Physically Fit, Kinoshita Kids Earn Cash Prize for New Gym Equipment

Track workouts during recess and healthy-eating earned School students a prize more tangible than good health.

The school was named Orange County's regional award winner in the 2011 Governor’s Challenge Competition.

In the last school year, all 656 of Kinoshita’s students successfully completed the governor’s challenge of being active at least 30 minutes a day at least three days a week for a month. Together the school’s students recorded 72,127 days of physical activity. 

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The school’s support of good nutrition was highlighted through its school-wide “Healthy Resolution” to eliminate the practice of rewarding students with sugary treats. Students also participated in the “Harvest of the Month” program where they tried a new fruit or vegetable each month.

On Friday, the executive director of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Kenny Rogers, presented the school with a $5,000 check for physical fitness equipment and a $1,000 gift card for school supplies at CVS.