District 60 schools are celebrating, as innovation in health and wellness have earned them statewide recognition. Joining 10 other districts and two schools, D-60 was recognized by Commissioner of Education Dwight Jones at the second annual Commissioner's Choice Awards.

Jill Kidd, Director of Nutritional Services for D-60 says, everyone knows students can't learn if they're hungry. An example of how D-60 is a trailblazer in battling hunger is with their breakfast program. "What sets us apart for breakfast programs is that we server about 8,500 students, or about 50 percent of our student body on any given day, free breakfast; And in 23 schools that breakfast is served in the classroom. That's very unusual," says Kidd.

This years award winners are:

Adams County School District 14, Commerce City

Boulder Valley School District, Boulder

Denver Public Schools, Denver

Douglas County School District RE-1, Castle Rock

Durango School District 9-R, Durango

East Grand School District 2, Granby

Garfield School District RE-2, Rifle

Gunnison High School, Gunnison

High Point Academy, Aurora

Las Animas School District RE-1, Las Animas

Montrose County School District RE-1J, Montrose

Poudre School District R-1, Fort Collins

Pueblo City School District 60, Pueblo.

The announcement of these awards is tied to the Colorado Legacy Foundations release of it's new online 2009 Health and Wellness Best Practices Guide. Click the link below to go to the website.