United Way of Anderson County is proud to announce the local winner of the United Way Healthy Teens national competition. The winning team is from New Foundations Academy in Anderson, South Carolina.
The team explored strategies for improving personal and community health, devised a plan for advancing their community’s health and created a PowerPoint presentation showcasing the results of their plan.

New Foundations Academy will receive $500 to advance youth health causes and an exclusive trophy from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to celebrate their team’s achievement. Their teacher, Rhonda Arnold, will receive $500 as well.

“We were thrilled to hear that New Foundations Academy was receiving this national recognition for the Healthy Teens competition in its inaugural year”, says, Carol Burdette, Chief Professional Officer of United Way of Anderson County.  Burdette also says, “We would be happy to see other schools in the Healthy Teens program in the upcoming school year”.

The Healthy Teens Program supports the United Way goal to get 1.9 million more young people healthy and active by the year 2018. Healthy Teens promotes good nutrition and physical activity, increases reading and comprehension skills through the exploration of relevant information on health and well-being in USA TODAY, encourages critical thinking and problem-solving and cultivates an informed generation of young people empowered to make healthy choices and inspired to give back to their communities.

More information about United Way Healthy Teens can be found at http://usatodayeducate.com/healthyteens.