Required
3204 MYP Physical Education
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: None
Meets requirements: 1, 12
Meets Level 4 Physical Education for MYP students
This class should be taken during the freshman year. This class will address a variety of individual activities and team sports. This class will also include instruction about the use of the school’s fitness center, team building activities, fitness, sports etiquette, and behavior expected in the physical education class setting.
**At PHS, Physical Education 1 is a pre-requisite for all other P.E. courses
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: None
Meets requirements: 1, 12
Meets Level 4 Physical Education for MYP students
This class should be taken during the freshman year. This class will address a variety of individual activities and team sports. This class will also include instruction about the use of the school’s fitness center, team building activities, fitness, sports etiquette, and behavior expected in the physical education class setting.
**At PHS, Physical Education 1 is a pre-requisite for all other P.E. courses
Electives
3064 Female Fitness
Number of semesters: 2 (10 credits)
Prerequisite: None
Meets requirements: 11,12
This class will provide the opportunity to explore the benefits of physical activities such as weight lifting aerobics wall climbing traversing walk/run and rollerblading. An appreciation of physical fitness and wellness which includes muscle strength cardio-Respiratory endurance and flexibility encourages a positive attitude toward exercise. This class is for female students only.
3066 Athletic Weights & Conditioning
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1 & instructor approval
Meets requirements: 1, 12
This class will provide the opportunity to explore the benefits of physical activities such as weight lifting, aerobics, wall climbing, traversing, walk/run, and rollerblading. An appreciation for physical fitness and wellness is stressed, which includes muscular strength, cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, and encourages a positive attitude toward exercise.
**At PHS, this class is for male and female student athletes.
3590 Integrated Physical Education
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1 & instructor approval
Meets requirements: 1, 12
This course is designed to allow able-bodied juniors and seniors to become teaching assistants in adapted physical education. They will be assisting physically and mentally disabled students participating in modified physical education activities. These students will be matched up either one to one or in small groups of special needs students to work in conjunction with a paraprofessional aide.
**At PHS, students will be expected to participate in all classroom physical activities.
3600 Adventure Physical Education
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1 **At PHS, Grade 11 or 12
Meets requirements: 1, 12
**Student fee required for ALL students**
This class will address intermediate or highly skilled individuals who wish to continue with traditional activities at an advanced level as well as being exposed to new and non-traditional sports. Past examples of classes include wall climbing, mountain biking, polo, roller hockey, scuba diving, ropes courses and orienteering.
3044 MYP Beginning Dance
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1
Meets requirements: 1, 12
This course will develop and extend the artistic, affective, cognitive, and psychomotor potential of all levels of dancers. The student will be provided with opportunities to explore, choreograph, organize, evaluate, and perform a variety of dance forms.
3094 Dance
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1 and Beginning Dance
Meets requirements: 1, 12
Students will continue to refine artistic, affective, cognitive, and psychomotor skills not only as individual athletes, but as skilled performers. Requirements for this course include: choreographing, critiquing/evaluating, appreciating various forms of dance, as well as a final performance in front of a live audience.
3010 Beginning Weight Training
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1
Meets requirements: 1, 12
This course is designed to improve muscular strength and endurance. It is designed to be a basic and introductory weight training course, not a body building course. The students will be introduced to a variety of weight training techniques, methods, and principles. Students will learn the terminology as well as anatomy and physiology necessary to understand the basic principles behind weight training. Emphasis will be on proper lifting techniques, spotting technique, and safety throughout the course. Students will learn to use the available machines, as well as free weights.
3012 Advanced Weight Training
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1 and Beginning Weight Training
Meets requirements: 1, 12
This course is open only to juniors and seniors who have successfully completed (grade of C or better) a beginning weight training course at this high school. Students will review the techniques, methods and principles presented in the beginning level course. Additional training methods as well as Olympic style lifts will be introduced and practiced.
3004 Team & Individual Sports
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1
Meets requirements: 1, 12
Students will be introduced to the basic skills, strategies and formations needed to play a variety of team and individual sports. Skills will be developed through drills and game situations. Rules, terminology, and safety precautions will be presented. Cooperation and the elements of effective teamwork will be stressed in all situations.
3077 Team Sports
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1
Meets requirements: 1, 12
The students will be introduced to the basic skills, strategies and formations needed to play a variety of team sports. Skills will be developed through drill and game situations. Rules, terminology and safety precautions will be presented. Cooperation and the elements of effective teamwork will be stressed in all situations.
3076 Body Sculpting
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Prerequisite: Physical Education 1
Meets requirements: 1, 12
The body sculpting class is designed to re-define body shape through specific exercises. Students will engage in activities that will combine cardiovascular, flexibility, and muscle toning exercises (including but not limited to weight training). Intended outcomes for this class include maintenance of a healthy body, changes in body composition, muscle tone, tightening of the skin, and sculpting of the arms, shoulders, and legs. Students will develop goals and a workout routine designed to improve personal fitness. Students will also learn about proper nutrition, how to achieve their fitness goals, as well as create their own nutrition plan.
3006 Yoga and Fitness
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Pre-requisites: Physical Education 1
Meets requirements: 1, 12
Yoga will be the emphasis in this course. This course will offer students a chance to explore the connection between mind and body and to use this understanding as a basis for a lifelong commitment to wellness. The course is designed to give students an introduction to Yoga as a means of physical and emotional wellness. This course will also include a variety of cardiovascular, strength and flexibility exercises to address all of the health-related fitness components. In addition, Mindfulness practices will also be taught.
4410 Foods, Nutrition & Wellness
Number of semesters: 1 (5 credits)
Meets requirements: 1, 12
**There is a $25 material/supply cost**
Are you curious about how the food you eat impacts your health and performance? You will learn how to develop lifelong healthy eating choices along with basic cooking techniques. Emphasis is placed on implementing healthy nutritional choices, preparing nutrient dense foods, exploring careers related to culinary nutrition and current food trends. You will gain valuable hands on experience during food labs. There is a lab fee for this course. This course meets the PSD graduation requirement for wellness.
