Choosing Classes
Students meet in the gymnasium on the first day of each three
to four week unit to choose a class offered that unit based on
the computer-generated drawing of the first letter of their last
name. Any student absent that day will be placed in an unfilled
class.
Requirements for
Grades 7 through 9
Grade 7
Seventh graders will rotate through a program of eight activities.
Each unit of activity will last approximately four weeks and in
all activities, the emphasis will be on the development of a variety
of motor skills. Following are seventh grade requirements.
Swimming - Required: Swimming fundamentals and water safety are
emphasized.
Gymnastics or Wrestling: One is required: Kinesthetic awareness,
balance, agility, and strength are emphasized.
Additional Sports: The other choices may include the following:
badminton, basketball, field hockey, flag football, paddle tennis,
soccer, softball, speed away, step aerobics, team handball, track
& field, volleyball, water polo, yoga and ultimate frisbee.
Grade 8
8th graders will continue to rotate through a program of eight
activities. Emphasis will be on further development,
proficiency, and knowledge in a variety of classes.
Dance
may be substituted for one semester of credit. Students are required
to take one unit of aquatics and one unit of fitness.
Individual activities may include: aquatics, badminton, fitness, gymnastics,
step aerobics, track & field, wrestling and yoga.
Team activities may include: basketball, field hockey, flag football,
soccer, softball, speed away, team handball, volleyball, water polo and ultimate
frisbee.
Grade 9
Ninth grade physical education classes are organized by trimesters,
making it possible for students who participate in interscholastic
sports during the fall, winter, or spring seasons to enroll in
a P.E. class when not competing on a team. Participation in a
variety of activities and refinement of skills are emphasized.
Activities may include aquatics, badminton, basketball, field
hockey, fitness, flag football, gymnastics, paddle tennis,
step aerobics, soccer, softball, team handball, track & field,
ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo and yoga
To fulfill the three-trimester requirements, students may elect
one of the following programs:
- Three trimesters of P.E.
- Participation on two interscholastic sports
- Participation on one interscholastic sports team and two trimesters
of P.E.
- Two semesters of Dance
- One semester of Dance and one interscholastic sports team
Students may not fulfill their P. E. requirement by concurrently
enrolling in P.E. classes, training classes, dance classes, and
/or interscholastic sports. A trimester of an athletic training
class equals one trimester of P.E. Students may not withdraw from
dance class mid-semester to join an athletic team.
