2. Where We Started This Journey… 70% of Eldon’s students are eligible for free and reduced lunch 21.3% of students are overweight or obese

3. Where We Started This Journey… 8.9% of Eldon students are at a health risk –According to FitnessGram Healthy Fitness Zone Standards 15.2% Need Improvement

4. Where We Started This Journey… Over ½ of students reported consuming soda pop and/or sugar-sweetened flavored drinks one or more times per day Only ¼ of Eldon students reported eating fruits and vegetables 5 or more times per day Only 53.3% of Eldon students reported daily breakfast consumption in the winter of 2013

5. Where Do We Travel From Here ? Eldon School District receives a grant from Missouri Foundation For Health (MFH) to help combat childhood obesity Full time district wellness coordinator is hired for the school district Wellness committees are established in the district

6. Pull Over To Sight See New South Elementar y School Playgroun d

7. Pull Over To Sight See New salad bars at South Elementary and Middle School (salad bars now in all schools in the district)

8. Pull Over To Sight See 9-Hole Disc Golf Course

9. Pull Over To Sight See School ‘Salsa’ garden and garden club

10. Pull Over To Sight See Candy buy back, collecting over 400 pounds of candy

11. Pull Over To Sight See Zombie 5K Fun Run; free for all students Over 200 participant s and over 60 volunteers!

12. Pull Over To Sight See The Traveling Apple Award

13. Pull Over To Sight See Fuel up to Play 60 Summit Student Wellness Council

14. Pull Over To Sight See Walk to School Day

15. What Is To Come… Water fountain refilling stations

16. What Is To Come… After School Archery Club

17. What Is To Come… New playground equipment at Upper Elementary Spark PE Curriculum Fruit Smoothie Bar Pedometers for students to track physical activity Additional staff wellness/awareness Outdoor basketball area

18. What Is To Come… Alliance for a Healthier Generation- National Recognition for Bronze Level in Washington DC in Fall 2015

19. “Creating Healthy Students One Step At A Time”