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 […]
Join Us for This Year’s PHS Wellness Champion Gathering!
The PHS Wellness Champion Gathering will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday, November 17th from 9:00am to 3:00pm ET. Attendees can choose to attend the entire day or individual sessions and teachers will have the opportunity to receive SCECHs. Eligible PHS schools who register and attend the event will be eligible for a drawing […]
Hart Middle School Receives Silver Michigan School Wellness Award!
Katie Jazwinski, wellness champion at Hart Middle School, has learned how daily physical activity impacts student performance in her classroom. By highlighting how daily activity affects physical and mental health, Katie improves the emotional health of her students along with other important life skills that could make an impact on their future. Illustrating this, Katie […]
PHS Hosts Inclusive Physical Activity Day at the Big House
In celebration of ACES Day (All Children Exercising Simultaneously), Project Healthy Schools hosted a collaborative wellness event at U-M Stadium on Thursday, May 11th to promote physical activity for over 300 students from Detroit and Manchester. PHS partnered with U-M Athletics and U-M Adaptive Sports & Fitness to create rotating stations that allowed students to […]
Our Request for Applicants (RFA) is Open Until June 30th!
Do you know a Michigan middle school that would be a great fit for Project Healthy Schools? Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools through Project Healthy Schools (BHC:PHS) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. Applications are due by Friday, June 30th. BHC:PHS recently held a webinar for all interested schools, if you […]
