Atlanta Hawks star Al Horford visited Sutton Middle School in Atlanta, GA on March 25, 2014 to celebrate the school’s wellness achievements through President Clinton’s Alliance for a Healthier Generation. Horford spoke to more than 500 seventh graders about nutrition, fitness and the importance of forming healthy lifestyle habits. Horford also stopped by a dance class and joined students in a ballet lesson while he was touring the school with the assistant principal.

Sutton Middle School has been nationally recognized as a bronze level school by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and is continuing to make healthy changes to achieve silver status. Sutton offers a wide variety of extracurricular physical activities including ultimate Frisbee, lacrosse, dance classes, tennis, football, soccer, yoga, volleyball and more. The school has also installed a salad bar in its cafeteria, ensuring students have access to more nutritious meals. Sutton Middle School has a wellness council which has planned several wellness days and campaigns for students and staff.