Health and Physical Education

Prerequisite: None

The physical education portion of this course is designed to expose the student to a variety of physical activities that will develop organic strength and fitness, as well as appropriate knowledge, understanding, and execution of physical skills for use of leisure time. Major emphasis is also placed on the development of desirable social skills, sportsmanship, and safe participation. The instruction in this course is divided between physical activities and health education.

Prerequisite: 7300 or 7301 This course emphasizes individual lifetime physical activities.

Classroom driver education instruction in this class is focused on assisting the student in using a vehicle within the highway transportation system as safely, efficiently, and economically as possible. Personal and social factors that affect the operation of a vehicle and individual responsibilities of the driver will also be taught. Students will earn 1 credit for the successful completion of Health and Physical Education 10, while Driver Education is a non-credit bearing course.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9th grade P.E or administrative approval. Students may dual enroll with Laurel Ridge Community College.

Students will learn the following: correct weight training form and technique, basic weight room safety, weight room etiquette and protocol, nutritional and rest factors/considerations related to weight training, various lifting techniques and strategies related to sport specificity, and basic principles of progressive overload. Evaluation will be based on quality of effort, cooperative attitude and personal improvement.

Prerequisite: 7641

Advanced Weight Training is an elective course for students who want more in-depth instruction in Weight Training. This course will build on basic principles taught in Weight Training.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9th and 10th grade Health and Physical Education classes with a B average in both courses recommended

Advanced Physical Education/Wellness is an elective class designed for students who want more in-depth instruction in physical education. Activities include both team and individual sports, with specific emphasis on life-time sports. Units on nutrition, diet, running, aerobic conditioning, weightlifting, and strength endurance are included. All areas of fitness will be stressed, including vascular efficiency and flexibility.

The course is geared toward exercising both aerobically and anaerobically to reach individual goals of physical fitness.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9th & 10th Grade PE

This course will incorporate a combination of strength training, cardio-respiratory, flexibility, and agility exercises. This course focuses on physical fitness through personal fitness assessment followed by individual goal setting. Students will engage in activities that will improve both health and skill-related elements of fitness. Students will review the elements of fitness and principles of exercise and use them to achieve their fitness goals (this includes flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body composition). Class assessments will be based on student created personal fitness plans, quizzes, as well as student-led activities.

Prerequisite: Classroom Driver Education, valid Virginia Learner’s permit, parent or guardian consent; fee based

This course is offered to Central, Stonewall Jackson, and Strasburg High School students. Classes will be offered evenings, weekends, holidays, and during the summer.

Seven lessons of driving and seven lessons of observation provide students with learning experiences in traffic on public highways. Learning activities focus on basic vehicle control, perceptual and decision-making abilities, and developing mental and social skills involved in the interaction of highway users, vehicles, and environment.

After the school receives the behind-the-wheel application and the fee, the student will then be assigned the behind-the-wheel lessons by chronological age, with emphasis on how long a student has held a learner’s permit and when the application was received.

In order to obtain a provisional license, a student must pass both the Behind-the-Wheel and classroom portions of this course and must present a completed 45 hour log to proper school personnel. The student must be 16 years and 3 months of age to receive a provisional license and must have held a learner’s permit for a period of 9 months.