Dear School District Members,
Fillmore High School is currently participating in the state wide Governor’s Challenge and we need your help! We would like to invite you to join us in the 2009 Governor’s Challenge Competition – a contest that last year inspired more than 158,000 students from over 1,200 schools to get active, healthy and fit. As a School District Member and community leader, every day that you are physically active while taking the Governor’s Challenge will not only improve your own well-being, it will re-enforce the importance you place on health and fitness for our community. In addition, it will help Fillmore High school move up in the Governor’s Challenge Competition standings and move closer to winning one of the Competition’s great prizes. Currently Fillmore High is in 5th place and we need your help and support to move up to 1st place.

Research shows that regular physical activity during childhood and adolescence helps build healthier bones and muscles, increases self-esteem, and reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity. In addition, physical activity and fitness have been shown to be highly correlated with academic success.

The more students, parents, and community members who participate and log their exercise the better chance Fillmore High has at winning some hard earned money. Grand Prizes - Three brand new XRKades (retail value $100,000 each), Regional Awards – Eleven $5,000 awards to purchase physical activity equipment, Front Runner Recognitions – $1,000 awards to the elementary, middle and high schools in each region that record the most Active Days by January 31, 2010.

So go to www.CalGovCouncil.org/Challenge to accept the Governor’s Challenge today**, and once you get started… DON’T QUIT!

Thank you,
Kari Appleford
Fillmore High Schools Governor’s Challenge Administrator

Step 1:
Go to www.CalGovCouncil.org/Challenge or goggle Governor’s Challenge if you are having trouble with the link.

Step 2:
Scroll down and click the green box that says “sign up here if you
Are a parent, teacher, or other individual.

Step 3:
Fill in the appropriate boxes and be sure to remember your e-mail and password. Then click “Submit”.

Step 4:
Enter the school zip code – 93015 and pick the school “Fillmore Senior High”. Then click “submit”.

Step 5:
You will be on “Your Governor’s Challenge Homepage”. Under “Are you ready to start the Governor’s Challenge today?” Click “Start Now”.

Step 6:
This is your calendar that you will use to record your physical activity for the challenge. Every time you exercise you will click on the day with the little yellow man and it will record your activity. Be sure to record it within 48 hours or it will not allow you to record your activity for that day.

Step 7:
Sign out (to the left) and return the next day you have exercised. The next time you log on you will only enter your e-mail and password which will take you right to your calendar.