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FITNESS AND CONDITIONING
Grade 9 3.75 credits
This course will teach students about fitness concepts and conditioning techniques used in various
fitness programs to obtain optimum health and fitness. Students will learn the concepts of weight
training and cardiovascular activities and the importance in both in maintaining a balanced and effective
fitness program. Course will include both coursework and physical activities.
*This course fulfills the Physical Education Requirement

PE/DANCE/HEALTH 5 Credits
A program for novice dancers that enables students to be creative and express their own ideas, feelings
and/or inner visions through the performance of various genres of dance, including but not limited to
ballet, modern, African, jazz, hip hop and tap, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a
cultural phenomenon. Gaining movement skills and finding confidence and enjoyment through
movement are a focus of this introductory course. Basic instruction in technique, choreography,
Labanotation, dance history, dance composition and anatomical awareness are introduced.

SPORTS MEDICINE AND ATHLETIC TRAINING 5 Credits
Grades 11-12
Sports Medicine is a one-semester course meeting five days per week and can serve as a physical
education elective. Students will learn valuable baseline knowledge, including human anatomy and
physiology, emergency care, prevention of athletic injuries, and basic rehabilitative techniques. Students
will also provide a meaningful service to the school community as an aide to the certified athletic trainer.
Knowledge gained in this course will aide students who plan on pursuing a degree in an allied health
profession.

OPTION II EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT)
Grade 12 1.25 Credits
Students who participate in the school sponsored state EMT program and pass the comprehensive EMT
exam will be exempt from 1 semester of 12 grade health.
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*Prerequisite: Minimum 16 years of age

MATHEMATICS

ALGEBRA ENRICHMENT
Grade 9 5 Credits
An enrichment class that builds the foundational skills necessary to complete the Algebra I course.
This class will reinforce mathematical processes required for success in Algebra I.
*Required for all students identified by multiple measures as performing below grade level. This
course does not satisfy a graduation requirement.

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