News Releases for September 2003
September 29, 2003
Contact: Jeff McClaine, Associate Director
The President’s Challenge, (812) 855-8972
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Hoeven Announces President's Challenge Awards For Griggs County Elementary And Surrey High School
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven announced today that Griggs County Central Elementary in Cooperstown, and Surrey High School in Surrey have been named “State Champions” by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS).
“I commend the students, the parents, and the teachers in Surrey and Griggs County for their commitment to health and fitness,” Hoeven said. “The President’s Challenge Program helps bring awareness to the importance of healthy lifestyle choices.”
The President’s Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program, available to the nation’s schools since 1958, offers presidential recognition and awards for fitness to all participating young people. The program offers a range of fitness levels to show that everyone is a winner in fitness. The State Champion award is presented annually to select schools in each state with the highest number of students scoring at or above the 85th percentile on the President’s Challenge.
The five assessments of the President’s Challenge measure four components of physical fitness: a one-mile run/walk for heart and lung endurance; curl-ups for abdominal strength and endurance; a “sit and reach” stretch for muscular flexibility; pull-ups for upper body strength and endurance; and a shuttle run for agility. Instructors are encouraged to design units so children can gradually improve their fitness levels to meet those outlined by the Challenge program.
The PCPFS serves as an advisory board to the President and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on matters involving physical activity/fitness and sports participation.
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