Physical Education/ Health

PHYSICAL EDUCATION / HEALTH

The Physical Education department at Cannon Falls High School intends for students going through the program to be able to demonstrate physical fitness, physical health, understand basics of activities, demonstrate sportsmanship and use a variety of strategies to succeed.

#1901 - FITNESS FOR LIFE 9

Full Year - 1 Credit

Grade 9                                                                          

All ninth grade students must sign up for this course.  Fitness for Life will focus on improving individual fitness levels, in addition to participating in team sports and individual sports.  There is a concentration of learning various strategies and activities that will improve students’ fitness levels.  Students will also focus on decision-making and refusal skills that emphasize choices they make in regards to the 6 CDC adolescent risk category.  The goal of this class is to give students the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve a healthy fitness level and to be able to maintain that fitness level as adults.

#1902 - PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS 10

Full Year - 1 Credit

Grade 10                                                                        

All tenth grade students must sign up for this course.  Students will particate in team sports, lifetime activities, or individual fitness.  Each aspect will emphasize ways in which students can keep themselves healthy through fitness activities they enjoy and would find useful throughout their lives.  The goal of the course is to have students apply the knowledge they have gained over the course of their education toward living a healthy lifestyle and to empower them to use the skills they have learned to make informed decisions.