Required Course for students entering high school in 2007-2008 and later.

• H.O.P.E. (1506310)
  Grade 9
  
  Health Opportunities through Physical Education provides students with opportunities to develop an individual optimal level of physical fitness, and enhance critical life skills necessary to make sound decisions regarding healthy and effective living. This involves classroom activities as well as physical activities.

Required Courses for Students Entering High School Before 2007

• Personal Fitness (1501300)
  1/2 Credit
  
  This course satisfies Personal Fitness requirement. Provides students with opportunities to develop an individual optimal level of physical fitness. This involves classroom activities as well as physical activities.

• Health I/Life Management Skills (0800300)
  1/2 Credit
  
  This course provides students with opportunities to develop and enhance critical life management skills necessary to make sound decisions regarding healthy and effective living.

Elective Courses

• Team Sports I (1503350)
  Grades 9-12; 1/2 credit
  
  Covers the skills, rules and strategies of various popular team sports. Emphasis is placed on participation in a recreational atmosphere. Physical fitness is also emphasized.

• Team Sports II (1503360)
  Grades 9-12; 1/2 credit
  
  Continues coverage the skills, rules and strategies of various popular team sports. Emphasis is placed on participation in a recreational atmosphere. Physical fitness is also emphasized.

• Individual and Dual Sports I (1502410)
  Grades 9-12; 1/2 credit
  
  The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills in specified individual and dual sports and to maintain or improve health-related fitness. The content should include, but not be limited to safety practices, rules, terminology, and etiquette, history biomechanical and physiological principles, techniques and strategies, sportsmanship, fitness activities, fitness assessment, consumer issues, benefits of participation.

• Individual and Dual Sports II (1502420)
  Grades 9-12; 1/2 credit
  
  The purpose of this course is to enable students to continue to develop knowledge and skills in specified individual and dual sports and to maintain or improve health-related fitness. The content should include, but not be limited to safety practices, rules, terminology, and etiquette, history biomechanical and physiological principles, techniques and strategies, sportsmanship, fitness activities, fitness assessment, consumer issues, benefits of participation.

• Beginning Weight Training (1501340)
  
  The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in weight training, improve muscular strength and endurance, and begin to enhance self-image.

• Intermediate Weight Training (1501350)
  
  The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop intermediate-level knowledge and skills in weight training, further improve muscular strength and endurance, and further enhance self-image.

• Advanced Weight Training (1501360)
  
  The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in weight training, further improve muscular strength and endurance, and further enhance self-image.