NORTH PLATTE – North Platte Public Schools is among ten recipients of a $10,000 Blue Health Advantage Wellness Grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska. According to North Platte public schools foundation business manager Stuart Simpson, the district will use the money to encourage all middle school and elementary school students to walk to school. The students who walk to school the most will have a chance to win an iPod or a bike. Methods to keep count of how often the students walk are still being discussed.