The Big Vegie Crunch Mascot Finalists and Winner

At the end of Term 1, the Junior School students were involved in an event called “The Big Vegie Crunch” which is an initiative of the Healthy Kids Association (HKA). HKA is “a health promotion charity and member organisation which works closely with schools, canteens, government, health professionals, food companies and families to improve access to nutritious food and educate children and families on how to make healthy choices for a healthy life.” Students and their families were encouraged to “Up the Veg” during Vegetable Week, and on the day of The Big Vegie Crunch, they brought their freshest vegies to school and we all crunched them together at recess.

One optional activity the girls could participate in was a mascot design competition and many of our students submitted their entries to be considered. Valentina (Year 5) Vera (Year 4), Leanna (Year 3), Lavinia (Year 5) and Frida (Year 5) were the five finalists chosen from MLC School and their designs were entered into the final competition.

We were excited to learn that Frida’s mascot design has been chosen by the Healthy Kids Association as the overall winner of the competition! Her design will be digitalised and featured on all the resources for Vegetable Week and Big Vegie Crunch campaign in 2024! Well done Frida, we are incredibly excited for you and can’t wait to see Cabb the Cabbage as the mascot for 2024.

– Marlei Klapper
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Teacher

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