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Physical Education, Health & Safety

Physical Education, Health & Safety

  • This course introduces the students to healthy lifestyles and appropriate self-care.  The course topics include sex education, nutrition, exercise, and personal hygiene. (Grades 9-12)

  • The purpose of physical education is to enhance one’s interest in sports as a participant as well as a spectator.  A focus of the class is to make students aware of the contribution of physical activities to the total development of the individual.  Advanced physical education seeks to develop a competitive attitude within the students.  (Most students enrolled in advanced physical education are members of one or more school sponsored athletic teams.)

  • Driver Education is designed to meet state requirements for classroom curriculum and in-car driving experience, and to provide skills and knowledge related to the safe and proper operation of an automobile.  Driver Education makes student drivers aware of their responsibilities to society in the area of traffic safety, instills respect for traffic laws and law enforcement officers, and helps students develop the proper attitudes necessary for safe driving.  It helps students adopt a strategy for driving that will become the basis for a lifetime of competent driving. Must be 15 years old.  (Grades 10-12)