Broward County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Announces Winners of Recycled Art Poster Contest

In honor of the School Nutrition Association’s National School Breakfast Week (March 4-8) and National Nutrition Month (March), Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Food and Nutrition Services will promote district health policies. We sponsored a recycled art poster contest for students. This competition complements NSBW’s 2024 theme, “Enjoy Surfing!”, while providing students with an opportunity to showcase their artistic talent and draw attention to the importance of keeping our oceans clean. was created in. Forest Hills Elementary School fifth grader Scarless Velasquez Castile won first place.

All county winners’ posters were displayed in the boardroom at the Kathleen C. Wright Management Center in Fort Lauderdale. Winners attended a special reception where they received a rosette ribbon, Power Up medal, certificate, beach bag, and a Barnes and Noble gift card. As the grand prize winner, Castill also received an Apple iPad and AirPods.

The contest required students to create original designs using non-perishable recycled materials fixed onto a matte poster. Submissions were received from Broward County Public School students during National School Breakfast Week. The Food and Nutrition Services Department voted to select one district winner and one grand prize winner per grade level. A special reception was held April 25 at the Kathleen C. Wright Administrative Center where Casteel accepted the grand prize.

The School Nutrition Association believes in the importance of starting the day well, and that includes providing every student with a nutritious breakfast. Each year, we celebrate National School Breakfast Week to encourage all schools to recognize the importance of a healthy start to the day to improve children’s academic success. Children who eat breakfast tend to achieve better in reading and math, have higher standardized test scores, have better concentration and memory, are more alert, and are more likely to maintain a healthy weight.

Broward County Public Schools provides free breakfast to all BCPS students every school day, and the National School Breakfast Program provides 14.45 million nutritious breakfasts to hungry children across the United States every day.

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