Physical Education

Physical Education is an elective course offered to Sophomore, Junior and Senior students that have completed and passed Freshmen Physical Education.  In Elective Physical Education the student can chose either Team Sports or Individual Sports by semester.  The following are detailed descriptions of these content areas.

Team Sports

Team Sports is a co-educational class designed to introduce students to skills, strategies and basic rules of team sports.  This course will expose the student to skills involved in basketball, volleyball, soccer and flag football.  This class will allow students to gain an appreciation for lifelong activities in sport.


Individual Sports

Individual Sports is a co-educational class designed to introduce students to skills, strategies and basic rules of individual sports.  This course will expose the student to skills involved in racket sports,  washers and basic fitness activities which will allow students to gain appreciation for lifelong act ivies in recreational sports. 


Personal Fitness

This course is designed students who want to incorporate more life-long fitness to their everyday life. The goals of the class will be to give students the knowledge to take control of their fitness while not in a traditional Physical Education setting. Students will be assessed early in the semester of their general fitness levels and throughout the semester will set attainable goals for improving those levels. The class will engage in classroom and lab/fitness sessions.


Officiating

Introduction to Officiating is a semester course designed to provide the student with the basic knowledge and expertise necessary to officiate in physical education classes, intramural's, and interscholastic contents. It will include the basic fundamental skills on officiating as well as the rules and mechanics of basketball, football, baseball/softball and volleyball. The class will engage students in both classroom and hands on work on the various athletic playing surfaces. 

The following scale will determine your grade:

 

A 90%-100%

B 80%-89%

C 70%-79%

D 60%-69%

F 0% - 59%

Note:  Semester grades are cumulative.

GRADING

There will be two categories for grading each triad.  

• CLASSWORK (Appropriate West P. E. Uniform/Participation/Attendance)-150 points per triad for dressing and/or participation each day.  All 150 points will be issued at the beginning of each quarter.  Students will lose 10 points from this category for each day they choose not to dress out and/or participate for Physical Education.  

• PARTICIPATION (Active Participation, Effort, behavior and attendance)– up to 

• 3 points per day for active participation, effort, behavior and/or attendance (if a student does not dress out, they will receive a zero in participation for the day).   

• Semester grades will be cumulative.

Physical Education Guidelines

• Physical Education uniform - Students are required to dress in the required Physical Education Uniform (PE shirt, PE shorts, PE Sweats and tennis shoes).  Any other attire may result in a full dress cut for that day. Names should be clearly written on the shorts and shirt (first initial and last name).  

• Rental - A rental uniform may be available for $1.00 with an I.D as collateral. However, rental is not a guarantee daily so you should be prepared with your own required uniform. 

• Cell Phones – Cell phones will NOT be allowed in Physical Education.  If you bring your cell phone to class, you will receive a cell phone referral and will be sent to the office.  This may result in a loss of points in the participation category for the day.  Students should lock up their cell phones in the locker room or hall lockers.  

• Physical Education Locker -Clothing, cell phone, shoes, and any personal items should be locked up daily when in P.E. Students are required to provide a lock for their Physical Education Locker.

• Required PE Uniform - Each dress cut will result in a 10-point deduction from the Class Work Category and the student will receive a zero for the day in participation.  Required uniform = PE shirt, PE shorts, PE Sweats and tennis shoes.