Physical Education
Philosophy
Physical Education has as its goal the total development of the whole individual. Toward this end, Physical Education, through physical activities, contributes to the total fitness of the student. This total fitness includes physical, social, emotional, spiritual and recreational development. Because it does contribute to the total development of the student, Physical Education is a vital part of the school curriculum.
Physical Education gives the students the opportunity to compete and participate with many individuals. Students are encouraged to develop a sense of fairness towards others and learn to participate in a group with intentions of helping the group as a whole and not only being concerned with their own desires and personal achievement. If the student learns to possess a sense of fair play and concern for those he works with, it will assist him in being able to deal with people in all facets of life.
Physical Education offers students the opportunity to participate in a variety of recreational and team sport activities as well as weight training. To go along with these activities, topics which are pertinent to the total health, wellness and fitness of the students are discussed in order to make students more knowledgeable of these topics and to help them in making decisions in regard to these topics.
Freshman Health (One semester ~ required course for Freshmen)
The Freshmen Health course is designed to introduce students to health issues in today’s society and assist them in building a thorough understanding of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles, behaviors and responsible decision-making. This course prepares students for health issues they may encounter in their lives such as nutrition, exercise, mental illness, weight management, eating disorders, the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs, smoking, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, first aid and safety.
Students will be introduced to the various components of health and the important concepts of wellness, health promotion and health prevention. Students will gain first hand knowledge of the various topics through presentations given by medical professionals and technological resources. The course is taught by our school nurse.
Physical Education
Students participate in a variety of activities which include bashball, basketball, iceless hockey, physical fitness, soccer, ping pong, stretching, relaxation & visualization techniques, ultimate frisbee and walking.
Sophomores, juniors and seniors may elect to take weight training.
Weight Training
Weight training follows the “Bigger, Faster, Stronger” program which emphasizes a total body workout to enhance strength, agility, quickness and speed while also addressing safety and proper lifting technique. In addition, individual wellness programs are offered for students who wish to pursue specific goals.
Summer PE Electives
Periodically, summer electives in lifetime sports are offered. These courses offer one semester of PE credit and apply to a student’s PE requirement. Note: These classes do carry an additional tuition.
One semester of Physical Education and one semester of Health are required for freshmen. A student must then complete two more semesters of Physical Education or Weights in his sophomore, junior or senior year. The grade earned for Physical Education, Weights and Health is counted in to the student’s current and cumulative grade point averages.
