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Pete Pizza Elected 2008 President of School Lunch

The votes are counted and the results are in! Pete Pizza emerged as the winner from a slate of five nutritious, active candidates on the Vote for School Lunch 2008 - Presidential Election ballot. Receiving 42.7% of the votes, Pete Pizza was the top slice in 46 of the 50 states, followed by runner-up, Biff Burger, winner of the 2007 primary.

"Thank you to everybody who elected me President of School Lunch," said Pete Pizza in his inaugural speech. "It sends a strong message that nutritious pizza made with whole-wheat crust and low-fat cheese is tops with students everywhere." He asked students to, "Help me keep my election pledge by eating healthy, balanced school lunches and being active!"

Like Pete Pizza, baseball player, all the candidates campaigned on their platform of sound nutrition, great taste and physical activity. The other four included:

Biff Burger - Lean meat and a whole-grain bun, football player
Larry Lasagna - Low-fat cheese, spinach and tomato sauce, street dancer
Gloria Grilled Cheese - Low-fat cheese and wheat bread, ice skater
Petunia Pita Pocket - Lean meat, fresh vegetables and whole-grain pita, soccer player

Get the Details and Tell Students the Results

Go to www.VoteForSchoolLunch.org for all the election results and be sure to tell students to check them out. Why not host a celebratory "party" with pizza for lunch?