My name is Joanna Lee. I am from Lawton, Oklahoma, and I currently attend Lawton High School. This is my first year in the YAHL program, and I have had the wonderful privilege of being on the leadership team. As a result of being a busy student athlete, the nutritional content I consume during school hours is super important to ensure my performance is consistent. Lawton High School does a great job at providing clean drinking water and ensuring athletes get plenty of practice and proper training every day. I have a comprehensive school wellness policy to thank for my access to clean drinking water and physical activity. However, not every student has these privileges, which inspires me to create this same environment for other schools across the state.
By: Joanna Lee, Lawton High School
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Every student deserves to live a healthy life and that starts at school...
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I moved to Oklahoma and was faced with the challenge of not being able to engage in physical activity without having to sacrifice...
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One solution is to include more physical activity, water consumption and healthy eating in schools...
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If people don’t care about these students' health now, who will even bother to try to change it later?...
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Others should care about comprehensive school wellness policies because a lot of kids are not as healthy as they can be...
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Through Elevate I was able to not only make an impact on my school but also on students who previously couldn’t afford a water bottle...
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