Western Dairy Association

Program Components

Fuel Up to Play 60 has fun action strategies for students to plan, implement and participate in — all while earning points for themselves and their school. Students help lead and design the strategies to create more options for being active and eating more healthy foods. Program components include the following:

Web Site

Interactive web site (www.FuelUpToPlay60.com) where students can sign up and take the pledge, play games and track healthy behaviors while earning points toward the Fuel Up to Play 60 National Competition.

Prizes

Fuel Up to Play 60 National Competition dates are February 1, 2010- March 15, 2010. Participants can be eligible for rewards and prizes based on points earned by participating in the program, including tracking their healthy habits and being active in the program at school. Schools and students have the chance to win:

• One national school grand prize: A Fuel Up to Play 60-themed healthy school makeover and a starring role in a Fuel Up to Play 60 promotion.
• One national individual grand prize: A personal healthy makeover and a starring role in a Fuel Up to Play 60
• Individual prizes (One per state- offered only for the first round of the program, October 1, 2009-December 15, 2009): An iPod touch® and a $50 NFLShop.com gift card.
• State-wide prize (One school from each state):A Fuel Up to Play 60-themed healthy school makeover.

School Kits

FREE Fuel Up to Play 60 Wellness Activation Kit for schools. The kit targets grades 4-10. It includes healthy eating and physical activity programs and tools, such as posters, healthy habits pledge cards, tracking sheets and wellness-based activities that inspire kids to “get up and play” for 60 minutes a day and to “fuel up” with vital food groups. These resources will help students and adult advisors in co-creating and leading tailored Fuel Up to Play 60 efforts in their schools. Join the team! Go to www.FuelUpToPlay60.com for more information and to order your school’s FREE kit.
*One kit per school while supplies last

School Highlights

Poudre School District Kicks-off Fuel Up to Play 60

Throughout the month of October, seven middle schools in the Poudre School District (PSD) kicked-off the newest addition to their school district’s wellness policy, Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60).

Poudre School Districts’ FUTP 60 student teams will be working year-long in partnership with their school to expand opportunities for physical activity and increase the availability to nutrient-rich foods – fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low fat and fat-free dairy products.

Poudre School District students with Miles, the official mascot of the Denver Broncos!

District middle schools kicked-off their FUTP 60 program, each featuring Western Dairy Association sponsored program, Eat Right Get Movin’ with Miles featuring Denver Broncos mascot, Miles. Each student team was also able to have some one-on-one time with Miles, taking pictures, and getting autographs.

“Fuel Up to Play 60 is really inspirational! So much information is given about how to eat healthy and getting 60 minutes of exercise a day. It’s amazing!” expressed 7th grade FUTP 60 student team member.

As a part of this program, every participating middle school chose one healthy eating strategy and one physical activity strategy. Kinard Middle School’s FUTP 60 student team has chosen to ‘fuel up’ through implementing the ‘drink more milk and recycle’ program. Students will be adding a snack bar in their lunch room which will include milk and flavored milk options. This program will also add to their already sustainable recycling program. Kinard’s team will also be increasing physical activity and encouraging classmates to ‘play 60′ through in-class activity breaks through the school day.

The other six middle schools through PSD have launched FUTP 60 and will begin implementing their chosen action strategies within the next few weeks. Teams are improving the wellness environment in their schools through increasing availability to breakfast, incorporating health snacks and creating walking clubs.

Florida Pitt Waller Institutes Breakfast in the Classroom

A Florida Pitt Waller student delivers breakfast to her classmates.

The Florida Pitt Waller School is a K-8 school in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) and one of the Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) Enhanced schools. The FUTP 60 School Wellness Investigation (SWI) revealed that middle school students were not participating in the traditional before school cafeteria breakfast program- even though all DPS schools offer Universal-Free Breakfast to all students.

FUTP 60 student team members became excited about Breakfast in the Classroom after discovering that students do not eat breakfast at school or home. The student team members presented the case for Breakfast in the classroom to teachers, and on November 16, 2009, the middle school rolled out the program in conjunction with the FUTP60 Kick-Off.

Student team members help with the program by delivering food carts to classrooms, collecting trash and disposing of trash bags in hallways for facility management to pick up. The school’s principal shared, “Fuel Up to Play 60 is developing a greater sense of community and responsibility among students.”

WDA FUTP 60 Mini Grant Recipients

Western Dairy Association provided several $1,000.00 grants to launch Fuel Up to Play 60. Here are some of the schools that won, and highlights of programs they are implementing.

Letford Elementary – Johnstown, CO

Healthy snacks abound with this school’s new “3-Every-Day” vending machine. Offerings include yogurt, low fat cheese, milk, and flavored milk, as well as complimentary healthful snacks to go along with dairy products. Also, a “School on the Move” walking program is starting in conjunction with the Healthy Kids Club of Poudre Valley Hospital. Nutrition education is being incorporated into P.E. classes, involving students in active learning focused on nutrition topics.

Monroe Intermediate School – Green River, WY

Following a Monroe Intermediate school wellness investigation, students met with the school nutrition director to explore a Grab ‘n’ Go breakfast program. Their kick-off assembly featured a milk mustache booth. For healthy eating action strategies, the students planned a Super Bowl lunch with the nutrition director, provided FUTP 60 messages on the morning announcements, and planned a food tasting night with a baked potato bar for Family Fun Night filled with nutrition and physical activities. They also formed a walking club and offered school-wide mini-activity breaks, along with conducting monthly themed walk/jogs (Turkey Trot, Jingle Jog, Cupid Cape, and Leprechaun Leap).

Amsterdam School – Manhattan, MT

Amsterdam School implemented Breakfast in the Classroom as a nutrition strategy. The student team and their advisor also started the program “Take 5 For Fitness.” This school-wide initiative incorporates physical activity on days when P.E. does not occur.

Eat Right, Get Movin’ with Miles

Enroll your Colorado school in Fuel Up to Play 60 and you could win an Eat Right Get Movin’ with Miles educational assembly for your school!

Eat Right, Get Movin’ with Miles is a 30-minute educational assembly for elementary and middle school students, inspiring kids to “get up and play” for 60 minutes a day, and “fuel up” with the food groups kids don’t get enough of — low-fat and fat-free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The program includes Miles, the Denver Broncos Mascot, who is “live,” interacting via video with a Denver Broncos Football player, the Broncos’ Registered Dietitian, and cheerleaders.

Here’s how to qualify for a chance to win:

• Enroll for a Free Fuel Up to Play 60 program Kit at FuelUpToPlay60.com
• Implement program at school
• Complete Survey Monkey on Kit program use (Sent electronically in November and February)

Eat Right, Get Movin’ with Miles Highlights

Miles the Denver Broncos mascot helped Colorado schools kick off Fuel Up to Play 60 with the Eat Right, Get Movin’ with Miles assembly program.

Noel Middle School students in DPS learn about getting active and fueling up with healthy foods, while having fun with Miles!

“Thank you for a fantastic assembly, beautifully put together, with such a clear and strong message for all ages. The assembly held the attention of over 670 students, plus many adults, all at the same time. It truly was one of the best, if not the best program we have enjoyed at Creekside.”
—Mary Pratt, Teacher, Creekside Elementary School, Aurora, CO.

“The assembly was awesome! Thanks so much for bringing it to CO Springs Dist. 11 to help support our student wellness program.”
—Rick Hughes, Nutrition Services Director, CO Springs Dist. 11.

“The kids of all ages had a BLAST! Thank you for bringing this exciting program to our school.”
—Kathy Pickert, 3rd grade teacher, Milliken Elementary School. Milliken, CO.