Physical Education

7728/7729 Women’s Fitness and Wellness

(1/2 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as a full year course.

Women’s Fitness and Wellness promotes an active, healthy lifestyle through participation in aerobic and anaerobic movements that develop strength, flexibility, agility, core strength, and endurance. A special nutrition section will be included. This course is aimed at providing females with an overall improved state of being at the conclusion of this course with the ultimate goal is to promote lifelong fitness.

7739 / 7740 Yoga

(1/2 credit) Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as a full year course

This is an all-inclusive yoga course. This course is for the serious student looking to improve and discover a balanced, healthy lifestyle. Class includes working the body through postures (asanas), breathing, and relaxation. Yoga can be viewed as a course in artistic movement, fitness training, sport therapy, lifestyle enrichment, and stress reduction.

7744/7746 Advanced Yoga II

(1/2 credit) Grades: 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as full year course.

Prerequisite: Yoga

This course is an extension of Yoga I, designed for serious students looking to deepen their understanding of yoga and taking their practice to the next level We will be working the body through postures (asanas), breathing, and relaxation. This course is designed to work the entire mind, body, and spirit.

8101 Health

(1/2 credit) Grade: 9th

Graduation Requirement

Offered 1st or 2nd Semester

This course will study the six dimensions of Health: Physical, Mental/Emotional, Social, Intellectual and Spiritual. Topics will include healthy decisions making, healthy self, nutrition and fitness, emergency skills, body systems, substance use -misuse-abuse, and disease.

8704 Fitness for Life

(1/2 credit) Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th

Graduation Requirement

Offered 1st or 2nd Semester

This course is designed to give students an understanding of how their actions reflect their quality of life. We will explore the topics of health, nutrition, exercise and personal habits. Learning will be enhanced by engaging in physical activities in the community which includes activities such as hiking, pickle ball, and disc golf.

8719

/ 8721 Physical Education/Beginning Intermediate Weightlifting

(1/2 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as a full year course. In this co-educational course, students will work with instructors to design and practice individual and group programs that could include activities such as weight training, fitness, agility, and conditioning.

8728

/ 8729 Physical Education/Advanced Weight Training

(1/2 credit) Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as a full year course.

Prerequisite: Beginning/Intermediate Weight Training.

In this co-educational class, students will develop advanced weight training, fitness, and agility workouts. This course is designed for the serious student looking to enhance their conditioning program.

8730 / 8731 PE/Lifetime Activities

(1/2 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as a full year course. Students in this course acquire skills in a variety of lifetime activities and team sports. These skills and activities include but are not limited to aerobics, walking and jogging, disc golf, and racket sports. These skills offer ways to cope with stress and contribute to a healthy lifestyle

8732/8733 Advanced Weightlifting

(1/2 credit) Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th

Offered 1st and 2nd Semester

May be taken as a full year course

Prerequisite: Department approval required. This coeducational course is offered before school for those students who like to participate in weight training and aerobic conditioning. Meets 6:45-7:40 a.m.