St. Thomas More Catholic School

For the sixth time in nine years, St. Thomas More Catholic School has been acknowledged by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as the Physical Fitness Champion for the State of Minnesota for 2011.

The Presidential Physical Fitness Test requires students to participate in five events:  curl-ups, shuttle run, endurance run/walk, pull-ups, and V-sit or sit and reach.  The top award (The Presidential Physical Fitness Award) is given to those students at or above the 85th percentile in all five events.  The school that has the highest percentage of Presidential Physical Fitness Award winners in each state are recognized for their outstanding achievement.

St. Thomas More Catholic School received this recognition based on results from the 2010-2011 school year by having almost 48 % of eligible students receive the Presidential Physical Fitness Award.

The school also won this honor in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010.  The physical education program at St. Thomas More Catholic School is led by Mr. Gene Parrish whose goal is to help students develop life-long skills and an understanding of the importance of physical fitness in their daily lives.  All students at St. Thomas More Catholic School have physical education twice a week as well as daily recess which enables them to have daily activity during the school day.