[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 129 (Monday, October 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9970-S9971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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           RECOGNITION OF THE CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
achievements of the Calvary Chapel Christian School in Santa Fe, which 
today will be named a State Champion by the President's Council on 
Physical Fitness and Sports. The Calvary Chapel Christian School was 
selected for this prestigious honor based on their students' 
accomplishments in the President's Challenge Physical Activity and 
Fitness Awards Program. This program was originated by President Lyndon 
Johnson in 1966 and is especially important today given the increasing 
physical inactivity among American youth.
  Calvary Chapel Christian School had a remarkable number of students 
that earned high scores on the President's Physical Fitness Challenge. 
These students demonstrated their abilities in four different physical 
fitness tests that tested agility, flexibility, strength, and 
endurance. This achievement is all the more prestigious given what the 
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports labels an ``epidemic 
of physical inactivity'' among American youth. More than one-third of 
high school students do not participate in vigorous physical activity 
on a regular basis. This epidemic has contributed to an increase in 
several medical problems, such as diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis, 
among our children.

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  Calvary Chapel Christian School can now serve as a role model for 
other schools in New Mexico and encourage them to emphasize the 
importance of physical fitness to their students. I congratulate 
Calvary Chapel Christian School on this honor, and I hope that other 
schools will follow their fine example.

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