Let’s Move! Active Schools Announces 2016 National Award Recipients
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Today, Let’s Move! Active Schools, part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, announced its 2016 National Award recipients. Five hundred and forty-four U.S. schools, representing 41 states plus the District of Columbia, were recognized for their outstanding efforts in creating an Active School environment.
The Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award is the nation’s top physical education and physical activity distinction for K-12 schools. The award celebrates a school’s commitment to providing students with at least 60 minutes of physical activity before, during and after school each day.
“I applaud these schools for creating Active School environments that are inspiring students to be more engaged learners and ensuring that physical education and physical activity continue to be an important part of every child's educational experience,” said First Lady Michelle Obama.
Studies show that Active Kids Do Better. Physical activity not only helps kids stay healthy and strong, but it can also contribute to higher test scores, improved attendance, better behavior in class, enhanced leadership skills and a lifetime of healthy habits.
Powered by a national collaborative of health, education and private sector organizations, Let’s Move! Active Schools is dedicated to ensuring at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day is the norm in K-12 schools across the country. All partners work together through the collective impact framework to equip schools with physical education and physical activity resources, programs, professional development and activation grants that help create Active School environments.
To earn a Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award, a school must have met significant benchmarks in five areas: physical education; physical activity before and after school; physical activity during school; staff involvement; and family and community engagement.
This year, honorees will receive a large display banner, certificate and congratulatory letter from the First Lady.
Since its February 28, 2013 launch, more than 20,000 schools in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have enrolled in Let’s Move! Active Schools, reaching more than 11 million students.
2016 Let's Move! Active Schools National Award Recipients
ALABAMA
Butler County School District
Greenville Middle School
Greenville High School
W. O. Parmer School
Dothan City School District
Hidden Lake Elementary School
Florence City School District
Weeden Elementary School
Hoover City School District
Green Valley Elementary School
Rocky Ridge Elementary School
Montgomery Public Schools
Martin Luther King Elementary School
Pelham City Schools
Pelham Oaks Elementary School
Talladega County School District
Fayetteville High School
Lincoln Elementary School
ARIZONA
Florence Unified School District 1
Walker Butte K-8 School
Mesa Unified School District 4
Crismon Elementary School
Field Elementary School
Hermosa Vista Elementary School
Holmes Elementary School
Irving Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Johnson Elementary School
Mendoza Elementary School
Pomeroy Elementary School
Robson Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Salk Elementary School
Sirrine Elementary School
Stevenson Elementary School
Summit Academy
Taft Elementary School
Webster Elementary School
Stanfield Elementary School District 24
Stanfield Elementary School
CALIFORNIA
Alhambra Unified School District
Monterey Highlands Elementary School
Alvord Unified School District
Alvord Continuation High School
Arizona Middle School
Loma Vista Middle School
McAuliffe Elementary School
Norte Vista High School
Orrenmaa Elementary School
Promenade Elementary School
Twinhill Elementary School
Wells Middle School
Central Unified School District
Biola Pershing Elementary School
Harvest Elementary School
William Saroyan Elementary School
Desert Sands Unified School District
Amelia Earhart Elementary School
Dr. Reynaldo Carreon Academy
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
La Quinta Middle School
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary School
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Lake Tahoe Unified School District
Sierra House Elementary School
South Tahoe Middle School
Los Angeles Unified School District
112th Street Elementary School
Bridges School
Broad Avenue Elementary School
Extera Public Charter School #2 Lorena
Fries Avenue Elementary School
Gulf Avenue Elementary School
Hawaiian Avenue Elementary School
Marlton School
Mount Gleason Middle School
Wilmington Park Elementary School
Young Oak Kim Academy
Manteca Unified School District
Brock Elliot Elementary School
Joseph Widmer Elementary School
Lathrop Elementary School
Oceanside Unified School District
Cesar Chavez Middle School
Palmdale School District
Cactus Intermediate School
Pittsburg Unified School District
Black Diamond High School
Stoneman Elementary School
Redondo Beach Unified School District
Beryl Heights Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Redondo Shores High School
Redondo Union High School
San Diego Unified School District
McGill School of Success
Cameron Ranch Elementary
San Juan Unified School District
Del Dayo Elementary School
San Leandro Unified School District
James Garfield Elementary School
San Rafael City School District
Bahia Vista Elementary School
Santa Rosa City School District
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Helen M. Lehman Elementary School
Hidden Valley Elementary School
Proctor Terrace Elementary School
Steele Lane Elementary School
West Contra Costa Unified School District
John F. Kennedy High School
COLORADO
Alamosa School District RE-11J
Alamosa Elementary School 3-5 Campus
Falcon School District 49
Stetson Elementary School
Jefferson County School District R-1
Witt Elementary School
Weld County School District RE-8
Fort Lupton High School
CONNECTICUT
New Haven City School District
Benjamin Jepson Magnet School
Davis Street Magnet School
East Rock Magnet School
King-Robinson IB Magnet School
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DC Public Schools
Seaton Elementary School
FLORIDA
Flagler County School District
Bunnell Elementary School
Miami-Dade County Public School District
Hammocks Middle School
Highland Oaks Middle School
Palm Beach County School District
Allamanda Elementary School
Gove Elementary School
Pinellas County School District
Belcher Elementary School
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School
Curtis Fundamental Elementary School
Lynch Elementary School
Pinellas Park Middle School
Pinellas Secondary School
Tarpon Springs Elementary School
Polk County School District
Lake Gibson Middle School
GEORGIA
Bibb County School District
Alexander II Magnet School
Bruce Elementary School
Central High School
Florence Bernd Elementary School
H. G. Weaver Middle School
Howard High School
Ingram-Pye Elementary School
James H. Porter Elementary School
John H. Heard Elementary School
McKibben Lane Elementary School
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Rutland High School
Skyview Elementary School
Southwest Magnet High School & Law Academy
Springdale Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School
City Schools of Decatur
Glennwood Elementary School
Cobb County School District
Blackwell Elementary School
Floyd Middle School
Mableton Elementary School
Russell Elementary School
Smitha Middle School
Decatur County School District
Elcan-King Elementary School
Fulton County School District
High Point Elementary School
Lake Windward Elementary School
Stonewall Tell Elementary School
Hall County School District
East Hall Middle School
Johnson High School
Lanier Elementary School
Martin Technology Academy
South Hall Middle School
Savannah-Chatham County School District
Largo-Tibet Elementary School
Port Wentworth Elementary School
Virginia L. Heard Elementary School
Windsor Forest Elementary School
IOWA
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Arthur Elementary School
Des Moines Public School District
Edmunds Elementary School
Springville Community School District
Springville Secondary School
IDAHO
Moscow School District 281
Moscow Middle School
Sugar Salem Joint District 322
Central Elementary School
West Ada School District
Prospect Elementary School
River Valley Elementary School
ILLINOIS
Barrington Community Unit School District 220
Arnett C. Lines Elementary School
Chicago Public School District 299
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School
Boone Elementary School
Budlong Elementary School
Edison Park Elementary School
Hancock College Prep High School
Monroe Elementary School
Newton Bateman Elementary School
Portage Park Elementary School
Ray Elementary School
Sumner Math & Science Academy
Community Unit School District 303
Wasco Elementary School
Flossmoor School District 161
Flossmoor Hills Elementary School
Heather Hill Elementary School
Serena Hills Elementary School
Western Ave Elementary School
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Illini Bluffs Elementary School
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201
J. Sterling Morton West High School
Rockford School District 205
Flinn Middle School
South Berwyn School District 100
Emerson Elementary School
Freedom Middle School
Heritage Middle School
Hiawatha Elementary School
Irving Elementary School
Komensky Elementary School
Pershing Elementary School
Piper Elementary School
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
Little Fort Elementary School
INDIANA
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
St. Thomas Aquinas School
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township
Central Elementary School
College Park Elementary School
Deer Run Elementary School
Eagle Creek Elementary School
Eastbrook Elementary School
Fishback Creek Public Academy
Guion Creek Elementary School
Guion Creek Middle School
New Augusta Public Academy South
Pike High School
Snacks Crossing Elementary School
KANSAS
Ell-Saline Unified School District 307
Ell-Saline Elementary School
Louisburg Unified School District 416
Rockville Elementary School
Turner Unified School District 202
Oak Grove Elementary School
Wichita Unified School District 259
Black Traditional Magnet Elementary
Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary
Earhart Environ Magnet School
Enders Open Magnet School
Jefferson Elementary School
Lawrence Elementary School
Mayberry Cultural-Fine Arts Middle School
McLean Science Tech Magnet
OK Elementary School
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary
KENTUCKY
Ashland Independent School District
Hager Elementary School
Calloway County School District
Southwest Calloway Elementary School
Christian County Public School District
Sinking Fork Elementary School
Daviess County Public School District
Apollo High School
College View Middle School
Sorgho Elementary School
Whitesville Elementary School
Elizabethtown Independent School District
Talton K. Stone Middle School
Hardin County School District
Howevalley Elementary School
Vine Grove Elementary School
Hopkins County School District
Hopkins County Central High School
Lyon County School District
Lyon County Elementary School
Marshall County School District
South Marshall Elementary School
Meade County School District
Brandenburg Primary School
Trigg County School District
Trigg County High School
Union County School District
Sturgis Elementary School
Union County High School
Warren County School District
Richardsville Elementary School
LOUISIANA
Bossier Parish School District
Curtis Elementary School
Caddo Parish Public Schools
Alexander Learning Center
Shreve Island Elementary School
East Baton Rouge Parish School District
Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet School
Lafayette Parish School District
Ernest Gallet Elementary School
Monroe City School District
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School
MASSACHUSETTS
Fall River School District
Frank M. Silvia Elementary School
Springfield Public School District
Alice Beal Elementary School
Weymouth School District
Abigail Adams Middle School
MARYLAND
Anne Arundel County School District
Piney Orchard Elementary School
Baltimore City Public School District
Afya Public Charter Middle School 337
Howard County Public School District
Northfield Elementary School
Prince Georges Co School District
Arrowhead Elementary School
Berwyn Heights Elementary School
St. Mary's County Public Schools
Chesapeake Public Charter School
St. Mary's County Public Schools
Esperanza Middle School
MICHIGAN
Bendle Public School District
Bendle High School
MINNESOTA
Kelliher School District 36
Kelliher Elementary School
Kelliher Secondary School
Lake Park-Audubon Independent School District 2889
Lake Park-Audubon Elementary School
Mankato Area Public Schools
Garfield Elementary School
Osseo Independent School District 279
Palmer Lake Elementary School
Roseville School District 623
Edgerton Elementary School
Emmet D. Williams Elementary School
Falcon Heights Elementary School
Winona Area Independent School District 861
Ridgeway Community School
MISSOURI
Affton School District
Rogers Middle School
Eldon School District
Eldon Middle School
Ferguson-Florissant School District
Bermuda Elementary School
Central Elementary School
Parkway School District
Parkway West Middle School
Shenandoah Valley Elementary School
Raymore-Peculiar School District
Raymore-Peculiar High School
Rockwood School District
Green Pines Elementary School
St Louis City Public School District
Adams Elementary School
Woodward Elementary School
MISSISSIPPI
Columbus Municipal School District
Joe Cook Fine Arts Magnet School
NORTH CAROLINA
Brunswick County School District
Lincoln Elementary School
Buncombe County School District
Avery's Creek Elementary School
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District
Frank P. Graham Elementary School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District
Crestdale Middle School
Endhaven Elementary School
Durham Public School District
Durham School of the Arts
Little River School
Mangum Elementary School
School for Creative Studies
Guilford County Schools
Northern Middle School
New Hanover County School District
Mosley Performance Learning Center
Roland-Grise Middle School
Rockingham County School District
Reidsville Middle School
NORTH DAKOTA
Fargo School District 1
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
West Fargo School District 6
L.E. Berger Elementary School
LeGacy Elementary School
NEBRASKA
Archdiocese of Omaha Education Office
Archbishop Bergan Catholic School
St. Margaret Mary School
Franklin School District 506
Franklin Public School
NEW JERSEY
Bayonne School District
Henry E. Harris Elementary School
Mary J. Donohoe School
Philip G. Vroom School
Woodrow Wilson School
Elizabeth School District
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School 14
Duarte-Marti School 28
Elmora Elementary School 12
John E. Dwyer Tech Academy 82
Robert Morris School 18
Toussaint L'ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School 6
Terence C. Reilly School 7
Jersey City Public School District
Christa McAuliffe School 28
Frank Conwell Middle School 4
Frank R. Conwell Elementary School 3
James J. Ferris High School
Joseph Brensinger Elementary School 17
Julia A. Barnes Elementary School 12
Public School 20
Long Branch School District
Amerigo A. Anastasia Elementary School
Audrey W. Clark School
George L. Catrambone Elementary School
Long Branch Middle School
Millville Public Schools
Memorial High School
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Paterson Public School District
Elementary School 15
Elementary School 8
Roselle Borough Public Schools
Abraham Clark High School
Dr. Charles C. Polk Elementary School
Grace Wilday Jr. High School
Harrison Elementary School
Kindergarten Success Academy
Leonard V. Moore Middle School
Washington Elementary School
South Orange Maplewood School District
Clinton Elementary School
Marshall Elementary School
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque Public School District
Inez Elementary School
NEVADA
Clark County School District
Grant Bowler Elementary School
NEW YORK
Clyde-Savannah Central School District
Clyde-Savannah High School
Clyde-Savannah Middle School
Hyde Park Central School District
North Park Elementary School
New York City Department of Education
Eagle Academy for Young Men-Bronx
I.S. R002 George L. Egbert
P.S. 54 Samuel C. Barnes
North Shore Central School District
Glen Head Elementary School
Glenwood Landing Elementary School
North Shore High School
North Shore Middle School
Sea Cliff Elementary School
OHIO
Cleveland Metro School District
Campus International School
Charles Dickens at Corlett
Garrett Morgan School
John Hay Science & Medicine
Joseph M Gallagher Elementary School
Willson Elementary School
Hudson City School District
Evamere Elementary School
Parma City School District
Hillside Middle School
OKLAHOMA
Alva Independent School District
Washington Early Childhood Center
Cushing Public Schools
Cushing Lower Elementary School
Deer Creek School District
Deer Creek Elementary School
Deer Creek Rose Union Elementary School
Jones School District
Jones Elementary School
Lawton Independent School District
Freedom Elementary School
Lone Grove School District
Lone Grove Primary School
Newcastle School District
Newcastle Early Childhood Center
Newcastle Elementary School
Oklahoma City School District
Coolidge Elementary School
Lee Elementary School
Southern Hills Elementary School
Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village
Pryor School District
Jefferson Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Union Public School District
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Yukon School District
Shedeck Elementary School
OREGON
David Douglas School District
Floyd Light Middle School
Ron Russell Middle School
Hillsboro School District
Butternut Creek Elementary School
Portland School District
Woodmere Elementary School
Willamina School District
Willamina Elementary School
PENNSYLVANIA
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Bradford Area School District
Floyd C. Fretz Middle School
Pittsburgh Public School District
Pittsburgh Brashear High School
SOUTH CAROLINA
Anderson School District 4
La France Elementary School
Pendleton Elementary School
Pendleton High School
Riverside Middle School
Townville Elementary School
Berkeley County School District
Sangaree Elementary School
Charleston County School District
Sullivans Island Elementary School
Florence School District 1
Southside Middle School
Kershaw County School District
Doby's Mill Elementary School
Newberry County School District
Newberry Elementary School
Pickens County School District
Chastain Road Elementary School
Liberty High School
Richland County School District 1
Brockman Elementary School
Carver-Lyon Elementary School
Columbia High School
Dreher High School
E. E. Taylor Elementary School
Gadsden Elementary School
Horrell Hill Elementary School
Pine Grove Elementary School
Richland County School District 2
Joseph Keels Elementary School
Ridge View High School
Spartanburg School District 3
Cowpens Elementary School
SOUTH DAKOTA
Pierre Indian Learning Center
Aberdeen School District 6-1
C.C. Lee Elementary School
Holgate Middle School
May Overby Elementary School
O. M. Tiffany Elementary School
Simmons Elementary School
Simmons Middle School
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
Fred Assam Elementary School
Valley Springs Elementary School
Brookings School District 5-1
Hillcrest Elementary School
Chamberlain School District 7-1
Chamberlain Elementary School
Chamberlain High School
Chamberlain Middle School
Huron School District 2-2
Madison Elementary 2-3 Center
Washington Elementary School
Miller District 29-4
Miller Elementary School
Pierre School District 32-2
Kennedy Elementary School
TENNESSEE
Dyersburg City School District
Dyersburg Intermediate School
Hardin County School District
East Hardin Elementary School
Hardin County High School
Northside Elementary School
Parris South Elementary School
South Side Elementary School
Jackson-Madison County School District
Montessori School at Bemis
Lake County School District
Margaret Newton Elementary School
Shelby County Schools
Charjean Elementary School
Delano Elementary School
Downtown Elementary School
Northwest Prep Academy
TEXAS
Alief Independent School District
Cummings Elementary School
Mahanay Elementary School
Petrosky Elementary School
Austin Independent School District
Brooke Elementary School
Comal Independent School District
Indian Springs Elementary School
Corpus Christi Independent School District
Dawson Elementary School
Evans Elementary School
Fred R Sanders Elementary School
Los Encinos SES Elementary School
Marvin P. Baker Middle School
Mireles Elementary School
Montclair Elementary School
Rafael Galvan Elementary School
Shaw Special Emphasis School
Weldon Smith Elementary School
William B. Travis Elementary School
Dallas Independent School District
John Ireland Elementary School
Sam Tasby Middle School
Thelma E. Page-Richardson Elementary School
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District
Macaria Gorena Elementary School
El Paso Independent School District
Aoy Elementary School
Mesita Elementary School
Morehead Middle School
Olga Kohlberg Elementary School
Rivera Elementary School
Transmountain Early College High School
Frisco Independent School District
Anderson Elementary School
Lewisville Independent School District
McAuliffe Elementary School
McAllen Independent School District
Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Blanca E. Sanchez Elementary School
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School
Dorothea Brown Middle School
Francisca Alvarez Elementary School
James Bonham Elementary School
Jose A. Navarro Elementary School
Jose De Escandon Elementary School
Juan Seguin Elementary School
Lincoln Middle School
Lucile M. Hendricks Elementary School
Michael E. Fossum Middle School
Sam Rayburn Elementary School
William B. Travis Middle School
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
McKinney Independent School District
Glen Oaks Elementary School
Mission Consolidated Independent School District
Alton Elementary School
Alton Memorial Junior High School
Bryan Elementary School
Cantu Elementary School
Carl Waitz Elementary School
Castro Elementary School
Escobar-Rios Elementary School
Hurla M. Midkiff Elementary School
Kenneth White Jr. High School
Leal Elementary School
Marcell Elementary School
Mims Elementary School
Mission Collegiate High School
Mission High School
Mission Junior High School
Ollie Ogrady Elementary School
Pearson Elementary School
Rafael Cantu Jr High School
Raquel Cavazos Elementary School
Salinas Elementary School
Veterans Memorial High School
New Braunfels Independent School District
County Line Elementary School
Walnut Springs Elementary School
North East Independent School District
Montgomery Elementary School
Stone Oak Elementary School
Pasadena Independent School District
Harvey Turner Elementary School
Red Bluff Elementary School
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District
Rangerville Elementary School
UTAH
Davis School District
Odyssey Elementary School
Parkside Elementary School
West Point Elementary School
VIRGINIA
Victory Pre-School & Academy
Loudoun County Public School District
Dominion Trail Elementary School
Lovettsville Elementary School
Lucketts Elementary School
Virginia Beach City Public School District
Red Mill Elementary School
VERMONT
Burlington School District 15
Integrated Arts Academy
Chittenden East Supervisory Unit 12
Jericho Elementary School
WASHINGTON
Bellingham School District 501
Bellingham High School
Cordata Elementary School
Fairhaven Middle School
Davenport School District 207
Davenport Elementary School
Easton School District 28
Easton School
Edmonds School District 15
Mountlake Terrace Elementary School
Evergreen School District 114
Heritage High School
Union High School
Federal Way School District 210
Decatur High School
Kilo Middle School
Lake Grove Elementary School
Longview School District 122
Cascade Middle School
Columbia Heights Elementary School
Columbia Valley Gardens Elementary School
Kessler Elementary School
Mark Morris High School
Mint Valley Elementary School
Monticello Middle School
Mt. Solo Middle School
Northlake Elementary School
Olympic Elementary School
Robert Gray Elementary School
St. Helens Elementary School
Moses Lake School District 161
Park Orchard Elementary School
Renton School District 403
Hazelwood Elementary School
Steilacoom Historical School District 1
Steilacoom High School
WISCONSIN
Appleton Area School District
Franklin Elementary School
Horizons Elementary School
Janet Berry Elementary School
Johnston Elementary School
Richmond Elementary School
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Chippewa Falls Middle School
Genoa City Joint School District 2
Brookwood Middle School
Greendale School District
Canterbury Elementary School
Hayward Community School District
Hayward High School
La Crosse School District
Lincoln Middle School
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Northside Elementary School
Milwaukee Public Schools
Riverside University High School
Neenah Joint School District
Horace Mann Middle School
Shattuck Middle School
Spring Road Elementary School
Oregon School District
Oregon High School
Spooner Area School District
Spooner Elementary School
Spooner Middle School
Wausau School District
Grant Elementary School
Winter School District
Winter School
WEST VIRGINIA
Kanawha County School District
Holz Elementary School
Logan County School District
Man Middle School
McDowell County School District
Sandy River Middle School
Raleigh County School District
Crab Orchard Elementary School
Crescent Elementary School
Hollywood Elementary School
Webster County School District
Hacker Valley Elementary School