HISD's
Lanier Middle School Shines in Wellness
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Houston Texans Linebacker, DeMeco Ryans, visited Lanier Middle School to celebrate the many ways Lanier is supporting wellness. |
Lanier Middle School is a shining example of how schools are
promoting healthy eating and physical activity across HISD.
At the 2009 Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools Summit,
numerous strategies were developed for improving school wellness,
many of which are being implemented at Lanier. For example,
Cindy Roesler, Lanier's Physical Education department chair,
is one of 70 new HISD Health
Coaches. The school
is participating in Step
It Up, part of Change
the Game,
a student-led communications campaign, as well as Fuel
Up to Play 60.
Plus, about a dozen students earlier this year helped create
a new supplemental P.E. curriculum. Click
here to view video
highlights of the recent celebration, and here to
read a related story.
Chavez High Students Offer Nutrition Suggestions
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The recent tour of HISD's Food Service Support Facility continues the trend toward student engagement in wellness.
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A group of Chavez High School students recently toured HISD's
Food Service Support Facility, part of an effort to promote
better nutrition among HISD students, During the visit, they
met with Julie Spreckelmeyer, Director of Food Service Communications,
and offered several helpful suggestions, including that school
food be made to look more appealing, and more vegetarian options
and tuna be served. Students also suggested that cafeterias
display nutritional information for foods served.
Houston Students Produce Winning Video
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A panel of video professionals
awarded the Herrera Elementary video a top score for its
"creativity." |
What does it take to get students excited about eating healthy
and becoming more physically active? Just ask students at Herrera
Elementary School who recently produced an award-winning entry
in the Fuel
Up to Play 60 video contest. The team of students will
appear on KHOU's Great Day Houston and receive a behind the
scenes tour of the studio. To honor the students' stellar
work, Dairy MAX provided $1000 to Herrera's broadcast journalism
program. Huffman Middle School also was recognized for its
innovative "pep rally" wellness promotion, captured
in this high-energy video.
Sponsor Spotlight
Many thanks to the more than 80 organizations that have supported the HKHS initiative, especially to these partners who have provided incentives for HKHS Health Coaches and student leaders.
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