Chartwells School Dining Services Supports USDA Improvements to School Meals
RYE BROOK, N.Y., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 25, 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the final rule to the Nutrition Standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.  Chartwells' dedicated nutrition and culinary teams will continue to partner with our school districts to ensure that meals at all grade levels meet the final guidelines according to the timeline set forth by the USDA.  The final standards include offering fruits and vegetables every day, increasing whole grain-rich foods, offering only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties and serving proper portion sizes. Chartwells strongly supports improvements to the breakfast and lunch meal patterns that are required by the ...

Whitby Names Bryan Nixon Next Head of School
GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of the Whitby School announces today the appointment of its next Head of School, Bryan Nixon, and the retirement of its current Head, Doug Fainelli.

"MythBusters" Stars to Headline Dublin High School Engineering Academy Open House
DUBLIN, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "MythBusters" stars Adam Savage and Kari Byron will share their passion for engineering and science at Dublin High School as part of National Engineers Weeks 2012.

Centre County Educator Named Pennsylvania's 2012 Teacher of the Year
Education Secretary also Honors 2011 Milken Award Winner, Blue Ribbon Schools HERSHEY, Pa., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Ron Tomalis last night announced the 2012 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, as well as recognized the 2011 Milken Educator Award winner and 14 Blue Ribbon Schools during the Keystone Awards of Excellence banquet in Hershey. Tricia Miller, a literacy coach in Penns Valley Area School District, Centre County, was named the 2012 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year, the culmination of the evening's events.

JAM School Program Keeps Over 8 Million School Kids Active
CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Health-E-tips, Inc., announces that its JAM School Program (JAM) has reached another milestone and is now in over 17,000 schools, in every state, making health a daily habit, for more than 8.5 million students and school personnel.  JAM provides simple healthier living tips and easy, fun physical activity routines that are authored by fitness experts, professional athletes and students and is available at no cost to every school. (Photo:  ) The program's JAMmin' Minute® resource, a one-minute physical activity routine, has become so popular that it has been the catalyst in creating a movement that has these millions jammin' to bet ...

Enjoying the view from the top of the class
The Athens Banner-Herald presents the area valedictorians and salutatorians of the Class of 2009. We think you'll find these individuals are worthy of celebration during this season of high school commencements.

Clarke County School District back-to-school events
Due to teacher furloughs, all back-to-school events scheduled for Aug. 3 and 4 have been rescheduled. Below is the revised list of events provided by the Clarke County School District.