South Dakota Students Rewarded for their Efforts to ?Eat Healthy and be Physically Active
19 schools represented at Fuel Up to Play 60 Reward Summit
Nearly 150 elementary, middle and high school students from throughout South Dakota gathered April 24 for a nutrition and NFL-themed reward summit at Sanford Fieldhouse as a reward for their efforts to eat healthy foods and stay active.
The student teams earned invitations to the April 24 Fuel Up to Play 60 Reward Summit by actively engaging in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program in their schools. Student leaders encourage their peers to make healthier nutritional choices and commit to at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day. Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by National Dairy Council, Midwest Dairy Council and the NFL in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture.
At the event, participants also helped celebrate South Dakota dairy farmers' 100-year commitment to the health and well-being of America's children and adults. Dairy farmers created the National Dairy Council in 1915 to provide nutrition research and education. Over the past century, the organization has continued to take a leading role in community and school health and wellness by creating and supporting important programs such as Fuel Up to Play 60.
The teams that attended the summit represented the following South Dakota schools:
- All City Elementary School, Sioux Falls
- CC Lee Elementary, Aberdeen
- Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
- Garfield Elementary School, Sioux Falls
- Holgate Middle School, Aberdeen
- Jefferson Elementary School, Huron
- Lincoln Elementary, Aberdeen
- Madison Elementary, Huron
- May Overby Elementary, Aberdeen
- Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls
- O.M. Tiffany Elementary, Aberdeen
- Patrick Henry Middle School, Sioux Falls
- Robert Bennis Elementary, Brandon
- Robert Frost Elementary School, Sioux Falls
- Simmons Elementary, Aberdeen
- Simmons Middle School, Aberdeen
- Waverly School, Waverly
- Woonsocket Elementary, Woonsocket
- Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket
"We were happy to reward the students who have been active in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program with this event," said Vice President of Health and Wellness Melissa Young of Midwest Dairy Council. "It was especially fulfilling to have them celebrate their accomplishments alongside dairy farmers at the event, marking 100 years of focusing on nutrition education in our schools and communities. We hope the enthusiasm and excitement generated at the Reward Summit stays with these students as they continue to serve as health and wellness role models for their peers."
Students participated in a variety of nutrition and physical activity sessions including: a series of football drills, healthy eating activities and an interactive dairy farming education session. The students also interacted with Jeff Locke, Punter for the Minnesota Vikings, who explained how healthy eating and staying active helped prepare him for a career in the NFL and participated in football drills with students. Each student also took the time to thank the dairy farmers who help make the Fuel Up to Play 60 program possible.
4.30.2015