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Department Head: Kelly Bosch
Physical Education is a course of study and activity designed to meet required New York State Learning Standards. Team and individual sports, fitness concepts, and life-long physical activities are experienced. Students are expected to attend, actively participate, perform required written work, and display responsible personal and social behavior.
Health Education Teacher: Mark Kress
Health 9 or Health 10-12 is needed for graduation.
A state-mandated course required for graduation. The course includes the following topics: mental health, teen stress, teen suicide, disease, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, disabilities, first aid and eating disorders. Debates on certain health issues are held in class. Students are required to write a position paper on a health issue of their choice. Concluding the course is a Family Life unit, which includes adolescence, human sexuality, marriage, pregnancy, sexual-decision making, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, parenthood, aging and death.
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