HealthyZoneSchools in the News!

United Way & Cooper Institute Name 2011/2012 Schools

Three HealthyZone and 10 HealthyZoneSchools - Training Announced

Healthy Zone Schools

• Bethany Elementary – Plano ISD
• Burks Elementary – McKinney ISD
• Chandler Elementary – Allen ISD

Healthy Zone Schools - In Training

• Anderson Elementary – Frisco ISD 
• Arapaho Classical Magnet – Richardson ISD 
• Caldwell Elementary – McKinney ISD 
• Bonham Elementary – Dallas ISD 
• Bowie Elementary – Dallas ISD 
• Dealey Montessori – Dallas ISD 
• Jackson Elementary – Plano ISD 
• Malvern Elementary – McKinney ISD 
• Marion Elementary – Allen ISD 
• Rasor Elementary – Plano ISD

United Way & Cooper Institute Name First Healthy Zone School

Troy Aikman Recognized McKinney’s Burks Elementary... video

On Tuesday, March 22, 2011, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and The Cooper Institute announced the selection of Nell Burks Elementary in McKinney as the first school to become part of the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program, an innovative initiative aimed at fighting childhood obesity. Pro Football Hall of Famer and Television Sportscaster Troy Aikman presented the school principal and a group of students with an autographed Healthy Zone School Recognition Award during a brief ceremony. Students presented Aikman with artwork representative of their commitment to health and physical fitness. Aikman will co-chair the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program Advisory Council with world-renowned fitness expert Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H.

The two-tier Healthy Zone School program offers training and financial assistance to schools to create healthier environments and recognizes schools that have already become healthy zones. As the first Healthy Zone School, Burks will receive funding and support to fully implement healthy practices on its campus and engage the surrounding community. The school will receive teacher fitness and nutrition training along with funding for physical education equipment, health promotions and parent education tools.

Additional public, private and charter schools interested in being part of the Healthy Zone School Recognition Program can apply online. The six-year initiative will serve 70 schools, impacting over 25,000 students and their families by the end of its final year.