Students all throughout Pasco County celebrated National School Breakfast Week by “Waking Up to School Breakfast” at their cafeterias. National School Breakfast Week took place from March 7-11 and was launched in 1989 by the School Nutrition Association to promote how essential eating breakfast is to cognitive growth! This year, schools participated by incorporating a fun and unique theme into each morning to get the students involved and excited about eating breakfast. Most schools chose to do daily raffles to give away prizes to the students who participated in breakfast throughout the week. Prizes ranged from pillow pets and selfie sticks to Legoland tickets and prom tickets! All schools who participated in National School Breakfast Week saw an increase in breakfast participation compared to the same week last year!
Below are some pictures of how our students were “Waking Up to School Breakfast” throughout the county! Check out our Facebook and Pinterest pages for more images and information about what’s going on in our cafeterias!
Parents were both welcome and encouraged to “Wake Up to School Breakfast” with their children @ James M. Marlowe Elementary
Chef Benton visited James M. Marlowe Elementary during NSBW to introduce some new fruits such as Kiwi and Pineapples to all of the students
Sources: School Nutrition Association
Guest Blogger: Janine Gordon, Intern, Johnson & Wales University
