Challenges
 The Fuel Up to Play 60 Challenges provide an opportunity to educate and motivate youth in the program so that they are more likely to participate in the Plays. The Challenges vary in applied skills and the time required, which will encourage a wide array of students to participate, showcase their personal strengths and talents, and collaborate with their peers. |
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Now is the time to show off your acting skills and get physically active! With the Fuel Up to Play 60 Physical Activity Skit Challenge, you can draft your fellow students and teachers and create a skit to demonstrate how you’re doing a Physical Activity Play from the Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook. Get your whole school involved, and be sure to include a message about playing for 60 minutes each day! The winning entry of the Physical Activity Skit Challenge will be invited to visit the New England Patriots practice facility where they will run drills and practice like the pros at the Dana-Farber Field House at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.* The runner-up will receive up to twenty (20) Fuel Up to Play 60 custom backpacks filled with exciting prizes!*Winning schools in New Haven, Litchfield, or Fairfield counties will receive an alternative prize of equal value.
Please see complete rules for details. Deadline is March 26th, 2012! |
Highlights from 2010-2011 Challenge Winners |
| Challenge 5: Game Time Highlights Challenge |
 Students from Fairfield Center School in Fairfield, VT, won the chance to visit The Hall at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA, after winning the Game Time Highlights Challenge. The students submitted a yearbook of pictures from activities they did throughout the year encouraging the entire school to eat healthy and get active. At the end of the tour, the students received a surprise visit from former Patriots linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Fame player, Andre Tippett. |
| Challenge 4: Show Your Spirit Challenge |
 Students at Henry Oliver School and School for Exceptional Studies in Lawrence, MA, received a visit from New England Patriots Cheerleaders because of their winning rap song in the Fuel Up to Play 60 Show Your Spirit Challenge competition. The two schools worked together to submit a rap video about healthy eating and physical activity. Their "This is How We Play" music video submission topped other entries from throughout New England. |
| Challenge 3: Walk to the Moon Challenge |
 The winning school from Kingston, MA celebrated their “Walk to the Moon” victory with a behind the scenes look at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots! After getting the inside scoop during a stadium walking tour, Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski joined them for a meet and greet in the press box. |
| Challenge 2: Recipe Challenge |
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| Challenge 1: Kickoff Challenge |
 North Country CLASS students in Whitefield, NH, won the challenge by creating the best poster campaign encouraging classmates to get involved in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program by fueling up with nutrient-rich foods and being active for at least 60 minutes each day. The first place prize included a trophy for the school, physical activity equipment, a bulletin board for healthy eating tips and a $250 Fuel Up to Play 60 store gift card. |
Ali D. had the winning entry and received a visit to her school, the Henri A. Yelle School in Norton, MA, from Patriots Head Chef, Brad Ozerdem. Chef Brad prepared Ali’s winning Homemade Salsa recipe and taught students how to make delicious cheese & veggie quesadillas.  © 2011 New England Dairy & Food Council. Fuel Up is a service mark of National Dairy Council® |
Make sure your students know about the Fuel Up to Play 60 Challenges. Help spread the word with these sample announcements that can be used in a variety of different ways.
