Area students receive cash for school health projects

Congratulations to the following classrooms that participated in the Champions for Health Challenge! Winning classrooms will receive $1000 awards for health and wellness projects at their schools.
 
See the Winning Submissions

​The challenge encourages students to think critically about how their surroundings—walking trails or broken sidewalks, safe playgrounds or blighted lots, schoolyard gardens or fast food restaurants—impact their health.

Past winners have purchased playground equipment, water bottle fountains, pedal desks, and hosted Zumba parties, local food tastings and more. All projects are designed for kids by kids.

Since the contest began in 2013, KC Healthy Kids has awarded $61,000 to 136 classrooms in the six-county metro area.

Challenge Winners – $1,000 Awards

• Banneker Elementary, Kansas City Public Schools    
• Central Middle School, Kansas City Public Schools    
• Smith-Hale Middle School, Hickman Mills C-1    

Honorable Mention Recipients – $100 Awards

• Sherwood Middle School, Sherwood Cass R-8    
• EPiC Elementary (EPiC classrooms received four awards)  
• Heritage Elementary, Olathe Public Schools    
• Foreign Language Academy, Kansas City Public Schools    

Learn more about the Champions for Health Challenge