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SHAPE award-winning schools making changes to get kids healthier

McEver Arts Academy student Betsy Yebra prepares to throw a yarn ball Thursday afternoon while classmates Wendy Siles, left, and Ingrid Gandarillo, center, watch during physical education class in the school’s gymnasium. Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced the school made the second annual SHAPE Honor Roll.

0906shape1 — McEver Arts Academy student Betsy Yebra prepares to throw a yarn ball Thursday afternoon while classmates Wendy Siles, left, and Ingrid Gandarillo, center, watch during physical education class in the school’s gymnasium. Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced the school made the second annual SHAPE Honor Roll.

A bowl of chocolates on the desk of North Hall Middle School Principal Shane Rayburn now has a few apples in it. Ice cream and pizza party rewards at McEver Arts Academy have been replaced by extra time in the Xbox lab, which gets kids moving. And dance club at White Sulphur Elementary School gets excited about exercise.