel Up to Play 60 Kickoff at Thomasville

We held our first Fuel Up to Play 60 Kickoff in December. Our goal of the Kickoff is to educate our families about what Fuel Up to Play 60 is about and why we are doing the program at our school.

Grantham Village School (Grantham, NH)

Grantham Goes Iditarod

The motivation for this program is that our students can't be outside if the temps dip below a certain number. Students arriving early due to parent drop-offs had nowhere to go. Since I open the gym, I decided to arrive earlier and let the kids walk the perimeter of the volleyball court.

Elgin School District U-46 (Elgin, IL)

Student/Teacher Pacer Test Challenge at Elgin

During February which is "Heart Healthy Month," I hosted a "Pacer Test Challenge" prior to the school day at 8 a.m. The students were encouraged to recruit a teacher to run or walk the 20-meter "Pacer Run," as we ...

Hayden R. Lawrence Middle School (Deville, LA)

Brain Breaks in the Classroom at Hayden Lawrence Middle School

After attending a session on providing "Brain Breaks" in the classroom at the LAHPERD Convention, I was motivated to share this information with my faculty. I was able to provide a Power Point presentation on how physical activity can raise test scores. I presented several results of research that has been done in this area. We had such a fun time because I was able to motivate the entire faculty to participate in the activities.

Nichols Elementary School (Barboursville, WV)

"Souper Bowl Challenge" at Nichols Elementary

At Nichols Elementary we held a "Souper Bowl Challenge." The children brought cans of soup and placed them into boxes which represented the team that they supported to win the Super Bowl (Giants or Patriots). They also signed ...

Brekinridge-Franklin Elementary School (KY)

Breckinridge Franklins Fuel Up to Play 60 Kickoff

The goal of our Kickoff was to include every student and staff member at our school in a Physical Activity and Health Eating Play. During the last two periods of the day I split the student population into two groups ...

Maiden Elementary (Maiden, NC)

Grab-N-Go Breakfast is a Success at Maiden Elementary

Our goal was to increase our breakfast participation. To find out the best way to do this, we did a survey with the students of the school. We found out that most students don't have time to come through the breakfast line. Therefore we thought it would be a great idea to start a "Grab-n-Go Breakfast" for 4th, 5th and 6th graders.

Rogers Middle (MO)

Healthy Taste Testing at Rogers Middle School

I want to expose my students to foods they are not used to eating. So we decided to initiate taste testing each month and try different foods. So far, we have tried different types of cheeses, fortune cookies (in honor of the Chinese New Year), veggies with dip, and smoothies with a variety of fruits.

Miami Trace Middle School (OH)

Salad Bar Tryouts at Miami Trace Middle School

We purchased two salad bars so that we could have a new way to get the kids to eat fresh fruits and vegetable in a new way. By rotating varieties of cheese, vegetables and fruits along with lowfat cottage cheese and other lowfat options, yogurt ...

Alma Middle School (Alma, MI)

DLPMS Wii Wellness Wednesdays

Wednesdays during lunch, the Wii is playing on the big screen in the cafeteria. Students can give JUST DANCE 2 or Zumba Fitness a try, and compete against friends if they want to. Our cafeteria staff has helped to make lunch much more enjoyable because students are either dancing or watching -- instead of finding ways to get in trouble.

Northern Guilford Middle School (Greensboro, NC)

Northern Guilford Middle School's Milk Drinking Challenge!

Northern Guilford Middle School (NGMS) loves the Fuel Up to Play 60 program! Student leaders hold four Fuel Up To Play 60 physical activity and nutrition club meetings each week. At Fuel Up to Play 60 meetings, s ...

Highlands County School District (FL)

Recipe Contest at Highlands

The Fuel Up to Play 60 team started with displaying information about grains around the school cafeteria. The students were then given recipe contest forms. The students completed healthy recipes for grains. The team gathered together to decide on the top recipes.

Oak Hill Elementary (Oak Hill, OH)

Milk Matters at Oak Hill Elementary

To encourage students to eat more low-fat dairy products, we had "Milk Matters!" lessons in each classroom, complete with taste testing opportunities of low-fat ...

Eagle Middle School (Eagle, ID)

Eagle Middle School and Smoothie Success!

One of our healthy eating goals has been to increase our breakfast numbers by at least 10%. We added a smoothie machine last year and found it to be a huge hit with kids, but was time consuming for our cafeteria staff. This year we used a portion of our Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 to add a second machine. This has reduced the stress on one machine as well as improved efficiency in the kitchen.

Rockland Senior High (Rockland, MA)

Grab-N-Go Breakfast at Rockland MA Senior High

We researched the cart and the materials needed to provide our students that were unable to attend the breakfast period. We recieved Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 for the material ...

Indus School (Birchdale, MN)

Super Bowl of Snacks at Indus School

We started with the goal of getting students to try more healthy foods, so we have conducted taste tests and made various kinds of fruits and vegetables available in the school store, using the refrigerator we purchased with Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60.

Vernon Center Middle School (Vernon, CT)

Cardio Corner at Vernon Center Middle School

We had a vision of creating a cardio corner for kids in which they could come and use a stair stepper, spinner and two treadmills during gym class as well as after school. We applied for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 that would include this aspect and were lucky enough to receive it.

Brownsburg West Middle School (Brownsburg, IN)

Students Improve Fitness Room with Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60

Students told me that our fitness room was "boring." One of my goals is for students to feel comfortable using exercise equipment so they will be more likely to use a gym ...

Conestoga Middle School (Beaverton, OR)

Fuel Up to Play 60 Kickoff at Conestoga Middle School!

I announced to my health classes the good news that our school was awarded Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 to repaint our cafeteria ...

Hichborn Middle School (Howland, ME)

Reaching Cardio Goals at Hichborn Middle School

During the school's Mile Event many students improved their mile times before receiving prizes and a healthy snack of milk and an apple which was the basis for our successful use of Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60. "It really helps to set goals and to see the target levels...

Hooper Avenue Elementary (Toms River, NJ)

Wii Fitness Days at Hooper Avenue Elementary

With Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 we purchased a Wii game console as well as several games that involve movement, some of which are Let's Dance, Wii Fit and Zumba. In addition to this, we also purchased an audio cart to store the equipment on an LCD projector utilized to display the games...

Pickett Primary (Lexington, NC)

Pickett Elementary School Learns New Sports and Eats Healthy

Our school was awarded Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60. We used our Funds to purchase some great nutrition game ...

Saint John Nepomucene School - Weston (Weston, NE)

Super Bowl at St. John Nepomucene School

Our goal was to encourage the students to get active after they left our school building. We encouraged the students to fill out physical activity forms, including how many minutes they were active each day. Parents signed the forms and the student ...

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