<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Bordentown, NJ-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">12.13.12</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Clara Barton and Peter Muschal Elementary Schools and MacFarland Intermediate School in Bordentown were presented with Healthier US School Challenge Awards by the United States Department of Agriculture and Christie Administration officials presented during a ceremony Wednesday, December 12 at the Bordentown Regional Schools Board of Education meeting.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/bodyimagenj.jpg" alt="Images 121312" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The schools were presented with a banner and a certificate and will receive a prize of $500, according to a press release. The program honors schools that encourage good nutrition and physical activity and is a voluntary program open to schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“These three schools involved students, parents and staff in making positive changes in school meal menus and physical activity opportunities that led to this recognition,” said Rose Tricario, New Jersey Department of Agriculture Division of Food and Nutrition Director. “These changes will better equip its students to do their best and help them grow to be strong, healthy adults. We encourage the schools to continue to build upon their success and reach higher levels of the award.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The district revamped the school meal menu to meet all the requirements, which included staff training, as well as educating the students on the changes and why they occurred in order to achieve the bronze level of the award.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We appreciate the recognition of our District’s efforts and commitment to good nutrition and health for our students and community, as encompassed in our educational curriculum programs, including physical education, and in our philosophical approaches,” said Eloi Richardson, School District Business Administrator.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">When possible, Jersey Fresh produce is used in the school meal programs. Clara Barton School has a garden where they grow seasonal vegetables and herbs every year.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthierus/index.html" target="_new"> New Jersey Department of Agriculture </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
