Physical Education
Life Fitness
Grade 9 (required to graduation)
Course # Semester 1 - 7000
Course # Semester 2-7002
This course is designed for students to apply health-related fitness concepts to lifelong physical education activities. Students will set short and long-term fitness goals based on physiological assessments. Individual, dual, and team activities will provide students opportunities to meet their individual fitness goals. Periodic assessments will assist students with activity selection and provide feedback for goals attainment. This course must be taken sequentially with Health Education in the ninth grade.
Weight Training 1
Grades 10,11,12
Course # 7016
This course is an introduction to weight training. Students receive a basic working knowledge of human anatomy, physical fitness concepts, nutrition , principles of weight training (circuit, pyramid, supersets, and power cycles), proper technique, and all safety aspects. Students will be introduced to cardiorespiratory exercise machines and learn how to reach target heart rates.
Weight Training 2
Grades 10,11,12
Course # 7017
Prerequisite: Weight Training 1
This course reinforces the concepts taught in Weight Training 1, to strengthen the students working knowledge of the weight room. Students will be able to identify all forms of weight training, muscle groups, muscle articulation, determine body composition and daily caloric intake. Building on their knowledge of nutrition and cardirespiratory fitness, students will be required to design to design a nutritional and cardiorespiratory workout plan.
Advanced Weight Training and Conditioning
Grades 11,12
Course # 7014
Prerequisite: Weight Training 2 or Aerobic Conditioning and Weight Training 2
This course designed for the competitive athlete. Students will be challenged in the rigorous aspects of weight training and advanced conditioning. Physiology of exercise and Kinesiology will be introduced, as well as power lifting and plyometrics.
Aerobic Conditioning and Weight Training 1
Grades 10,11,12
Course # 7018
This course introduces students to aerobic fitness concepts (burning calories, body composition, target heart rates, and proper nutrition). Students will participate in a variety of activities including: aerobic dance, step aerobic, rope jumping, and cardiorespiratory machines. Students will experience gains in muscular endurance through circuit and pyramid weight training.
Aerobic Conditioning and Weight Training 2
Grades 10,11,12
Course # 7019
Prerequisite: Aerobic Conditioning and Weight Training 1
This course reinforces and expands the concepts learned in Aerobic Conditioning and weight Training, with the goal of developing and maintaining optimal health and fitness. Students will be required to monitor caloric intake, identify types of calories, establish a nutritional plan, and determine body composition. Students will use their knowledge of basic exercise physiology to design a circuit weight program.
Today's Sports
Grades 10,11,12
Course # Semester 1-7031
Course # Semester 2-7032
Course # Year-7030
This course includes instructions in four or more selected individual , dual, or team sports. Emphasis is placed on the value of participation at the beginner and intermediate skill levels. The development of skills is an expectation for successful participation. Individual schools will select the sport activities which meet the needs of their student population.
Specialty Sports
Grades 10,11,12
Course # Semester 1-7021
Course # Semester 2-7022
Course # Year -7020
This course includes instruction in three or fewer selected individual, dual, or team sports. Students from beginner through advanced will develop an in-depth knowledge of strategies coaching techniques, officiating , and progressive skill developing. Individual schools
will select the sport activities which meet the needs of their student population.
Introductory Dance
Grades 9,10,11,12
Course # 7120
This Fine Arts course provides a basic working knowledge of performing concepts which students can apply to all dance forms. Experience are based on modern dance principles and techniques, integrated with aspects of ballet and jazz dance. Graduation requirements for the fine arts elective will be fulfilled by this course in providing aesthetics, dance history, anatomy, choreographic technique, and performance components.
Intermediate Dance
Grades 9,10,11,12
Course # 7121
1 credit
Prerequisite: Introductory Dance
The Fine Arts course continues to provide a basic working knowledge of performing concepts which students will apply to all dance forms. Experiences are based on further developing modern dance principles and techniques, integrated with aspects of ballet, jazz, and tap dance. State requirements for Fine Arts will be fulfilled in this course in providing aesthetics, dance history, anatomy, and choreographic techniques. Performance components beyond the regular school day are required.
Dance Company
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Course # 7122
Course # 712M
1 credit
Prerequisite: Introductory Dance and Intermediate Dance or Audition
In this Fine Art course, students are challenged in rigorous sessions of dance techniques to use their maximum movement range. Various styles of dancing are explored. Individually of artistic expression is encouraged through improvisational and composition, utilizing specific choreographic forms. This course will also meet the needs for a Fine Arts elective in providing aesthetics, dance history, anatomy, and choreographic techniques. Performance components beyond the regular school day are required.