Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge Program Awards $605,000 in Grants to 75...

Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge Program Awards $605,000 in Grants to
75 Pennsylvania Schools
The Highmark Foundation increases its commitment to schools by allocating
additional funds for the program

PITTSBURGH, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Highmark Foundation,
through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge, recently awarded
$605,000 in grants to 75 elementary, middle and high schools across
Pennsylvania. The grants will support programs that address bullying
prevention and self-esteem, improve nutrition education, enhance nutrition
choices and provide opportunities for physical activity.
"Through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge, we have asked
schools to help us help children," said Highmark Foundation President Yvonne
Cook. "We know that schools play a vital role in the lives of children and
adolescents and we are proud to provide them with the resources and tools that
will improve the health status of their students."
Due to the overwhelming response received from schools, the board of the
Highmark Foundation at its March 2008 meeting also approved an additional $1.5
million to be awarded through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge
during the remainder of this year. Last year, the Foundation announced its
intention to award a total of $1 million in grants through the School
Challenge in 2008; however, the School Challenge now has the resources to
award a total of $2.5 million this year.
Also new in 2008, the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge expanded to
award grants for programs that focus on bullying prevention and self-esteem.
In past years, School Challenge grants were awarded only to physical activity
and nutrition initiatives.
"We know that physical activity and nutrition programs are beneficial to
helping children live longer, healthier lives," said Cook. "However, bullying
is a serious issue in schools and we believe that it needs to be addressed. By
supporting bullying prevention programs, we are working to improve the overall
health, well-being and self-esteem of students."
Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grants are awarded throughout the
year. Schools are invited to apply for School Challenge grants by visiting the
Highmark Healthy High 5 Web site at http://www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org and
clicking on "Grant Process for Schools," to download and complete the grant
application.
The following schools received Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge
grants in March 2008. For more information on the supported program at each
school, visit http://www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org and click on "Schools."

School Name County
Conewago Valley School District - Conewago Valley
Intermediate School Adams
Littlestown Area School District - Maple Avenue Middle
School Adams
A.W. Beattie Career Center Allegheny
Baldwin Whitehall School District - Baldwin High School Allegheny
Bethel Park School District - Abraham Lincoln Elementary
School Allegheny
Bethel Park School District - Benjamin Franklin
Elementary School Allegheny
Bethel Park School District - Bethel Memorial Elementary Allegheny
Bethel Park School District - George Washington
Elementary School Allegheny
Bethel Park School District - William Penn Elementary
School Allegheny
Fox Chapel Area School District - Hartwood Elementary
School Allegheny
Fox Chapel Area School District - Fox Chapel Area High
School Allegheny
Fox Chapel Area School District - O'Hara Elementary
School Allegheny
Hampton Township School District - Hampton Township
Middle School Allegheny
Montour School District - Burkett School Allegheny
Montour School District - Ingram Elementary School Allegheny
North Allegheny School District - North Allegheny
Intermediate High School Allegheny
Pittsburgh Public School District - Pittsburgh Colfax
K-8 Allegheny
Riverview School District - Verner Elementary School Allegheny
Shady Side Academy Allegheny
Shady Side Academy Junior School Allegheny
Shady Side Academy Middle School Allegheny
Sto-Rox School District - Sto-Rox Elementary School Allegheny
Riverview School District - Tenth Street Elementary
School Allegheny
West Allegheny School District - Wilson Elementary School Allegheny
West Mifflin Area School District - Clara Barton
Elementary School Allegheny
Hopewell Area School District - Hopewell High School Beaver
Monaca School District - Monaca Junior-Senior High School Beaver
New Brighton School District - New Brighton High School Beaver
Mars Area School District - Mars Area Centennial School Butler
Blacklick Valley School District - Blacklick Valley
Elementary Center Cambria
Conemaugh Valley School District - Conemaugh Valley
Junior-Senior High School Cambria
Forest Hills School District - Forest Hills Elementary
School Cambria
Northern Cambria School District - Northern Cambria
Middle School Cambria
Millville Area School District - Millville Area High
School Columbia
Penncrest School District - Maplewood Junior-Senior High
School Crawford
Cumberland Valley School District - Silver Spring
Elementary School Cumberland
East Pennsboro Area School District - East Pennsboro
Elementary School Cumberland
East Pennsboro Area School District - West Creek Hills
Elementary School Cumberland
Private Special Education Center - Yellow Breeches
Educational Center (YBEC, Inc.) Cumberland
South Middleton School District - Boiling Springs High
School Cumberland
Diocese of Harrisburg - St. Joan of Arc Elementary School Dauphin
Lower Dauphin School District - South Hanover Elementary
School Dauphin
Flagship Transition School Erie
Fort LeBoeuf School District - Mill Village Elementary
School Erie
Fort LeBoeuf School District - Robinson Elementary School Erie
Fort LeBoeuf School District - Waterford Elementary
School Erie
Luther Memorial Learning Center Erie
School District of the City of Erie - Glenwood Elementary
School Erie
Brownsville Area School District - Brownsville Area High
School Fayette
Connellsville Area School District - Clifford N. Pritts
Elementary School Fayette
Connellsville Area School District - Connellsville Junior
High East Fayette
Connellsville Area School District - Connellsville Junior
High West Fayette
Connellsville Area School District - Springfield
Elementary School Fayette
Connellsville Area Senior High School Fayette
Laurel Highlands School District - Laurel Highlands
Middle School Fayette
Laurel Highlands School District - Laurel Highlands High
School Fayette
Juniata County School District - Walker Township
Elementary School Juniata
Lampeter-Strasburg School District - Lampeter-Strasburg
High School Lancaster
Lawrence County Career and Technical Center Lawrence
Cornwall Lebanon School District - Cornwall Elementary
School Lebanon
Eastern Lebanon County School District - Jackson
Elementary School Lebanon
Allentown School District - Elementary and Middle Schools Lehigh
Salisbury Township School District - Harry S. Truman
Elementary School Lehigh
Danville Area School District - Danville Area High School Montour
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School Northampton
Schuylkill Technology Centers - North Campus Schuylkill
North Star School District - North Star East
Elementary/Middle School Somerset
Shanksville-Stonycreek School District -
Shanksville-Stonycreek Somerset
Avella Area School District - Avella Elementary Center Washington
Southeastern School District - Fawn Grove Elementary York
Southeastern School District - Delta Peach Bottom
Elementary York
Southeastern School District - Kenner-Dale High School York
Southeastern School District - Southeastern Middle School
East York
Southeastern School District - Southeastern Middle School
West York
Southeastern School District - Stewartstown Elementary York

About Highmark Healthy High 5
Highmark Healthy High 5 is a five-year, $100 million children's health
promotion initiative of the Highmark Foundation. The mission of the
initiative is to improve the health of children and adolescents ages 6-18 by
providing them with the tools and practices needed to make informed decisions
about living healthier lives. Highmark Healthy High 5 addresses five critical
children's health promotion issues -- nutrition, physical activity,
self-esteem, grieving, and bullying prevention -- by raising awareness,
changing behavior through grants and programs, and providing resources to
parents, schools and communities served by the Highmark Foundation.
Highmark Healthy High 5 is an initiative of the Highmark Foundation. For
more information, visit http://www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org or call
800-789-1726.
SOURCE The Highmark Foundation

Kaitlin O'Brien, +1-412-544-6006, kaitlin.obrien@highmark.com, or Kimberly
Scanish, +1-717-302-4244, kimberly.scanish@highmark.com, both of The Highmark
Foundation