Physical Education Department
According to the new graduation requirements, students entering high school in the fall of 1998 are required to take at least two years of physical education. As an alternative, students may fulfill their physical education requirement by taking PE, JROTC, Dance, or by medical exclusion with PE Rest.
Physical Education

Description: Students taking physical education are required to dress and participate in activities daily. In compliance with school and district policies, the required uniform consists of dark blue shorts, a solid white T-shirt, white socks and tennis shoes (any color) for both boys and girls. All classes are co-ed and consist of physical activity designed to encourage students to develop and maintain physical fitness and an interest or skills in various sports activities.

Students will receive instruction in two or three of the following areas each semester:

Fall: Tennis / paddle tennis, swimming, aerobics, golf, conditioning/jogging, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, flag-football.

Spring: badminton, tennis, swimming, physical fitness, gymnastic/tumbling, wrestling, conditioning/jogging, track and field, golf, basketball, softball, soccer.

Some degree of emphasis will be placed on first aid and safety in the fall semester and health education (in conjunction with the school nurse) and physical-fitness testing during the spring semester in an effort to contribute to the development of the total person.

Advanced Sports

Students who wish to participate in Varsity or Junior Varsity Athletics must have coaches’ or department head’s recommendations.

JROTC

Prerequisites: Be at least 14 years old, a U.S. citizen and in the normal range of physical size, in grades 9th through 12th. Beginning students start with LET 1, and in subsequent years progress to the 4th LET level. The overall mission of the training is to motivate young people to become better Americans.
Description: The course is designed to assist students in unlocking their potential and to foster leadership applications, in a variety of settings, including the classroom, drill field, and in the community. Among the topics presented are:

(1) The Spirit of American Citizenship and Army JROTC
(2) Techniques of Communication
(3) Leadership
(4) Cadet Challenge
(5) Leadership Laboratory
(6) First Aid and Your Health
(7) Map Reading
(8) Over of Citizenship Through American History
(9) Your American Citizenship
(10) Marksmanship and Safety

Highly motivated cadets may receive “special” Recondo training.

Extra-curricular activates include opportunities to participate in local parades and in field training exercises in nearby military installations and to participate in community service support activities.

Benefits: Successful Varsity Rifle Team Members earn the School Block Letter (T). Cadets who elect to go to college may quality for a 4 year ROTC Scholarship.
Cadets who elect to enter the military services will receive