High School Advisement Guide
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Overview
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- Choosing Electives
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Academic and Elective Course Offerings
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- 2019-2020 Advisement Guide (Printable Copy)
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- 2017-2018 Advisement Guide (Printable Copy)
- 2017-2018 HS Advisement Guide (Spanish)
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HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Course Name
Body Sculpting
State Course Number
36.05600
Henry County Course Number
1st Semester - 3093.0Y
Course Description
Provides methods to redefine body shape through specific exercises. Covers weight training, conditioning exercises and proper nutrition to improve muscle tone, muscle definition, posture, bodily proportions, overall condition of the body and increase energy levels. Based on the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines for fitness and conditioning programs.
Prerequisite
Advanced Weight Training
Course Name
Advanced Body Sculpting
State Course Number
36.06600
Henry County Course Number
Course Description
Provides additional opportunities to redefine body shape through specific exercises. Covers weight training, conditioning exercises and proper nutrition to improve muscle tone, muscle definition, posture, bodily proportions, overall condition of the body and increase energy levels. Based on the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines for fitness and conditioning programs. Promotes healthy means to body sculpting goals.
Prerequisite
Body Sculpting
Course Title
Personal Fitness
Course Number
3022 (1/2 Credit)
Course Description
Personal Fitness provides instruction in methods to attain a healthy level of physical fitness. The course covers how to develop a lifetime fitness program based on personal fitness assessment and stresses strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition, and cardiovascular endurance. It includes fitness principles, nutrition, fad diets, weight control, stress management, adherence strategies, and consumer information and promotes self- awareness and responsibility for fitness. This course is required for graduation and is one semester in length.
Prerequisite
None
Course Title
Health
Course Number
3012 (1/2 Credit)
Course Description
Health explores the mental, physical and social aspects of life and how each contributes to total health and well-being. The course emphasizes safety, nutrition, mental health, substance abuse prevention, disease prevention, environmental health, family life education, health careers, consumer health, and community health. An instructional program developed by the American Heart Association in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) is incorporated into the course. This course is required for graduation and is one semester in length.
Prerequisite
None
Course Title
Introductory Lifetime Sports
Course Number
(1st Semester – 3042) (2nd Semester – 3052)
Course Description
Introductory Lifetime Sports is an elective course that introduces fundamental skills, strategies, and rules associated with lifetime sports such as bowling, golf, tennis, racquetball, baseball, badminton, roller skating, and skiing.
Prerequisite
None
Course Title
Team Sports
Course Number
(1st Semester - 3102) (2nd Semester - 3112)
Course Description
Team Sports is an elective physical education course that provides opportunities for students to participate in different team oriented sports such as volleyball, softball, basketball, flag football, soccer, team handball, floor hockey, and kickball.
Prerequisite
None
Course Title
Aerobics
Course Number
(1st Semester - 3122) (2nd Semester - 3132)
Course Description
Aerobics provides opportunities to perform choreographic routines to music and to increase strength, cardiovascular and muscular endurance, and flexibility. Aerobics includes fitness concepts for developing healthy lifetime habits.
Prerequisite
None
Course Title
Beginning Weight Training
Course Number
(1st Semester - 3062) (2nd Semester - 3072)
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of weight training. Students will be taught the fundamentals and techniques for improving and developing strength, flexibility, and endurance. Students will also be introduced to a variety of methods and materials for gaining strength, weight control, relieving stress, and building muscle endurance.
Prerequisite
None
Course Title
Advanced Weight Training
Course Number
(1st Semester - 3082) (2nd Semester - 3092)
Course Description
This course is designed to further develop the advancement of weight training. This course will be covering developing personal weight training, strength, power, speed, and endurance programs. Students will be instructed on major core lifts, and is not limited to sport specific lifts, running, plyometric, and agility improvement activities. The students will be instructed in weight control enhancement, weight gaining fads, and nutrition supplements.
Prerequisite
Beginning Weight Training
Course Title
Introductory Gymnastics, Stunts and Tumbling
Course Number
(1st Semester - 3133) (2nd Semester - 3134)
Course Description
Introduces gymnastics, stunts and tumbling; emphasizes safety measures. Uses basic gymnastic equipment such as the balance beam, uneven bars, parallel bars, rings, side horse and horizontal bars.
Prerequisite
None