Members of the George Elementary School's Honor Choir sing Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at a ceremony celebrating four Springdale elementary schools receiving Gold Awards of Distinction for the Healthier US School Challenge at Springdale Har-Ber high school's performing arts center in Springdale. The schools, Hunt, Smith, George and Westwood elementary schools were honored in the ceremony. The schools are the only ones in Arkansas to receive the award and only 50 school in the nation have received the award. U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Concannon spoke to assembled students from the schools.
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