[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 135 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1872]
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                 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LINFIELD SCHOOL

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 1, 1998

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, in 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower 
established the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 
through an executive order as part of a national campaign to help shape 
up America's younger generation. In 1966, the Presidential Physical 
Fitness Award was initiated by President Johnson and is a prestigious 
accomplishment.
  On October 1, 1998, the Linfield School in Temecula, CA, was 
designated as the 1997-98 President's Challenge State Champion School 
for Category II schools in California. The State Champion Award is 
presented to schools with the highest number of students scoring at or 
about the 85th percentile on the President's Challenge, a fitness 
awards program for children ages 6 through 17. The Linfield School had 
more than 82 percent of their student body score at or above the 85th 
percentile in the fitness program.
  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 and explosive 
power.
  On behalf of the residents of the 43rd congressional district, I 
congratulate the Linfield School for this award and commend them for 
recognizing that physical activity is an important component of health 
and development for future generations.

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