Growing Strong with Greens
I was recently cleaning out my family garden for the winter and decided to multi-task by exercising with the vegetables at the same time! Not only are they good for eating, but good for a workout too as they ar...
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...
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...
Setting Goals for My Fuel Up to Play 60 Program
At the Fuel Up to Play 60 Summit this year, I learned much more about Fuel Up to Play 60 and everything it stands for; especially that it is led by students themselves! It was amazing to see so many k...
New Ideas this School Year
Hello, my name is Katie, a State Ambassador from Pennsylvania, and I attended the 2015 Fuel Up to Play 60 Student Ambassador Summit in Chicago this year. I can't begin to say how much I learned at the...
Life Lessons with Fuel Up to Play 60
Fuel Up to Play 60 is such a great program, and is so easy and beneficial for everyone...no matter their age. It is very important to me and I am trying to lead the change at the middle school level.
I first...
Healthy Food Drive
I recently went on a mission trip to Gary, WV this summer with my church youth group. It is one of the poorest areas in our state. I learned the children living there don’t have opportunities or sometimes the r...