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Solon Middle School Selected to Kick Off National 'Fuel Up to Play 60' Wellness Campaign
The U.S. Department of Education, NFL and the National Dairy Council will begin the fitness campaign at 10 a.m. today at the Solon Middle School
has been selected by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Dairy Council to kick off this year's national Fuel Up To Play 60 program, designed to help schools promote eating right and active lifestyles.
As the kickoff school, the middle school will have an assembly today at 10 a.m. Attending the event will be Michael Yudin, an acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, and Lomas Brown, a former NFL player and Cleveland Brown who is an analyst on ESPN's First Take.
Solon Middle School was selected as the kickoff location in part because it is a Blue Ribbon School.
After the assembly, students will do a "milk toast" to their participation in this program and then head out to the field for 30 minutes of activity.
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School officials say the program aligns with the current wellness programs. The middle school will receive a $4,000 grant from the National Dairy Council to spend on ongoing wellness activities.
The school district plans to apply for identical grants to help the wellness programs of the other six schools.
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