City Schools Win Top Award is USDA’s HealthierUS Challenge

From Binghamton City School District:

Five elementary schools in the Binghamton City School District were recently awarded the “Gold with Distinction” HealthierUS Challenge Award given by the US Department of Agriculture.
Benjamin Franklin, Calvin Coolidge, Horace Mann, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson elementary schools all received the award.
The USDA will be sending five plaques and banners for the buildings and a check to the district for $10,000. The Gold with Distinction title is the highest award in the HUSSC program.
“The HUSSC is a recognition award for schools that have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in both nutrition and physical education to promote a healthier school environment for children,” said USDA program specialist Pamela Griffin.
With this award, Binghamton City School District now holds the record for the most buildings with the HUSSC Gold with Distinction title in the Northeast, and third-most on the East Coast.