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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Cesar Chavez Charter School named finalist in state fitness competition

Excerpts from a news release from the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, announced today that Cesar Chavez Dual Language Immersion Charter in Santa Barbara is one of four Gold Coast schools and 92 schools state-wide that have been named finalists in the Council’s 2009 Governor’s Challenge Competition, a contest that promotes increased physical activity and better health among California’s youth. The four Gold Coast school finalists are: Cesar Estrada Chavez Dual Language Immersion Charter, Hueneme High in Oxnard, Lang Ranch Elementary in Thousand Oaks, and Robert J. Frank Intermediate in Oxnard.

Finalists were selected out of over 1,000 participating schools statewide based on the percentage and number of students in their school who successfully completed the Governor’s Challenge of being active 30-60 minutes a day, at least 3 days a week for a month. Cesar Chavez had 100% of its students successfully complete the Governor’s Challenge this year.

Each of the school finalists named today is now under consideration for one of the competition’s three grand prizes, brand new fitness centers valued at $100,000. Additionally, one Gold Coast school will be named a Regional Award winner and receive $5,000 for new physical activity equipment. Grand Prize and Regional Award winning schools will be announced at a special ceremony at the Capitol in September.

Statewide more than 339,000 participants recorded more than 5.8 million days of physical activity through the Governor’s Challenge in 2009. Complete physical activity records of participating schools in the Governor’s Challenge can be found at www.CalGovCouncil.org