Fruit, veggie challenge

From left, Willis Inter­me­di­ate Prin­ci­pal Heidi Keg­ley gives a pack­age of apple slices to sixth-grader Shyanne Burns as part of the school’s fruit and veg­etable chal­lenge. The event, in which stu­dents this week will receive free sam­ples of fruits and veg­gies, is spon­sored with fund­ing from the Friends for Life grant through the Delaware Gen­eral Health Dis­trict. Stu­dents are being encour­aged to increase their fruit and veg­etable intake while track­ing con­sump­tion in their class­rooms. On Fri­day, the class­room with the high­est increase of fruits and veg­eta­bles con­sumed will win a class­room party with fruit smooth­ies and fruit kabobs. (Gazette | Melissa Mackey)