Health and Fitness Education Program

 

 

The health and fitness education program is designed to promote health fitness and create an enthusiasm for physical activity that will carry over into future years.  The health and fitness education department provides courses that are required of each student.  All classes are coed, and students are placed in groupings of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors/seniors.

 

Health education, which is required, is integrated into the freshman curriculum and is also part of the junior/senior units.  Included among the topics studied is human sexuality.  Before study of this topic begins, an information evening for parents of freshmen is held at which time the instructors review the curriculum and answer questions.

 

 

Health and Fitness   Grade 9                  Full Year 3x/week – 2.50 Credits                    Course #910

Health and Fitness   Grade 10               Full Year 2x/week – 1.25 Credits                    Course #911

Health and Fitness   Grade 11/12         Full Year 2x/week - 1.25 Credits                     Course #913

                                                                                                                                                                Course #915

 

 

Senior Wellness Project    50 Hour Independent  Project - 1.25 Credits Course #917

For students in grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 (Required)

Prerequisites:  See description for level placement

 

Description:

Freshman Program – Freshmen participate in the health and fitness course entitled “Personal Fitness.”  In this course health issues are combined with fitness concepts and activities.  Instruction occurs both in the classroom and the gymnasium.  All freshmen are scheduled three times a week for the entire year.  Students receive a letter grade.

 

Sophomore Program – The sophomore program concentrates on two areas of fitness: skill development and health-related components of fitness.  Students participate in a wide variety of physical activities and assessments.  All sophomores are scheduled two times a week for the entire year.

               

Junior/Senior Program – Juniors and seniors participate in a program which includes required courses in health and muscular fitness.  The program culminates in an independent wellness project in the senior year.  Juniors and seniors must elect a total of one full year of courses, which meet twice a week.  Detailed descriptions of the junior elective follow this section.

 

Evaluation:  Evaluation is based on class participation, attendance, effort, preparedness, and homework, written assignments and tests as appropriate.  Freshmen receive letter grades.  All other students are graded on a Pass/Fail basis.

 

 

Text Box: JUNIOR OPTION – JUNIORS SHOULD CHOOSE EITHER OPTION I OR OPTION II
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Junior/Senior Option I                            Semester I 2x/week - .625 Credits                                  Course #913

                                                                Semester II 2x/week - .625 Credits                 Course #915

For students in grade: 11 & 12

Prerequisites:  None

 

Description:  Option I for juniors includes four-quarter courses or the equivalent of one full year of courses.  Students will be assigned to one semester which will include the quarter program of Life Skills and one of the Cardiovascular or Skill Development courses and one semester which will include the quarter program of Muscle Fitness and one of the Cardiovascular or Skill Development courses. 

 

The Life Skills course considers many health topics, including human sexuality, and utilizes a wide array of presentation methods.  The classes are discussion-based and students are introduced to different topics by means of guest speakers, experiments, team building and research activities. 

 

The Muscle Fitness course explores the topic of muscular strength and endurance through a wide variety of Fitness Center activities.  Students will utilize both the Nautilus and free-weight equipment as they learn advanced exercise concepts and challenges their current level of muscle fitness. 

 

The Cardiovascular and Skill Development course offer activities, which explore the cardiovascular system as well as promote skill competency.  Students participate in a variety of individual, partners, and team activities as they assess and challenge their current level of cardiovascular fitness and skill – related fitness (i.e. agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time and speed). 

 

Note: In selecting Option I, students must indicate both course numbers on their course selection sheet.

 

Evaluation:  Evaluation is based on class participation, attendance, effort, preparedness, and homework, written assignments and tests as appropriate.

 

Junior/Senior Option II                          Semester 4x/week – 1.25 Credits                    Course #912

For students in grade: 11 & 12

Prerequisites:  None

 

Description:  This option allows students to participate in both of the two require courses and two elective courses during one semester.  Those students selecting this option would participate four time each week during the same “non-lunch” time block, (A, B, C, G, H) and complete the Life Skills, activity elective, Muscle Fitness and final activity elective requirements.  Classes will be limited to one section each semester, a total of 48 students.

 

Evaluation:  Evaluation is based on class participation, attendance, effort, preparedness, and homework, written assignments and tests as appropriate.