Henderson County Schools
Media Release
Getting More Students to Begin their Day with Breakfast
“Start Your Engines” Campaign Encourages Henderson County Schools’ Families to
Choose Breakfast at School
To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available for school breakfast, Henderson County Schools will celebrate National School Breakfast Week during March 4-8, 2019.
Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for many families to find time for a healthy breakfast. However, U.S. Department of Agriculture data show that more and more students are starting their day with a nutritious breakfast in their school cafeterias. The USDA School Breakfast Program currently serves 14 million students every day.
Studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to:
· Reach higher levels of achievement in reading and math
· Score higher on standardized tests
· Have better concentration and memory
· Be more alert
· Maintain a healthy weight
The National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) campaign theme “Start Your Engines” reminds the entire school community that school breakfast provides a healthy and energizing start to the day for students. All schools will serve a special breakfast menu this week and there will be a milk jug at each school full of prizes for the students to guess the number of items. The students who guesses correctly will win the milk jug and ice cream for his homeroom.
“A healthy breakfast at the start of the day is one way to ensure students are getting the best education they can,” said Charlotte Baumgartner, Director of Child Nutrition. “National School Breakfast Week helps us educate parents and students about all the healthy, great tasting, and appealing choices we offer.” The district serves over 2600 breakfast meals daily through the federally funded School Breakfast Program. School nutrition professionals in Henderson prepare breakfast and lunches every day that meet federal nutrition standards – limiting fat, calories and sodium – while encouraging students to choose from the fruits, vegetables and whole grains offered with school meals.”
The “Start Your Engines” campaign is made possible by the School Nutrition Association and Kellogg’s®.
Parents/guardians and students can follow the fun on Facebook.com/TrayTalk using the hashtag #NSBW19
About National School Breakfast Week
National School Breakfast Week was launched in 1989 to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program, a federally assisted meal program operating in public and non-profit private schools and residential child care institutions since 1975.
Contact Henderson County Schools
Email: megan.mortis@henderson.kyschools.us
Website: www.henderson.kyschools.us
Location: 1805 2nd Street, Henderson, KY, USA
Phone: 270-831-5000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hendersoncountyschools/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @HendersonSchool