Physical Education Department

This course includes both individual and team physical education activities. The content of physical education includes the effects of physical activity upon dynamic health, mechanics of body movement, aquatics, gymnastics and tumbling, individual and dual sports, rhythms and dance, team and combative sports. All courses are conducted in a co-educational, inclusive manner. Emphasis is placed on coordination, balance, speed, endurance, reaction time, cardiovascular endurance, and teamwork. Completion of 20 units of physical education is necessary to graduate.

PE 1 is required for all 9th grade students.

By taking PE 2, students fulfill the graduation requirements for physical education. Students may take Marching Band PE, Personal Fitness, or Sports PE instead of PE 2 for their 2nd year of physical education.

Grade Level: 9-12

Graduation Credit: Phys Ed

Personal Fitness students have the opportunity to learn Personal Fitness skills, proper methods and techniques of Personal Fitness, and the relationship of Personal Fitness to wellness and fitness. Personal Fitness is based on movements that are taken from Gymnastics, Olympic lifting, Track and Field, and a variety of other disciplines. The learning experience offered can be a major contributing factor in the development of an individual in all phases of life—physical, mental, emotional and social.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of PE 9th

Grade Level: 10-12

Graduation Credit: Phys Ed, Elective

CSU/UC: None

This course is for students who have previously completed a year of personal fitness and have mastered a majority of techniques applied to the various exercises taught in this course.  Advanced personal fitness will allow students to further expand their strength and fitness as well as mentor other students.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Personal Fitness

Grade Level: 11-12

Graduation Credit: Elective

CSU/UC: None