Spotlight Awards Overview and FAQ 

 

About the Spotlight Awards

The 6th Annual California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Awards presented by the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation will once again honor individuals, organizations and events that positively impact the physical activity and fitness levels of California’s children and youth. 

 

The Awards

A Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist will be named in each of the six categories accepting nominations. Gold Medalists will receive $10,000 to further promote physical activity in their communities, Silver Medalists will receive $2,500 and Bronze Medalists will receive $1,000. Gold Medalists will be presented their awards at a special ceremony. All medalists will be prominently profiled on our website, www.CalGovCouncil.org.

 

Spotlight Award Nomination Process

Spotlight Award nomination Spotlight Award nomination forms are available on-line at www.CalGovCouncil.org/Spotlight. Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by others. Additionally you can garner support for your nomination to improve the chances of becoming a finalist for one of our awards. All nominations and supporting comments must be submitted online by June 30, 2011.

 

Spotlight Award Selection Process

The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Awards Committee, is charged with reviewing nominees for the 2011 Spotlight Awards and recommending award winners to the Council. The Spotlight Awards are merit based and the committee will be looking for candidates that have employed innovation, inspiration and initiative to significantly impact physical activity and fitness levels of California children and youth. In its review process, the Committee will place the greatest emphasis on information submitted in nominations, and the second greatest emphasis on information submitted through comments. The number of comments submitted, and the number of supporters each nominee has will also be considered, but will be given less weight than information provided via nominations and comments.

 

Award Categories

- Principal of the Year

- Teacher of the Year

- Organization of the Year

- Parent Association

- Park and Recreation Program of the Year

- Event of the Year

- School of the Year*

 

 

Spotlight Awards Criteria by Category 

Principal of the Year

To be awarded to a k-12 principal who has “gone above and beyond” his or her normal responsibilities to inspire increased physical activity levels for his or her students. The committee will be looking for principals whose support of physical activity and fitness indicates an understanding of the correlation between that support and their students’ academic success.     

 

Teacher of the Year

To be awarded to a teacher who has gone “above and beyond" their normal responsibilities to inspire increased physical activity levels for their students. We are especially looking for teachers who have employed innovative strategies to help make physical activity and fitness fun and engaging for all their students. 

 

Organization of the Year

To be awarded to a non-profit organization that has taken extraordinary measures to promote physical activity and fitness to the youth it serves. 

 

Parent Association of the Year

To be awarded to a parent association that has gone to great lengths to promote physical activity and fitness for its children. We are looking for associations, such as local PTA chapters that support fitness in schools. 

 

Park and Recreation Program of the Year

To be awarded to a local, regional or state park and recreation program that has developed innovative programs for engaging California children and youth in physical activities that are fun and habit forming. 

 

Event of the Year

To be awarded to an event in California that engages children and youth in physical activity and encourages young people to develop life-long physical activity habits. 

 

*School of the Year

There is no nomination process for the School of the Year category. There will be three Gold Medalists in this category – the Elementary, Middle and High Schools that win the Governor’s Challenge Competition. Grand prize winners will receive equipment for brand new fitness centers valued at $100,000. For more information on how to participate in the Governor’s Challenge Competition visit www.CalGovCouncil.org/challenge. 

 

About the Council

The California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting physical activity for all Californians, with an emphasis on children and youth. Research has shown that regular physical activity during childhood and adolescence helps build healthier bones and muscles, increases self-esteem and reduces the risk of diseases such as type-2 diabetes and obesity. In addition, physical activity and fitness has been shown to be highly correlated with academic success. Jake Steinfeld is the Council Chairman and Peter Vidmar is the Council Vice Chairman. They are joined by other celebrity athletes and business and community leaders as members of the Governor's Council. 

 

For More information

Contact the Council at 310-867-2951 or info@calgovcouncil.org

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