Healthy Lifestyles

A SHAC (School Health Advisory Council) is a school board appointed advisory group of individuals who represent different segments of the community. By law, a majority of the members must be persons who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who are not employed by the district. The AISD SHAC is made up of parents, community members, students, and school staff working together to improve the health of all students and families through coordinated school health programs. Visit for more information.

The Allen Eagle Run is held each year in February at Allen Eagle Stadium. Proceeds from the Allen Eagle Run are used to fund Student Scholarships and Teacher Grants. Visit Allen Eagle Run for more information.

The 21-Day Challenge encourages you to make healthier snack choices for the next 21 days. Every day, prepare and eat a healthy snack that contains a fruit or veggie. We encourage you and your family to participate together and share in the fun! Visit for more information.

Why Walk, Bike or Roll?

It’s fun! Remember the thrill of riding a bike for the first time or walking or rolling to school on the first day? There’s a feeling of joy and independence—a sense of adventure—that doesn’t fade. Of course, there are many other benefits to walking, biking or rolling to school, too.

Healthier Habits

Active trips to school enable children to incorporate the regular physical activity they need each day while also forming healthy habits that can last a lifetime. Regular physical activity helps children build strong bones, muscles and joints, and it decreases the risk of obesity. In contrast, insufficient physical activity can contribute to chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and stroke.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that children and adolescents get one hour or more of physical activity each day. Research suggests that physically active kids are more likely to become healthy, physically active adults, underscoring the importance of developing the habit of regular physical activity early.

Cleaner Environment

When families decide to lace up their sneakers or strap on their helmets to get to school instead of riding in a car, they help reduce the amount of air pollutants emitted by automobiles.

Vehicles emit a variety of air pollutants, resulting in increases in ground-level ozone, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter such as particles of dust, soot, smoke, dirt and liquid droplets. To learn more about the health risks of pollution, visit www.epa.gov/urban-air-toxics.

Promoting Safety

In 2009, 203,000 children ages 15 and younger were injured in motor vehicles crashes; 15,000 of those injured were pedestrians (NHTSA, 2011). Priority must be placed on making it possible for everyone to walk & roll safely, especially in neighborhoods and school zones.

To reduce the risk of injury:

Children and adults need to learn safe walking, biking and rolling skills.
Drivers need to watch for others using the road.
Safety problems along routes to school need to be fixed.

Some of the best ways to increase the safety of a child’s walking or rolling trip to school are to:

Provide safe, well-maintained walkways separate from vehicles.
Teach children to cross streets at marked crossings and to always look left-right-left.
Slow traffic in neighborhoods and near schools through traffic calming strategies and enforcement efforts.
Work with parents of children with disabilities and special education professionals to identify accessibility barriers.
Ensure that walkways are continuous and meet or exceed national accessibility standards.
Install curb ramps at every intersection and at mid-block crossings.
Provide accessible pedestrian signals at intersections.

Resource From www.walkbiketoschool.org

Earth Day is yearly in April. Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on the environmental issues that the world faces. Visit the website for more information.