Course & Graduation Requirements
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Drivers Education
Prerequisite: None
$100.00 fee.
Driver Education is taught in two parts. The first part is a nine-week comprehensive study of the responsible driving textbook and the Illinois Rules of the Road handbook. Students are taught specific rules of safe driving and are acquainted with the different systems of an automobile. The behind the wheel driving, the second phase, begins after the classroom instruction. Students receive six hours of driving experience.
Health is a one-semester course designed for ninth or tenth grade students. The course consists of a study of the individual's total health including the physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects. Topics of study include the teamwork within the body system, personality, emotions, environment, first aid, human sexuality, and the dangers of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use.
Physical Education attempts to provide instruction and practice in a variety of sports activities and to develop strength and endurance in each student. Activities provide opportunities to appreciate and develop qualities of good sportsmanship and a desirable standard of conduct, which will carry over into the student's life after leaving the school setting. It includes a program of physical fitness in order to attain optimum health for every student.
Fitness/Conditioning Activities courses emphasize conditioning activities that help develop muscular strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness
Functional Fitness
Grades: 9-12
State Code: 08052A000
Functional fitness is a form of exercise using constantly varied functional movements performed at a high intensity. Functional fitness exercises train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by using common movements you might do at home, work or in sports. For example, a squat is a functional exercise because it trains the muscles used when you stand up and sit down in a chair or pick up a grocery bag from the ground. By training your muscles to work the way they do in everyday tasks, you prepare your body to perform well in a variety of common situations. Exercises used in this class will include aerobic exercises, body weight movements and weightlifting. Dumbbells, medicine balls, kettlebells, and plyo boxes will all be utilized in this class.