"Every school has a wellness policy and plan, some even have programsalready in place," said Yvonne Cook, president of the Highmark Foundation."Through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge, schools can use thesegrants to implant or execute the programs in their schools to their highestpotential."

The Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program invites schoolsto apply for grants of up to $10,000 for programs that address bullyingprevention and self-esteem, improve nutrition education, enhance nutritionchoices and provide opportunities for physical education. Each school iseligible to receive one grant per year and grants are awarded on a rollingbasis. As of October, some 293 elementary, middle and high schools havereceived $2.2 million through the program.

The following schools received Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challengegrants during July through September of 2008. For more information on thespecific program supported at each school, visit www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.organd click on "Schools."

School District School County Allegheny Valley Colfax Upper Elementary Allegheny Allegheny Valley Springdale Junior/Senior High Allegheny Baldwin-Whitehall Whitehall Elementary Allegheny Career Connections Allegheny Chartiers Valley Chartiers Valley High Allegheny DePaul School for Hearing and Speech Allegheny Gateway Gateway Senior High Allegheny Montour Area Montour High Allegheny North Hills McIntyre Elementary Allegheny Pine-Richland Hance Elementary Allegheny Quaker Valley Quaker Valley Middle Allegheny Riverview Riverview Junior/Senior High Allegheny South Fayette South Fayette High Allegheny Steel Valley Steel Valley Middle Allegheny Western Pennsylvania School for the Allegheny Deaf New Brighton Area New Brighton Area Elementary Beaver Bedford Area Bedford Elementary Bedford Everett Area School District Everett Area Middle/High Bedford Antietam Mt. Penn Elementary Berks Brandywine Heights Area Brandywine Heights High Berks Fleetwood Area Andrew Maier Elementary Berks Fleetwood Area Fleetwood Elementary Berks Fleetwood Area Richmond Elementary Berks Wilson West Wyomissing Elementary Berks Wyomissing Area Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High Berks Altoona Area Altoona Area Junior High Blair Seneca Valley Rowan Elementary Butler Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown St. Patrick Cambria Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Bishop McCort Catholic High Cambria Central Cambria Jackson Elementary Cambria Cameron County Woodland Elementary Cameron Diocese of Erie Immaculate Conception Clarion DuBois DuBois Area Catholic Elementary Clearfield Glendale Glendale Junior/Senior High Clearfield Purchase Line Purchase Line North Elementary Clearfield Crawford Central East End Elementary Crawford Crawford Central Second District Elementary Crawford Crawford Central West End Elementary Crawford Diocese of Erie Seton Catholic Crawford Cumberland Valley Green Ridge Elementary Cumberland Mechanicsburg Area Mechanicsburg Middle Cumberland Harrisburg Scott School Early Childhood Center Dauphin Diocese of Erie St. Boniface Elk Diocese of Erie St. Mary's Catholic Elementary Elk Diocese of Erie St. Mary's Catholic Middle Elk Johnsonburg Area Johnsonburg Elementary Elk St. Mary's Area South St. Mary's Street Elementary Elk Diocese of Erie Blessed Sacrament Erie Diocese of Erie Cathedral Center Erie Corry Area Corry Elementary Erie Corry Area Corry Middle/High Erie Diocese of Erie Our Lady of Peace Erie Diocese of Erie St. Boniface Erie Diocese of Erie St. George Erie Diocese of Erie St. James Erie Diocese of Erie St. John Holy Rosary Eastside Catholic Erie Diocese of Erie St. Luke Erie Diocese of Erie Villa Maria Elementary Erie Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute Elizabeth Lee Black Erie Girard Girard High Erie Iroquois Iroquois Elementary Erie Northwestern Northwestern High Erie Diocese of Erie Our Lady of Mount Carmel Erie Waynesboro Area Waynesboro Area Middle Franklin Central Fulton McConnellsburg Elementary Fulton Central Greene Waynesburg Central High Greene Intermediate Unit 1 East Franklin Greene Jefferson-Morgan Jefferson-Morgan Middle/High Greene Jefferson-Morgan Jefferson-Morgan Elementary Greene Juniata Valley Juniata Valley Junior/Senior High Huntingdon Southern Huntingdon County Southern Huntingdon Middle/High Huntingdon Southern Huntingdon County Rockhill Elementary Huntingdon Southern Huntingdon County Shade Gap Elementary Huntingdon Southern Huntingdon County Spring Farms Elementary Huntingdon Southern Huntingdon County Tough Creek Elementary Huntingdon Tuscarora Blended Learning Charter Huntingdon School Purchase Line Purchase Line South Elementary Indiana Lancaster Burrowes Elementary Lancaster Lancaster Edward Hand Middle Lancaster Lancaster George Ross Elementary Lancaster Lancaster Lafayette Elementary Lancaster Lancaster Lincoln Middle Lancaster Lancaster Martin Luther King Elementary Lancaster Lancaster Price Elementary Lancaster Lancaster Washington Elementary Lancaster Lancaster Wickersham Elementary Lancaster Solanco George A. Smith Middle Lancaster Lancaster Wheatland Middle Lancaster Cray Youth and Family Services Lawrence Ellwood City Area Lincoln Junior/Senior High Lawrence Neshannock Neshannock Junior/Senior High Lawrence Neshannock Neshannock Elementary Lawrence Cornawall Lebanon Union Canal Elementary Lebanon Diocese of Erie St. Bernard Elementary/Middle McKean Otto-Eldred Otto-Eldred Elementary McKean Otto-Eldred Otto-Eldred Junior/Senior High McKean Smethport Area Smethport Elementary McKean Diocese of Erie St. Michael Mercer Farrell Area Farrell Upper Middle/High Mercer Sharpsville Sharpsville Middle Mercer Bethlehem Area Donegan Elementary Northampton Bethlehem Area Farmersville Elementary Northampton Bethlehem Area Freemansburg Elementary Northampton Bethlehem Area Governor Wolf Northampton Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Northampton Performing Arts Pen Argyl Plainfield Elementary Northampton Milton Area James F. Baugher Elementary Northumberland Milton Area Montandon Elementary Northumberland Shamokin Area Shamokin Middle/Senior High Northumberland Minersville Area Minersville Junior/Senior High Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven Schuylkill Haven Elementary Schuylkill Tamaqua Area Tamaqua Area Middle Schuylkill Tamaqua Area Tamaqua Area Senior High Schuylkill Selinsgrove Area Selinsgrove Elementary Snyder Milton Area White Deer Elementary Union Diocese of Erie St. Stephen's Venango Warren County Warren Area High Warren Avella Area Avella Junior/Senior High Washington Burgettstown Area Burgettstown Elementary Center Washington Burgettstown Area Burgettstown Middle/High Washington Peters Township McMurray Elementary Washington Washington Washington High Washington Washington Washington Park Middle Washington Diocese of Greensburg Holy Trinity Westmoreland Mount Pleasant Donegal Elementary Westmoreland Mount Pleasant Ramsay Elementary Westmoreland Mount Pleasant Rumbaugh Elementary Westmoreland Mount Pleasant Norvelt Elementary Westmoreland Penn Trafford Trafford Middle/Elementary Westmoreland Spring Grove Area Spring Grove High York For more information on the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grantprogram or instructions on how to apply, visit www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org.Select "Grant Process for Schools" to download and complete the grantapplication.

About Highmark Healthy High 5

Highmark Healthy High 5 is a five-year, $100 million children's healthpromotion initiative of the Highmark Foundation. The mission of the initiativeis to improve the health of children and adolescents ages 6-18 by providingthem with the tools and practices needed to make informed decisions aboutliving healthier lives. Highmark Healthy High 5 addresses five criticalchildren's health promotion issues -- nutrition, physical activity,self-esteem, grieving, and bullying prevention -- by raising awareness,changing behavior through grants and programs, and providing resources toparents, schools and communities served by the Highmark Foundation. For moreinformation, visit www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org or call 1-800-789-1726.

SOURCE The Highmark Foundation