This class provides a solid background to understand your personal fitness needs through a variety of activities, sports, games and assessments.  Class will rotate days in the weight room, gyms or outside for a variety of activities addressing all the components of fitness. Students will learn to work on their fitness strengths and weaknesses through designing a personal fitness plan based on fitness assessments and goals.  An emphasis is placed upon demonstrating sportsmanship and teamwork through contributing to a positive and inclusive atmosphere.  Students demonstrate competence using heart rate monitors to assist in fitness activities.  Other assessments include daily participation, written work and logs.

Required for graduation. Discover the top 10 medical breakthroughs in history and how they've affected your life.  Topics include mental health (depression, grief/loss, stress management), substance abuse and use, nutrition and personal wellness, anatomy and disease prevention, family health history, community resources, human sexuality and HIV/AIDS. Develop decision making and problem solving skills to become better able to make responsible choices regarding your health. Learning will be assessed in a variety of methods: scoring rubrics and models, traditional quizzes, demonstrations of ability to apply knowledge, projects, teacher observations/evaluations and peer evaluations.