School Breakfast Poster Contest

Students at 32 Boston schools are creatively expressing themselves in a School Breakfast Poster Contest this week (Nov 12-16), using the themes:  “My Favorite Breakfast” or “How I Feel When I Have Had a Really Good Breakfast”.

The Contest is supported through a Fuel Up to Play 60 grant which was awarded to Boston Public Schools to increase student participation in eating healthy breakfasts.  The goal of the Contest is to build interest among students to eat breakfast at school, especially this year, which is the first time that school breakfast is free to all Boston students.

For the Contest, students receive entry forms, color pencils and color markers in their cafeterias to make their posters, any time during the week.  Winning art entries will be awarded gift cards in amounts of $25, $15, and $10.  Additionally, $25 $15 & $10 gift cards will be randomly awarded to students from all entries at each school.  Principals, wellness champions and others in each school are serving as judges.

The School Lunch Boston blog will display the winning entries once the judging is completed!

 

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2012 Give the Healthy Choice a Voice Contest

Deadline for all submissions EXTENDED to Friday, May 11^th, 2012 at 5pm!

When was the last time YOU saw a commercial or heard a jingle promoting fresh fruits and vegetables? Help the BPS Farm to School Initiative give the healthy choice a voice by entering this year’s contest!

It’s not to late to enter!  Submit your best 30-90 second commercials, songs/jingles, or public service announcements that promote the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy food choices in general.

All BPS students are welcome to participate! Click here for contest rules, guidelines and entry form.

Prizes will be presented to the top three video submissions and the top three audio submissions at an award ceremony in early June!

If you have any questions please contact Kim Szeto, BPS Farm to School Coordinator at kszeto[at]boston.k12.ma.us for more information.

 

2012 Give the Healthy Choice a Voice Contest

The junk food industry wants YOU to buy more, eat more and to tell your parents to come back for MORE JUNK. These companies spend billions of dollars marketing unhealthy products to “young customers” like you, while childhood obesity and other diet related illnesses are on the rise.

When was the last time YOU saw a commercial or heard a jingle promoting fresh fruits and vegetables? Help the BPS Farm to School Initiative give the healthy choice a voice by entering this year’s contest!

Food and Nutrition Services is launching the second annual Give the Healthy Choice a Voice contest.  Last year we held a poster contest and received over 200 submissions from BPS students (thanks to all of our artists!).  This year we are looking for 30-90 second commercials, songs/jingles, or public service announcements that promote the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy food choices in general.

All BPS students are welcome to participate! Click here for contest rules, guidelines and entry form.

Deadline for all submissions: Friday, April 13^th, 2012 at 5pm

Prizes will be presented to the top three video submissions and the top three audio submissions at an award ceremony in late May/early June!

If you have any questions please contact Kim Szeto, BPS Farm to School Coordinator at kszeto[at]boston.k12.ma.us for more information.