Wellness Wednesday: Student Wellness Recognition

The goal of the federal Smart Snack Standards is to promote a healthier school environment. We have several Pasco County Schools who are exceeding in this area. We would like to recognize the following schools for their efforts; Fox Hollow Elementary School’s Garden...

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic. . . and Composting

Subjects in elementary school generally cover the three R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. But last Friday at New River Elementary School, one group of students learned quite a bit on the subject of composting. Ms. Dinwiddie and Ms. Sellers, who are both first...

From the Cafeteria to the Classroom

You might expect to find Amanda Nash in the cafeteria at Lake Myrtle Elementary School but how about in a second and fourth grade classroom teaching on wellness topics like nutrition? Well that is exactly where Nash found herself on November 21st when she took part in...