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Physical Education

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
As a Physical Education staff our mission is to promote lifelong health, fitness, and interpersonal principles that can be maintained over the course of one's lifetime. Individuals will value their health and take ownership in their continued growth necessary to achieve optimal wellnessAs a Physical Education staff our mission is to promote lifelong health, fitness, and interpersonal principles that can be maintained over the course of one's lifetime. Individuals will value their health and take ownership in their continued growth necessary to achieve optimal wellness.
 
Physical Education/Health Transfer Goals:
  1. Regularly participates in exercise and physical activity to improve personal fitness.
  2. Acquire the knowledge, values, and skills necessary to become lifelong learners/movers.
  3. Develop movement skills & knowledge to successfully participate in various physical activities.
  4. Effectively seek and use feedback to improve performance in any endeavor.
  5. Demonstrates respect, sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive social interaction when interacting with various groups of people.
  6. Connect the body systems to various types of physical activity in order to achieve or maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
  7. Make healthful choices and decisions regarding diet, exercise, stress management, alcohol/drug use, throughout one's life.
Driver Education Transfer Goals:
  1. Utilize the “Rules of the Road” as a driver, passenger and pedestrian.
  2. Develop and execute physical skills with confidence to safely and successfully react to any & all driving situations
  3. Develop and apply mental skills to navigate the vehicle safely during different roadway situations.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES
 
9TH GRADE
Physical Education/Health I
Students will engage in a variety of physical activities designed to promote and develop lifelong health and skill related fitness. Experiences may include, but are not limited to: fitness based activities, fitness testing, health related concepts, individual and team activities, aquatics, and dance. Students will also engage in a classroom based health course that includes the following components of health; physical, spiritual, emotional, mental, environmental and social.
 
10TH GRADE 
Physical Education/Drivers Education II
Students will engage in a variety of physical activities designed to promote and develop lifelong health and skill related fitness. Experiences may include, but are not limited to: fitness based activities, fitness testing, health related concepts, individual and team activities, aquatics, and dance. Students will also engage in a driver’s education course.
 
11TH and 12TH GRADE COURSE OPTIONS
Personal Fitness & Wellness (.5) / Individual Lifetime Activity (.5)
Students will engage in a variety of introductory physical and classroom based learning activities designed to improve and promote all health related components including muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and body composition. Students will participate in a combination of classroom learning activities designed to teach students about overall wellness and lifetime physical activities designed to improve health related fitness including but not limited to jogging, Pilates, yoga and circuit training.
 
Students will engage in a variety of physical activities designed to promote and develop lifelong health and skill related fitness through participation in individual lifetime physical activities including but not limited to dance, bicycling, bowling, golf, ice/inline skating, jogging, martial arts, racquetball, skiing, tennis, walking and dancing.

Strength & Conditioning (.5) / Group Exercise (.5)
Students will learn the fundamentals of strength training and engage in a variety of physical activities designed to promote muscular strength and endurance. Students will participate in an individualized weight training program in combination with alternating days of physical activities designed to promote cardiovascular endurance.
 
Group exercise is an overview of the many fitness-based classes a person will be able to take in order to live a healthy and active lifestyle, post high school. This course is designed to provide students with a general understanding of each activity’s focal points and desired outcomes. Students will learn how to effectively communicate with one another to achieve a greater goal. Students will develop a higher level of self-confidence and can-do attitude after completing this course.

Junior Leaders
Students will learn the methods and techniques of teaching physical education, the policies and procedures of the physical education department and rules and equipment set up of various games and activities. Students will also participate in various movement based physical activities.

Senior Leaders
Students will learn advanced methods and techniques of teaching physical education and have the opportunity to put these in practice. Students are assigned to PE I and II classes to serve as peer teachers and teacher aids.