Madrona Elementary School recently celebrated National Nutrition Month with a school-wide Nutrition Poster Contest. Over 300 students in all grades participated using the 2009 national theme of “Eat Right.”

Madrona is an Eat Better, Feel Better school, a program where all staff are committed to promoting nutrition education. A nutrition educator from Washington State University Extension provides leadership for school-wide activities and teaches classroom nutrition lessons that incorporate cooking.

Carolyn Lee, Nutrition Educator Jason Kerber, Assistant Principal Amirah Srong, Grade 2 Carmen Salas Saldenas, Grade 1 Monirah Srong, Kindergarten	Daniel Yarbrough, Principal Carolyn Lee, Nutrition Educator Britney Chavez, Grade 3 Roman Esteban, Grade 4 Phillip Aguirre, Grade 5 Hertej Sohi, Grade 6