Physical and Health Education

Introduction

The Physical Education and Health Department believe that students will be empowered to make choices, meet challenges and develop positive behaviors in fitness, wellness and movement activity for a lifetime. Health 1 and Health 2 along with Fitness for Life 1 and 2 will fulfill your PE and Health requirements for graduation. These classes are vital because twice as many children today and almost 3 times as many teens are overweight as in 1980. More than 65% of all people age 20 and older are overweight or obese. About 35 million of today’s 85 million children will eventually die from heart and blood vessel disease (AHA stat). Physically fit kids perform better academically. Getting students active and educated is extremely important to the health of our nation

“Of all the subjects taught in school, Physical Education is the only subject which, by the very nature of its content, has the potential to affect how a person will feel every moment of every day for the rest of his or her life.” Allen Russell