Staying Strong
January 9, 2015 will be a day that I will never forget. It was the day that my mom told me she had been diagnosed with cancer. It has been over a year...
FUTP 60 Radio Interview
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there was no school. My schedule was pretty simple: wake up late and go to an interview! I was so excited for this oppo...
Virginia Association of School Nurses Conference
This past October I was invited to represent Fuel Up to Play 60 at the Virginia Association of School Nurses Conference with Roseann Liberatore from...
Changing in the New Year
As someone with a type A personality, the holidays can stress me out instead of serve as a break. I’ve decided to set two New Year’s resolutions that ...
New Year’s Resolutions and Wishes from the FUTP 60 Youth Council!
“My New Year's Resolution is this: I want to have our most successful Student Ambassador Summit yet, this summer. I want to fully establish our Youth ...
Why I Joined FUTP 60
I joined Fuel Up to Play 60 because I felt it is important to live an active and healthy lifestyle. I have been involved in the program for 3 years, a...
Celebrating the Holidays
To raise awareness in our community for our school's FUTP 60 program, I came up with a few holiday ideas and got my team involved.
Earlier this mon...
Including Everyone and Making a Difference
Last year I was in gym class and there were a few students with disabilities in my class. Unfortunately, some of the other students in my school were ...
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...
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 com...
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...
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 Pla...
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 jac...
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....
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...