Of the 35 schools in Colorado that were awarded HealthierUS School Challenge Awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service in September 2011, an outstanding 26 of them were from Boulder Valley School District. Two schools earned Gold Awards -- Columbine and Emerald elementaries -- and University Hill Elementary earned a Silver Award. The other 23 BVSD schools won Bronze Awards.

BVSD's HealthierUS School Challenge award winners
Bear Creek K-8 School (Bronze)
Birch Elementary School (Bronze)
Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies (Bronze)
Coal Creek Elementary School (Bronze)
Columbine Elementary School  (Gold)
Community Montessori Elementary School (Bronze)
Creekside Elementary School (Bronze)
Crest View Elementary School (Bronze)
Douglass Elementary School (Bronze)
Eisenhower Elementary School (Bronze)
Emerald Elementary School (Gold)
Fireside Elementary School (Bronze)
Flatirons Elementary School (Bronze) 
Foothill Elementary School (Bronze)
Heatherwood Elementary School (Bronze)
High Peaks Elementary School (Bronze)
Kohl Elementary School (Bronze)
Lafayette Elementary School (Bronze)
Louisville Elementary School (Bronze)
Mesa Elementary School (Bronze)
Nederland Elementary School (Bronze)
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School (Bronze)
Ryan Elementary School (Bronze)
Superior Elementary School (Bronze)
University Hill Elementary School (Silver)
Whittier Elementary School (Bronze)

The HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) is a voluntary initiative established in 2004 to recognize those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity. In a recent letter to BVSD Food Service Director Ann Cooper, the Colorado Department of Education Office of School Nutrition congratulated the schools for their efforts in "improving student health and wellness by meeting the HUSSC criteria. By participating in the challenge these schools are playing a vital role in promoting student wellness, which is a leading contributor to student achievement."

To acknowledge this achievement, the schools will receive a HUSSC award plaque, a banner to display, and a small monetary incentive award. Also, the names of all awarded schools will be added to the HUSSC awardees list on the Team Nutrition HUSSC website.
 
Learn more about the Challenge: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/HealthierUS/index.html