Health Education

Welcome to Health!  This one Semester/0.5 credit course is required to graduate from Spearfish High School.  This class is going to be tailored to help students understand themselves mentally, physically, socially, and emotionally.  

Health as a subject area is part of each and every day of our entire life.  Spanning from what you eat and how much you sleep, to handling stressful situations/relationships and even first aid/CPR.  I urge all students to make this class as personal as possible in creating new, healthy habits.  Research shows that "Health-promoting behaviors.....promote health and well-being during adolescence and are associated with higher levels of healthy behaviors during adulthood" (e.g. Lau, Quadrel, & Hartman 1990).  I am a believer in the development of good habits at a young age in order to assist in becoming a better, stronger, and more developed person.  

Guest speakers will be part of this curriculum as they present on a variety of topics including but not limited to: teen Mental Health First Aid, Healthy Relationships, Overall Health (presented by our school nurse), and Oral Health.

Attached Below you will find my class syllabus which includes; Class Rules and Expectations, Grading Procedure, and Absence Make-up.