• Adam Otstot

    Coordinator of Health and Physical Education

    P: (757) 603-6503

    E-mail Mr. Otstot

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Family Life Information

The purpose of the Physical Education program is to teach students the knowledge and skills needed to engage in physical activity now and for a lifetime. A physically active lifestyle will lead to personal enjoyment and a healthy lifestyle. As a result of participation in the health class the students will be able to:

  • Perform fundamental skills and movement patterns allowing them to participate in physical activity
  • Apply movement principles and concepts to learning and developing motor skill
  • Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness
  • Demonstrate a physically active lifestyle
  • Demonstrate responsible behaviors in physical activity settings

The purpose of the Health Program is to help students acquire an understanding of health concepts and skills that will assist them in making positive choices that promote personal, family, and community health. As a result of participation in the health class the students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and behaviors that reduce health risks and enhance the health of self and others
  • Demonstrate the ability to access, evaluate and use health information, products, and services that influence health and well being
  • Demonstrate appropriate health practices and behaviors to promote a safe community, safe home, safe school, and personal safety

Middle School Course Offerings

  • Health and Physical Education – Grade 6

    Course ID: 7111

    Curriculum units include aerobic dance, jump rope, cooperative games, volleyball, racket skills, soccer, basketball, frisbee activities, and personal fitness. For reasons of safety, students are ...

  • Health and Physical Education – Grade 7

    Course ID: 7121

    Curriculum units include volleyball, basketball, cooperative games, pickleball, social dance, Ultimate Frisbee, personal fitness, biking, in-line skating, and fitness lab activities. For safety reasons, students ...

  • Health and Physical Education – Grade 8

    Course ID: 7210

    Curriculum units include volleyball, Tchoukball, pickleball, rhythmic patterns, speedball, biking, in-line skating, lacrosse, personal fitness, strength training, and fitness lab activities.  For safety reasons, students ...

High School Course Offerings

  • Advanced Physical Conditioning

    Course ID: 7655

    *Industry Credential may be available at participating schools This course offers students the opportunity to develop an optimal level of conditioning through a variety of ...

  • Driver Education – Grades 10-12

    Course ID: 7015

    Classroom: Course emphasizes traffic knowledge, Virginia law, and a proper attitude toward the use of motor vehicles.Students will also learn basic automobile maintenance. Behind the ...

  • Health and Physical Education I

    Course ID: 7300

    Health I topics include wellness and fitness, nutrition, infectious diseases, AIDS, STDs, and family life and sex education. Physical Education I focuses on lifetime activities ...

  • Health and Physical Education II

    Course ID: 7400

    Health II topics include emotional health, non-infectious diseases, family life and sex education, fitness planning, and substance abuse prevention. Physical Education II focuses on individual ...

  • Lifetime Fitness and Conditioning

    Course ID: 7650

    *Industry Credential may be available at participating schools This course will focus on the study of the science of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics and ...

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