Health & Physical Education

This course meets once per cycle for the entire year. It is a combination of traditional health, social development, and current fitness information. The main concept for the material presented is to promote and inspire our students to strive for the lifelong commitment of maintaining a healthy and physically active lifestyle. Also included in this course is a study skills unit to help prepare the students for the rigors of our academic environment. The classes are discussion-oriented. (1 Credit)

Freshman Physical Education is an extension of classroom discussions on cultivating and maintaining healthy lifestyles through life-long fitness activities. The course is constructed to develop the physical aptitude as well as the overall health of our students while using sport and competition as a means to build character. Activities offered include opportunities to improve individual fitness, compete in team sports, and experience lifetime recreational skills. (2 Credits) 

The Driver Education course meets three times per cycle for one semester. Its purpose is to help each student develop the proper driving attitude and to instill the knowledge and beginning skills that are important to becoming a safe driver. This goal is achieved through a sequence of interrelated experiences involving classroom instruction, limited car contact, and home assignments. In addition, students will use the N.J. Driver's manual to prepare for the permit test that is given at the end of the semester. (1 Credit)

 Sophomore Physical Education is designed to provide for the particular needs of the students so as to include individual fitness, lifetime recreational activities, and team competition. Each class begins with a fitness program and has a variety of activities offered to encourage maximum participation. Activities are changed frequently to expose the students to a wide range of sports. (1 Credit)

 Physical Education for Juniors and Seniors is designed to provide for the particular needs of our students and is constructed to develop their physical aptitude as well as their overall health. Our mission is to promote and inspire our students to cultivate and maintain physically active lifestyles. Activities offered include opportunities to improve individual fitness, compete in team sports, and experience lifetime recreational skills. (2 Credits)

Strength Training is a physical education elective or alternative PE option for juniors designed to provide our students with the opportunity to learn to properly execute resistance exercise. Our mission is to provide an understanding of the basics of posture, bracing, flexibility, range of motion, and progressive resistance, such that graduates may continue to keep themselves physically fit through their adult lives. (2 Credits)

The Junior College and Career Planning course focuses on the concept of finding good college matches for all students. To that end, students will take part in many activities designed to give them a comprehensive, experiential, realistic look at the college search and admissions processes. Students will employ online search engines and other important web tools to find good colleges, obtain career information, begin the application process and find out more about themselves. We will also discuss numerous related topics such as financial aid, college visits and interviews, the concept of a slotted athlete, and the transition to college from high school. (1 Credit)

 The First Aid/CPR/AED course incorporates the latest science and teaches students to recognize and care for a variety of first aid emergencies and how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies to help victims of any age. Students who successfully complete this course (certification fee required) will receive a certificate for Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED valid for two years. (2 Credits)