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Healthy habits taking hold in Danville elementary school

By Noelle McGee
Friday June 20, 2008

Rick Danzl

Brock Hyland shops with his mom, Tiphanie Baker, on Thursday at County Market on Vermilion Street in Danville.

DANVILLE – Northeast Elementary Magnet School teachers knew a wellness program launched last year was making a difference when students cheered for the salad bar.

Parents knew when their children began asking for fresh fruit instead of candy, and riding their bikes and inline skating instead of watching TV and playing video games.

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