At the Excellence in School Wellness Ceremony this week, 57 New York City public elementary schools were awarded an Excellence in School Wellness Award for creating healthier school environments.
The award recognizes schools that have met wellness criteria in six areas: physical activity, indoor active recess, removal of chocolate milk, school level wellness policies, wellness councils and the promotion of social, mental and emotional health.
The awards are a collaboration between the New York City Health Department’s Center for Health Equity and the New York City Department of Education’s Office of School Wellness Programs.
Each Spring, the Office of School Wellness Programs holds a poster contest that’s open to all NYC public school students from kindergarten to 12th grade. The award winners have showcased their creativity, originality and artistic talent as they promote the importance of healthy eating, daily physical activity and sufficient sleep. One winner and three runners up are selected from each grade level.
The winning designs will be displayed on posters in schools citywide, on the Department of Education’s website and in a colorful calendar.
PSMS 278 was a Silver Award Recipient!
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners!
Platinum
P.S. 001 Courtlandt School
P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School
P.S. 311 Lucero Elementary School
P.S. 443X The Family School
P.S. 414 Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
P.S./I.S. 226 The Alfred De B.Mason School
P.S. 72 The Lexington Academy
C.S. 154 Harriet Tubman Learning Center
DREAM Charter School
Amber Charter School
Gold
P.S. 13 Roberto Clemente
Silver
P.S. 294 The Walton Avenue School
P.S. 457 Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders
P.S. 21 Crispus Attucks
P.S. 25 The Eubie Blake School
P.S./I.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School
P.S. 249 The Caton School
P.S. 50 Vito Marcantonio
P.S. 125 The Ralph Bunche School
P.S./M.S 278 Paula Hedbavny School
P.S. 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
P.S. 112 The Dutch Kills School
Bronze
The Academy of the Arts
P.S. 55 Benjamin Franklin
P.S. 32 The Belmont School
P.S. 85 Great Expectations
P.S. 95 The Sheila Mencher School
Success Academy Charter School – Bronx 2
The Brooklyn Brownstone School
P.S. 75 Mayda Cortiella
P.S. 32 The Samuel Mills Sprole School
Mosaic Preparatory Academy
P.S. 18 Park Terrace
P.S. 314 Muscota New School
P.S. 244 The Active Learning Elementary School
P.S. 555 Mt Eden Children’s Academy
Honorable Mention
P.S. 65 Mother Hale Academy
Grant Avenue Elementary School
P.S. 33 Timothy Dwight School
P.S. 306
Mott Haven Academy Charter School
Family Life Academy Charter School I
P.S. 44 Marcus Garvey Elementary School
P.S. 305 Dr. Peter Ray School
P.S. 23 Carter G Woodson Elementary School
P.S. 59 William Floyd School
P.S./I.S. 165 Ida B. Posner School
P.S. 116 The Elizabeth L. Farrell School
P.S. 123 Suydam School
P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson School
P.S. 274 Kosciusko School
P.S. 334 The Anderson SchoolP.S./I.S. 171 Patrick Henry Preparatory School
P.S./I.S. 210 Twenty First Century Academy for Community Leadership
P.S. 1 The Tottenville School
P.S. 11 The Governor Thomas Dongan Elementary School
P.S. 13 The Margaret L. Lindemeyer School
Elementary School
Claire Yoon, Grade 3
P.S. 79 Frances Lewis, Queens
Teacher: Benjamin Paquette
Middle School
Akaneh Wang, Grade 8
J.H.S. 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Queens
Teacher: Irene Papamichael
High School
Luyi Song, Grade 12
Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn
Runners-Up
Elementary School
Claire Baek, Grade 5
P.S. 98 The Douglaston School, Queens
Teacher: Linda Rizzatti
Matteo Feola, Grade 4
P.S. 32 Samuel Mills Sprole, Brooklyn
Teacher: David Chimoskey
Ferenc A. Zou, Grade 2
P.S. 33 Chelsea Prep, Manhattan
Teacher: Hannah Choi
Middle School
Katherine Chokpaporn, Grade 8
I.S. 141 The Steinway, Queens
Teacher: Nicole Somma
Sophia Hoang, Grade 6
J.H.S. 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Queens
Teacher: Andrew Zaben
Xue Ying Huang, Grade 7
J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing, Brooklyn
Teacher: Aleccia Braithwaite
High School
Stephanie Chin, Grade 11
Robert F. Kennedy Community High School, Queens
Teacher: Edward Zawacki
Dayanara Garcia, Grade 11
High School for Health Careers and Sciences,
Manhattan
Teacher: Iana Mardirosyan
Sabiha Sultana, Grade 12
Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn
Teacher: Dara Ross