Bingham Arts Academy stepped up to the plate to create a healthier school environment and students are all on the winning team. On April 23rd, Bingham Arts Academy was one of 103 schools honored by Michigan Surgeon General Kimberlydawn Wisdom and the Michigan Action for Healthy Kids Coalition as a 2008 second place School of Excellence in the Michigan Healthy School Environment Recognition Program.

“We are tremendously excited that our educators and their community partners are taking the lead in improving the health of our most treasured resources—our children,” said Wisdom. “A healthy school environment gives students clear and consistent health messages and ample opportunity to practice what they’ve learned. Research shows healthy students do better academically, have better attendance, and have fewer behavior problems.