Clark Elementary Schools Promoting a Healthier Generation

The Clark Public School District has made strides this year in supporting healthy eating habits and continues to acknowledge the growing number of students with serious food allergies in the community. This past school year, both Frank K. Hehnly and Valley Road Schools worked together towards a healthier, safer school environment.
Students’ birthdays are now recognized with non-food celebrations and may include parents coming into classrooms to read a story or participate in an activity.  In addition, the PTAs continue to sponsor three celebrations a year where snacks are selected from a list of foods which not only follow the State’s nutritional guidelines for sugar content and other unhealthy ingredients but are also free of the top allergens affecting school-aged children.  This list was most recently updated after a meeting in May with parents, teachers, administrators, and school nurses and is monitored regularly.
To further support these efforts, these schools have joined the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and have action plans in place to make their school communities even healthier.  The goal is for them to become one of the 35,000 schools recognized nationwide as a Gold, Silver, or Bronze National Healthy Schools Recipient.
The Clark Schools look forward to a healthy, productive year ahead and will continue to work towards their goal of receiving a National Healthy School Award.