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Department of Health/Physical Education

The goal of the Health and Physical Education curriculum is to help students acquire and implement the necessary knowledge and skills for life-long health and fitness. Current health and physical education courses offer students a varied selection of courses designed to help them attain these skills.

The head of this department is Claudia Anderson.

Department of Health/Physical Education Course Offerings: 2010/11

  • 800 Secondary Physical Education I&II (P.E.) Boys

    Grade 9
    This course is designed to help students become more aware of the purpose and value of physical fitness for an active and healthy future. Students will gain an appreciation and understanding of a variety of team and individual sports, which will enable them to enjoy the role of participant or spectator. Physical Education class will include units in flag football, soccer, speedball, basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, bowling, ice-skating, conditioning, weight training, and floor hockey. Adapted physical education is offered as needed in the least restricted environment and on individual assessment.

  • 801 Secondary Physical Education I & II (P.E.) Girls

    See Boys above.

  • 804 Elective Physical Education: Life Fitness

    Prerequisites: P.E. and Health
    This course is based on selected standards from the Indiana.s Academic Standards for Physical Education. Students will be expected to participate in physical activity, research certain aspects of fitness, nutrition, and cardio-respiratory endurance. Students will create goals, read and understand related articles provided by the instructor or guest speakers. The course will be monitored and adapted due to research findings and necessary change of exercises to reach personal goals. Each student might have a different workout due to differences in age, gender, or specific goal. Out of class assignments will be expected. Students will learn the correlation between fitness and life quality, and finally, the course will instill a life skill that will stay with them and inspire others.

  • 805s Health

    Grade 9 - 10
    Semester
    The Health course presents sufficient knowledge and skills conducive to health. Students learn basic anatomy to understand the structure of the body and enough physiology to understand its functions. The course also presents practical information relating to contemporary problems such as drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. These and other public health problems will be taught to students during the semester.

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