McLean High School PTSA

The Health, Wellness, & Safety Committee of the McLean PTSA is proud of the accomplishments for the 2010-2011 School Year:

The PTSA passed the McLean PTSA Resolution to Improve Food at Fairfax County Public Schools.

In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week, we provided a fresh, locally-grown salad lunch for McLean’s teachers with the help of Chef Ma of Maple Avenue Restaurant, and Chris and Sara Guerre of Maple Avenue Market and Farm.  Read all about it in the McLean Connection. 

We hosted an informative presentation by nutritionist, Lisa Wilson.  Ms. Wilson focused on the effects of sugar and how many of us eat too much. She performed an eye-opening demonstration in which she filled a glass jar with the cumulative amount of sugar in foods typically consumed in one day.

We worked with the Safe Community Coalition to present and promote several important programs:

• "Race to Nowhere" film and follow-on discussions
• "College Myths & Realities" with Don Fraser
• "Success & the Student-Athlete w/ Christine Brennan
• "DASH/Dating Abuse Stops Here"
• "Balancing the Pressures of High School" w/ Dr. William Stixrud