Course Requirements for Graduation

One and a half credits of physical education are required for graduation. PE15 is one semester of physical education and PE16 is three advisories of physical education and one advisory of health education. Any other courses selected in a single year are considered electives. PE15 and PE16 are prerequisites for any elective courses offered in physical education. Any

students that is unable to participate in physical education must bring a note from their physician.

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION 9 P15

Credit: 0.50 Grade: 09 Pre-Req.: None

Physical Education 9 (P15) is an entry-level class designed to introduce students into a beginning academic program of fitness and performance skill development. It is designed to provide a multifaceted program of selected physical education activities that will facilitate the development of skills in the area of dance, team/individual sports, and overall fitness. This is a semester course that should be matched up with another semester course requirement (Art, Music, DC History) to complete an entire year of academic instruction.

Note: The 9th & 10th Grade Physical Educational Programs are a graduation requirements that cannot be substituted with Team Sports, Individual Sports, Dance Potpourri, Dance Combination, Body Conditioning and Fitness I, or Body Conditioning and Fitness II.

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10 P16

Credit: 1.00 Grade: 10 Pre-Req: P15

Health and Physical Education 10 (P16) is an entire year course that provides a multifaceted academic program that promotes a complete performance/fitness/growth & development and health awareness curriculum. This course focuses on application of health skills in the areas of coping with life’s situations, human sexuality, environmental & consumer concerns, personal health appraisal, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The Physical Education component provides a fitness assessment, intermediate/advanced skill performance in individual/dual sports, dance, aquatics, and other lifetime activities. Application of theory of game play and officiating will be related to selected sports and activities.

Since Health Education is a requirement of this course, students are not allowed to change teachers during the advisories/semesters. They may change class periods if a schedule change is warranted, but a changing of teachers could allow for the skipping of Health Education that is a mandatory section of this curriculum.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Team Sports P65

Credit: 0.50 Grades: 11-12 Pre-Req.: P15, P16

This academic course presents an instructional program to develop skill proficiency in team sports. Components of the course are: participation in lifetime team lead-up activities, application of regular and co-ed rules of inter-class tournament/game situations, aerobics, and other types of fitness conditioning for appropriate motor performances

Note: Team Sports, Individual Sports, Body & Conditioning Fitness I & II are elective classes that cannot be substituted with or for Physical Education 9 or Health and Physical Education 10. This class may be taken for a semester and is limited to students with 11th & 12th grade status that have met the and prerequisites.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Individual Sports) P40

Credit: 0.50 Grades: 11-12 Pre-Req.: P15, P16

This academic course presents an instructional program to develop skill proficiency in individual sports. Components of the course are: participation in lifetime individual lead-up activities, application of regular and co-ed rules of inter-class tournament/game situations, aerobics, and other types of fitness conditioning for appropriate motor performances

BODY CONDITIONING AND FITNESS I P51

Credit: 0.50 Grade: 9-12 Pre-Req: P12, P15

This academic course presents an instructional program to develop skill proficiency in fitness conditioning, power lifting and the proper use of both exercise fitness machines and free weights. This conditioning is compliant with the building of speed, strength and endurance components of enhanced motor performances.

BODY CONDITIONING AND FITNESS II P52

Credit: 0.50 Grade: 9-12 Pre-Req: P12, P15

This academic course presents a more detailed instructional program than Body Conditioning & Fitness I. And builds on the concepts of P51 to develop enhanced skill proficiency in fitness conditioning, power lifting and the proper use of both exercise fitness machines and free weights. This conditioning is compliant with the building of speed, strength and endurance, three essential components of enhanced motor performances.