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[quote=Anonymous]The Seaton Administration pushed this a few years ago, has nothing to do with the parents.  There are some other initiatives they push as part of the Healthy School Initiative.  Things like expanding the garden and garden education programs, limiting foods allowed at all events, including PTO events.  PTO is limited in what they are allowed to sell during fundraiser events (no pizza, no bakesales, no candy, etc), limited in the amount of food related events (ie, restaurant related fundraisers, etc).  In lieu of kid birthday celebrations children are asked to either bring a healthy snack (from a given list) or to extend recess by 10 minutes in honor of the student. Teacher Appreciation events have to follow these healthy guidelines.  Packed lunches for kids have to follow the healthy guidelines.  No treats are supposed to be given to kids, even for special events, holidays, etc.  The school hosts a wellness fair every year.  Etc.

Basically, the school really puts in a lot of effort and takes pride in its status as a healthy school.  Sure, plenty of other schools are doing similar things, but Seaton has decided that this will be one of its cornerstone projects.  They want to be known for promoting Healthy Lifestyle values. Applying for this designation is one of the ways they are solidifying that mission.[/quote]

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