Granville CSD gets grant for improved nutritional program

B y Jaime Thomas

Studies have shown that better nutrition leads to better performance in school, and Granville School administrators are taking initiatives to address this within their system.

The district recently received a $1,000 grant from Action for Healthy Kids, a leading national grassroots volunteer organization addressing the epidemic of childhood obesity and undernourishment, said Cathy Somich, school business manager.

Somich applied for the grant last December and was approved in early January. She thinks the timing of the grant, which comes [...]

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