Physical Education & Health

Fitness for Life

• Required: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Fulfills 1 graduation requirement for Physical Education.

• Length of course: One trimester

Students will meet national and state physical education standards and benchmarks. They will apply skills in team, dual, and individual activities as well as aquatics and rhythms. An emphasis will be placed on personal fitness, assessing current levels of fitness and goal setting. This class may only be taken once. Successful completion of this class is a prerequisite for all Physical Education Electives.

Health Education I

• Required: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Fulfills 1 graduation requirement for Health.

• Length of Course: One trimester

This course will expose students to a wide variety of health-related experiences such as analyzing and recognizing healthful and risky behaviors, demonstrating how to respond to harmful situations, and developing refusal skills. In addition, students will learn how to make informed decisions, promote and develop healthy relationships, set goals, and make healthy food choices. Students will also learn how to identify illegal drugs and identify causes, signs, symptoms, and treatments for common illnesses. Students will meet national and state standards and benchmarks in health education.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES

Successful completion of Fitness for Life is a prerequisite for ALL elective courses. Students must choose one course of the 7 listed during grades 9, 10, 11, 12 to complete their physical education requirements. Students may register for these classes as an elective credit. All classes will have an emphasis on lifelong fitness. Students may take more than one elective class their junior and senior year as long as their schedule allows. Students will meet state and national physical education standards and benchmarks.

Personal Fitness

• Elective: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

This course is designed to focus the student at an individual level, promoting overall positive body image and awareness. Students will do individual goal setting and self-assessments. Students will be introduced to the four components of fitness; muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Workouts will include but are not limited to: use of cardio and strength equipment in fitness room, yoga, Pilates, circuit training and aerobics.

Competitive Team Sports

• Elective: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

Competitive team sports will allow the student to participate in a variety of team sport activities at a competitive level. Participation skills, officiating skills, game rule knowledge, and strategies, will be practiced at an advanced level. Cooperative team concepts will be a focus as well as principles of training necessary to im-prove fitness, individual skills, and fundamentals. Activities will include; basketball, volleyball, floor hockey, football, speedball, soccer, team handball, softball, and others determined by class numbers and instructor.

Recreational Lifetime Sports

• Elective: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

Recreational sports will allow the student to participate in a variety of team and dual sport activities at a recreational level. Participation and knowledge of the game will be expected at a high level, however, skills and strategy will be at a basic level. Cooperative team concepts will be a focus, as well as principles of training necessary to improve fitness. Emphasis will be on fitness for life. Activities include: wellness activities, badminton, golf, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, snowshoe and other recreational games.

Net Games

• Elective: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

This course is an elective class offered to students who have successfully completed a 9/10 fitness for life course. Students will participate in lifelong individual and dual net games. Class emphasis will be on skill development, rules of games and strategies to enhance lifelong play. Students will compete in activities such as volleyball, tennis, badminton, eclipse ball and pickleball.

Strength Training and Conditioning

• Elective: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

This course will consist of strength training for students interest-ed in toning, developing strength, power, agility, flexibility and speed. This class will teach lifting technique, spotting responsibility, plyometrics, and speed development activities in a safe environment. An emphasis will be placed on lifelong fitness. Students will assess personal fitness and will develop individual programs. Lifetime fitness activities will be introduced so that personal fitness plans may be developed to use lifelong.

Advanced Strength Training and Conditioning

• Elective: 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

This course will concentrate on advanced levels of muscle development through weight training, plyometrics, and speed development. This curriculum includes units in basic anatomy, physiology of strength development, kinesiology, effects of nutrition on performance and strength development, and the importance of flexibility. Students will do independent research, written assignments, knowledge tests, and physical activity. The student will develop his/her own strength-training program with the assistance of the instructor.

Lifeguard Training

• Elective: 10, 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life and strong swimming ability

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

The primary purpose of this class is to certify students in Red Cross Lifeguard Training. This certification will allow a student to be eligible for employment at various aquatic facilities, such as indoor and outdoor pools (public and private), county and city parks and water parks. This course follows the Red Cross course of study for lifeguarding. Students will develop high skill levels in the five basic strokes as well as receive instruction and practice skills to save one’s own life or the life of another. CPR for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid will also be taught. Students must be at least 15 years of age to register. Class fee of $40.00 will be charged. Fee includes the required book for the course and certification. After the certification part of the course, the students will be involved in other aquatic and dry land activities.

Unified Physical Education

• Elective: 11, 12

• Length of Course: One trimester

• Prerequisite: Fitness for Life

• Fulfills 1 graduation credit for Physical Education.

This course combines students with and without disabilities to take a physical education class together. Students will gain fitness, leadership experience and social skills working with students with whom they might not have any other classes. Before registration, talk with your school counselor to see if this is the right fit for you. Due to limited number of spots in the course, you will be notified if you can register for the class. You will earn one credit and a letter grade will be given for this class.