Autumn Wrap Up
As autumn comes to a close I want to share my experiences of what my school's Fuel Up to Play 60 team has been up to for the past couple of months. To start off, I'm going all the way back to the first day of s...
Get Rid of the Cold Weather Blues
Hi everyone! I hope all is well in your schools with winter on its way! I understand how this time of year may seem hard to get active and keep those healthy habits, but trust me, there is plenty to do. First, ...
Away Game Experience Winner!
I became involved in Fuel Up to Play 60 when I started the 6th grade, and a couple of friends told me about the program. To get involved, I had to complete Fuel Up to Play 60 activities. I earned Points by part...
Finding New Leadership Opportunities
When I was in 7th grade, I threw together an essay to help my school win a Fuel Up to Play 60 grant. I was barely a part of my school’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program and the first time I had ever even been on the ...
Fuel Up to Play 60 Winter Fitness Ideas
1. Get active by exercising while watching TV! During commercial breaks, instead of sitting on the couch, get up and start moving. Do some jumping jacks while your NFL team plays. Do some crunches while you lis...
Veteran’s Day
Outgoing, confident, unreserved, humorous, powerful, lively: all words used to describe Fuel Up to Play 60 Program Advisor and U.S. Army veteran, Mrs. Michelle Johnson. While traveling to our first Fuel Up to P...
Speaking at GENYOUth’s Arizona Town Hall
This month, I gave a speech to almost one hundred important people such as a Senator, multiple CEOs, a local pediatrician, and the superintendent of a school district in Arizona! Now to some this may not seem l...
Planning a Play
After getting back from this past summer’s Student Ambassador Summit in Chicago, I was fueled with ideas for the upcoming school year. So I got together with my Program Advisor and the rest of our school’s Fuel...
How Fuel Up to Play 60 Supports Farm to School
I am a Student Ambassador at my middle school in Wisconsin. I live in a dairy state. We have a lot of farms. In the short six mile drive from my house to school, I go by seven farms! There are also some green t...
Helping Our Community
I first got involved in my community by joining the service club at my school. We are currently helping the veterans in our local area by planning a special veterans’ parade. Currently we are making medals to g...
Thank You, Teachers!
My reason for writing this blog is to say THANK YOU to four special teachers in my School District. I'd never be as active in Fuel Up to Play 60 without their encouragement, support and coaching. My Program Adv...
Walk to School Day
In celebration of National Walk to School Day on October 7, my Fuel Up to Play 60 team and I organized two walks throughout that day at my school.
To get the word out ahead of time to students, staff and par...
Ideas for this School Year
Hey, this is Roddy, National Ambassador, and I wanted to give you some inspiration and ideas based on activities that I’ve worked on for Fuel Up to Play 60!
For our Physical Activity Play, we had a...
Fuel Up to Play 60 en español
I have been involved with Fuel Up to Play 60 for three years, and it has given me many wonderful experiences. Fuel Up to Play 60 gave me the opportunity to become a leader on our school's leadership t...
Thank a Principal Month!
First, thank you to Mr. Delwarth and Mr. Manley!
Let's all take a moment to think about our principals. This month is Thank a Principal Month. If you get a chance, stop and thank your principal. My old princ...