Physical Education:

Physical Education is a required four year course in eighth through eleventh grade. Seniors may elect to take this course for a fifth year. During the course the student is encouraged to select from a wide variety of skills and activities (see below). The course is designed to give the student flexibility of topic and activity. This is accomplished by inviting the student, quarterly where possible, to elect alternatives in the curriculum.

Health Topics:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (American Red Cross)
• First Aid Certification (American Red Cross)
• Muscular Endurance

Team Activities:

• Basketball
• Box Football
• Floor Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Touch Football
• Volleyball
• Wallyball
• Wiffleball

Individual / Dual Activities:

• Aerobics
• Badminton
• Bowling
• Ice Skating
• Nautilus
• Pickleball
• Table Tennis
• Tae Bo
• Yoga

     Activities:

Physical Education is designed to give students a balance of team, partner, and individual activities. The program provides a medium for individual growth an development, teaches healthy lifestyles and productive use of leisure time, and provides opportunities to work as a team with other students. Activities are divided into the categories of team sports, outdoor sports, lifetime sports, physical fitness activities, initiative tasks and group activities.

Health Topics:

Secondary health includes certification in CPR and First Aid.