By Tammy Gray The Holbrook Unified School District Governing Board accepted a $4,000 Fuel Up To Play 60 grant Tuesday evening. The funds will be used to encourage healthy eating and physical activity among students. The Fuel Up To Play 60 program is sponsored by the Dairy Council of Arizona. Four Holbrook students were selected as ambassadors for the program, and were offered a VIP experience at an Arizona Cardinals football game. The students reported to the board on their experience at the game, which included leading the team on to the field. They also told the board that they will be working to help bring program activities to the schools. District Superintendent Robbie Koerperich noted that the grant fits in with the goals of the district’s Healthy Holbrook initiative, which is directed at combating obesity, health issues and poor fitness. As per the grant guidelines, the funding includes $1,500 for healthy eating programs, $1,500 for physical activity programs, $500 for kick-off and promotion, $300 for staff stipends and $200 for additional supplies and materials. As part of the terms of the funding, the school will report to the dairy council on the total number of milk, cheese and yogurt items sold or distributed at the school for two school years. The board unanimously approved acceptance of the grant funding. In other action Jan. 14, the board: * Elected Olivia Jaquez as board president and Rick Nichols as vice president. * Approved the calendar for the 2015-16 school year. Classes will begin on Aug. 4, 2015, and end on May 20, 2016. The calendar includes fall and spring breaks, as well as the traditional holidays. * Approved the adoption of supplemental reading novels to “provide students with more higher-interest reading opportunities.” Among the list of approved supplemental novels is The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift and Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. * Approved the expenditure of up to $2,500 for the annual academic banquet scheduled May 15. * Reviewed the district’s wellness policy as required and did not make any changes. * Approved a memorandum of agreement with Little Singer Community School to provide services to district students with disabilities that reside in the Holbrook district, but attend the Little Singer school. The next board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the district office in Holbrook.