Apple Tasting Event at Avondale Middle School
Apple Tasting Event at Avondale Middle School Michigan-grown apples are delicious! Project Healthy Schools recently hosted an apple tasting event in collaboration with the Michigan Apple Committee at Avondale Middle School in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Students were able to taste test three different varieties of Michigan-grown apples during their lunch hour. It was a fun […]
Learn About a Student Success Story from Holly Academy
Student Success Story from Holly Academy Holly Academy is a 2nd year school with Project Healthy Schools located in Holly, Michigan. Their wellness champion recently shared an amazing email with us that they received from one of their student’s parents. To protect the identity of the student and teacher, PHS has removed all identifying information […]
Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards Winners Announced
Winter PHS Wellness Grant Awards Announced Congratulations to the following 11 schools who applied and received awards for the Winter PHS Wellness Grant cycle. Eligible schools were able to apply for up to $1,000 to support the wellness needs of their students and staff. Please join us in congratulating the following PHS schools! Cherryland Middle […]
Building Heathy Communities: Project Healthy Schools RFA is OPEN!
Building Healthy Communities: Project Healthy Schools RFA is OPEN! Project Healthy Schools is now accepting applications for new schools to join the PHS program for the 2024-2025 school year. Please visit the PHS RFA website here for more information. Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools is a collaborative partnership between Blue […]
Celebrate National Nutrition Month During March
March is National Nutrition Month National Nutrition Month is an annual campaign created 50 years ago in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month of March, everyone is invited to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits. This year’s theme is “Beyond the Table”, […]
Support Colleagues and Help Kids on Giving Blueday
Support Colleagues and Help Kids on Giving Blueday Project Healthy Schools will be participating in the University of Michigan’s annual Giving Blueday on Wednesday, March 13th. This one-day (24 hour) fundraising campaign is designed to raise awareness and important funds to support amazing work happening across the university. Project Healthy Schools is honored to participate […]
PHS Attends Victor’s Day at the University of Michigan
On Friday, October 27th, Project Healthy Schools collaborated with U-M Athletics to host an inclusive physical activity and health fair at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse at the University of Michigan for 600 students with disabilities who attended from surrounding schools. The PHS team taught students and their families how to create a healthy balanced plate by incorporating […]
13 PHS Schools Awarded a Fall Wellness Grant
Please join us in congratulating the following schools who applied and received a Fall PHS Wellness Grant. Each of these schools were funded up to $1,000 to support their requested health and wellness initiatives designed specifically for their school community. We are thrilled to support these wellness initiatives and look forward to hearing great success […]
8 New Middle Schools Join Building Healthy Communities
The 2023-2024 school year brings 8 new schools to the Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools program, a partnership between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the University of Michigan, and the United Dairy Industry of Michigan. Please join us in welcoming the following schools to the BHC:PHS program this school […]
Free School Meals for All Michigan Students
Michigan’s 1.4 million public students will be receiving nutritious free meals at school during the 2023-2024 school year thanks to a $160 million appropriation in the state’s School Aid budget adopted by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan School Meals will provide state reimbursement to schools for every breakfast […]
