Congratulations to Perry Elementary School for winning the Silver Award and being the fifth school in Iowa to receive a HealthierUS School Challenge award! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) award is the highest nationally recognized award for making changes to school nutrition environments, providing physical activity opportunities, improving the quality of the foods served and providing students with more nutritious, healthy choices.
Perry Elementary is offering legumes, whole grain products and dark green and orange fruits and vegetables more often in school lunches. A special, congratulatory school award ceremony involving various dignitaries and fun for the students will take place in Perry in the near future.
Go to http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=373&Itemid=1332 for additional HealthierUS School Challenge information.
