Kids who eat breakfast at school do better on tests, attend class more often, and are more likely to graduate. Breakfast is a powerful anti-hunger tool, but unfortunately only about a third of children who are eligible for free school breakfasts take advantage of the program.

The November School Breakfast Challenge was created to increase breakfast participation in Oregon, and help schools achieve great results through school nutrition. In November 2018, we are kicked off the fourth annual November School Breakfast Challenge to support schools working to boost their breakfast participation!

Join us in celebrating the 2018 winning schools! We greatly appreciate all the participating schools’ time and dedication; from sending home extra parent materials, to adding new items, to even changing where and when they served breakfast–everyone went the extra mile to reach more kids!

2018 November School Breakfast Challenge Winners:

Schools (under 436 enrolled):

1st Place: Harper school, Harper School District

2nd Place: Winston Middle School, Winston-Dillard School District

3rd Place: Dilley Elementary School, Forest Grove School District

Most Meals Served: Winchester Elementary, Roseburg School District

Schools (over 436 enrolled):

1st Place: Silverton Middle School, Silver Falls School District

2nd Place: Highlands Hills Elementary, Hermiston School District

3rd Place: Astoria High School, Astoria School District

Spirit Award: Findley Elementary, Beaverton School District

In 2018, the 48 schools that participated in the challenge and achieved big results:

• More than 90,000 breakfast were served in November of 2018
• 15 percent increase from 2017
• 63 percent of schools boosted their breakfast numbers