Stimson Middle School Earns Grant to Promote Healthy Lifestyle

Stimson Middle School in Huntington Station is among 50 schools across the county to receive a grant to encourage students to live a healthy lifestyle.

The Game On Grant looks to give students better access to physical activities and healthy foods in schools, educate students on healthy snacking and help parents enforce healthy habits at home.

These grants are in partnership with GoGo squeeZ, a company that makes all-natural squeezable applesauce and yogurt.

The funded grants can be used for physical education or nutrition education. Examples include: active indoor and outdoor recess, classroom energizers, walking and running clubs, school gardens, healthy snacking and healthy classroom parties.

Only one other Long Island school received this grant, Milton L. Olive Middle School in Wyandanch.

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