For Immediate Release:   June 2, 2008

 

Roosevelt, Sabal Honored as

Governor’s Fitness Challenge Winners

 

VIERA—Roosevelt Elementary School and Sabal Elementary School were honored today by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist as winners in the Governor’s Fitness Challenge. Roosevelt and Sabal were two of only eight schools recognized in the state.

The Governor’s Fitness Challenge is an eight-week program that provides guidance and incentives to schools in helping boost physical fitness for children. In this first round of awards, four public or private schools with at least 50 percent of students participating in the challenge were randomly selected to receive $5,000 toward the purchase of sports or fitness equipment for their schools. Four additional public schools that met the 50 percent participation requirement and also demonstrated improvement in students’ fitness performance areas were randomly selected to receive $10,000 toward the purchase of sports or fitness equipment. Sabal earned $5,000 and Roosevelt earned $10,000.

“This is a great accolade for Roosevelt Elementary and Sabal Elementary,” said Superintendent Dr. Richard A. DiPatri. “Physical fitness is an important component of a well-rounded school curriculum. Brevard Public Schools is honored to be recognized in the Governor’s initiative.”

The Governor’s Fitness Challenge has been developed in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness. Champion Sponsor SunTrust Banks Inc. is providing funding for the purchase of fitness equipment for winning schools and student incentives. Technology for Fitness Sponsor AT&T is supporting incentives for schools and children and is funding the Fitness Challenge Web site. Activities for the fitness program were developed in conjunction with in-kind sponsor Titus Sports Academy, a sports conditioning and training center.

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