1600 BOYS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Grades 9-10; 1 semester; ½ credit)
Physical education for freshman and sophomore boys is designed to introduce a variety of team sports and individual activities designed to improve the student’s skill and cardiovascular conditioning. Along with the games, there is a heavy emphasis on strength, agility, flexibility, and aerobic training, all designed to help the student improve his overall level of fitness. Possible activities include touch football, softball, speedball, ultimate Frisbee, team handball, water safety, basketball, volleyball, weight training, and other recreational activities.
Prerequisite: None

1601 GIRLS’ PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Grades 9-10; 1 semester; ½ credit)
Physical education for freshman and sophomore girls is designed to introduce a variety of team and individual sports with an emphasis on personal physical fitness. Possible activities include softball, team handball, soccer, flag football, basketball, volleyball, dance, water safety, bowling, track and field, and other recreational activities.
Prerequisite: None

1605 LIFETIME FITNESS WEIGHT TRAINING (Co-ed; Grades 11-12; 1 semester; ½ credit)
The students will participate in a program designed to increase their knowledge and appreciation of lifetime fitness. The class will provide lecture and hands on experience in cardiovascular fitness. There will also be an emphasis on changing the body composition through proper diet and weight training. Each student will demonstrate an increase in his level of personal fitness. Students will participate in workout routines designed to improve his/her own personal level of fitness. Students will be instructed in proper methods and a variety of techniques to develop specific muscle groups.
Prerequisite: ½ credit of P.E.

1602 HEALTH (Grades 9-10; 1 semester; ½ credit)
The Health curriculum is designed to acquaint the students with a variety of health information to enable them to develop good health habits. Subject matter will include information and class discussions, and will require a research paper at the end of the semester. The goal of this class is to help the student identify where he fits in the continuum of wellness, and how to make responsible healthy decisions, while shaping proper attitudes towards personal health care.
Prerequisite: None

1603 DRIVER’S EDUCATION (No grade restriction; 1 semester; ½ credit)
Driver education is designed to acquaint the potential driver with the responsibility he is about to undertake, including the rules and regulations affecting the driver and the ability to maneuver a vehicle in a variety of traffic situations. Emphasis is placed on making mature, responsible, and safe decisions concerning the operation of a vehicle. The course will consist of 30 hours of classroom instruction and the remainder of the semester will be spent in actual driving. Students may take this class after they are fifteen.
Prerequisite: None

1607 FITNESS AND WELLNESS (Co-ed; Grades 11-12; 1 semester; 1/2 credit)
Fitness and Wellness would be a semester class consisting of but not limited to walking, jogging, hiking, rope jumping, aerobics, step aerobics, yoga, Pilates, Tae Bo, stretching and weights. Class time would also be spent discussing proper diet and other lifestyle choices that would promote healthy decisions. The class goal would be to show students several ways to be active outside of competitive sports and live an active healthy lifestyle. Fitness and Wellness would be graded on a scale of 80/20. 80% of the students' grade would reflect participation. The remaining 20% would be based on knowledge tests and projects.

1608 LIFETIME SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES (Co-ed; Grades 11-12; 1 semester; 1/2 credit)
Lifetime Sports and Activities would be a semester class that would include but would not be limited to bowling, Frisbee golf, hacky sack, pickle ball, walking, bocce ball, croquet, shuffle board, badminton, golf, table tennis, horse shoes, roller skating, washers, and dance. This would not be a competitive class, but rather a class where students would learn rules and basic skills associated with games they can play now as well as long after they retire. This class would be graded with a 70/15/15 grade weight. 70% of the grade would be participation; 15% of their grade would be rules tests and projects. The other 15% of their grade would be the results of simple skills tests based on rubric scales.

1606 SPORTS MEDICINE (Grades 11-12; 1 semester; 1/2 credit)
This one semester course examines the many aspects related to sports medicine.  It begins by exploring the history of sports medicine and the role of the athletic trainer.  The course will examine the many types of athletic injuries and methods used to prevent injuries.  Students will understand the anatomy and mechanism of injury for the most common areas injured in athletics, including the critically injured.  Students will also learn taping and rehabilitation techniques for various athletic injuries.  The class will utilize interactive discussion, lecture and practical labs to master these sports medicine skills.