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A visit by First Lady Michelle Obama highlights the morning today at Brock Elementary School in Slidell. The First Lady’s visit to the school is part of her “Let’s Move!” campaign to combat childhood obesity. She is expected to arrive at 10 a.m. and leave right before lunch.
The goal of the program is to encourage children to lead healthier and more active lifestyles and to end childhood obesity within a generation.
St. Tammany was selected for her visit because 25 St. Tammany Parish Public Schools have earned a Gold Award of Distinction, the highest award given out in the HealthierUS Schools Challenge program sponsored by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Only 59 schools in the country have earned this distinction and almost half of that number is in St. Tammany.
First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Brock Elementary in Slidell this morning. (Staff Photo by Erik Sanzenbach)
The HealthierUS School Challenge is a voluntary national certification program that recognizes excellence in nutrition and physical activity. It is designed to bring schools closer to compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for school meals and foods in school. The Challenge is also a key component of the Let’s Move! initiative to raise a healthier generation of children.
Meredith Mendez, spokesperson for the St. Tammany parish School System, said, “ We are honored to have the First Lady come to our school system to highlight our local principals and cafeteria managers.”
Obama is expected to highlight the steps schools and communities can take to reduce childhood obesity and will commend School food service programs which participate in the USDA’s HealthierUS Schools Challenge program.
Superintendent W. L. “Trey” Folse III stated that the school system’s food service program continues to be a beacon for nutritional excellence. “It’s a great example of how administrators, students, parents and school food service personnel can work together to make the Go, Glow and Grow motto a healthy reality for all,” he said.
Brock Elementary was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the school was rebuilt, keeping its historic facade.
The school re-opened in January 2009 after Hurricane Katrina brought 6 feet of water into the 79-year old building. FEMA contributed $9 million to the rebuilding effort. The restoration and renovation of Brock was important to the community. It had been a mainstay of the area for 70 years and a gathering place for residents. By renovating, and not building a whole new school, that continuity returns to the neighborhood. The sense of community is so important in these days following the Katrina disaster.
Reopening Brock shows that this community is still strong and vibrant and will not let a hurricane bring it down.
Mendez said the school has become a symbol of community restoration efforts.
A visit by First Lady Michelle Obama highlights the morning today at Brock Elementary School in Slidell. The First Lady’s visit to the school is part of her “Let’s Move!” campaign to combat childhood obesity. She is expected to arrive at 10 a.m. and leave right before lunch.
The goal of the program is to encourage children to lead healthier and more active lifestyles and to end childhood obesity within a generation.
St. Tammany was selected for her visit because 25 St. Tammany Parish Public Schools have earned a Gold Award of Distinction, the highest award given out in the HealthierUS Schools Challenge program sponsored by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Only 59 schools in the country have earned this distinction and almost half of that number is in St. Tammany.
First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Brock Elementary in Slidell this morning. (Staff Photo by Erik Sanzenbach)
The HealthierUS School Challenge is a voluntary national certification program that recognizes excellence in nutrition and physical activity. It is designed to bring schools closer to compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for school meals and foods in school. The Challenge is also a key component of the Let’s Move! initiative to raise a healthier generation of children.
Meredith Mendez, spokesperson for the St. Tammany parish School System, said, “ We are honored to have the First Lady come to our school system to highlight our local principals and cafeteria managers.”
Obama is expected to highlight the steps schools and communities can take to reduce childhood obesity and will commend School food service programs which participate in the USDA’s HealthierUS Schools Challenge program.
Superintendent W. L. “Trey” Folse III stated that the school system’s food service program continues to be a beacon for nutritional excellence. “It’s a great example of how administrators, students, parents and school food service personnel can work together to make the Go, Glow and Grow motto a healthy reality for all,” he said.
Brock Elementary was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the school was rebuilt, keeping its historic facade.
The school re-opened in January 2009 after Hurricane Katrina brought 6 feet of water into the 79-year old building. FEMA contributed $9 million to the rebuilding effort. The restoration and renovation of Brock was important to the community. It had been a mainstay of the area for 70 years and a gathering place for residents. By renovating, and not building a whole new school, that continuity returns to the neighborhood. The sense of community is so important in these days following the Katrina disaster.
Reopening Brock shows that this community is still strong and vibrant and will not let a hurricane bring it down.
Mendez said the school has become a symbol of community restoration efforts.
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