Sac City wins competition for fitness center grant
The Sacramento City Unified School District will receive a $100,000 grant for a school fitness center after winning the 2010 Governor's Fitness Challenge.
District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond accepted the award Wednesday from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at a news conference in Los Angeles.
Eight California schools will receive the fitness centers from Coca-Cola Co. after winning the fitness challenge, a contest among state schools to encourage students, parents and teachers to lead active, healthy lives.
Participants register with the program and record the number of days they exercise for at least 30 minutes. Statewide, more than 1 million students signed up to participate in this year's challenge.
Sacramento City Unified had 40,402 students sign up for the challenge. The district will announce in June which school will receive the fitness center.