The high correlation between positive body image and positive self-image and between physical health and mental dexterity is well documented. Physical Education offers each student an opportunity to experience success, to demonstrate measurable progress at his own speed, to understand the function of major body systems, and to learn sound health practices. We seek a balance between the development of motor skills, and the development of skills in lifetime sports activities.
Credit Requirements
- Minimum Graduation Requirements: 20 PE Credits (2 years)
- College / University Requirements: No PE credits required
Physical Education Policies
Physical Education is required for all ninth-grade students. All freshmen will be required to take PE Coed for the entire year, except when they are scheduled into a semester team sport or equivalent course (see below).
A second year of Physical Education is required to earn a high school diploma (20 credits).
Physical Education classes are one semester in length. All courses are offered as variable credit, which is dependent on student participation in the daily activities.
The Physical Education staff recommends the broadest possible experiences within the elective program for each student.
Team Sports, Pep Squad, Dance, Color Guard, and Marching Band may be taken for P.E. credit. Freshmen participating in Marching Band must also enroll in a regular P.E. class.
Students participating in athletics will be enrolled in team sports in the last period of the day.
California Physical Fitness Test
Once per school year, our students in grade nine will participate in the California Physical Fitness Test. This health-related fitness test is intended to help students acquire lifelong habits of regular physical activity. The fitness test includes activities for the five standards of fitness, including:
- Aerobic capacity
- Abdominal strength and endurance
- Trunk extension strength and flexibility
- Upper body strength and endurance
- Flexibility
There are two or three options for most fitness areas so that all students, including those with special needs, have the maximum opportunity to participate. Two levels have been established to evaluate and report performance for each fitness area; (a) in the Healthy Fitness Zone and (b) needs improvement. The desired performance goal for each test option is the Healthy Fitness Zone, which represents a level of fitness that offers some protection against the diseases resulting from physical inactivity.