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The Physical Education Department endeavors to provide students with an awareness and appreciation for the benefits of fitness and a healthy and active life style. Through our diverse course offerings and activities we strive to provide students with opportunities to develop teamwork, critical thinking, and positive decision making skills.

Our Essential Standards

1. Demonstrate an understanding of strategies to improve coordination, flexibility, and physical fitness.
2. Demonstrate sportsmanship by winning and losing with grace.
3. Demonstrate initiative, collaboration, and compassion in relationships with fellow students in cooperative teamwork.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the positive effects of emotional health, physical activity, and a well-balanced life style.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of sound habits of health, nutrition and exercise.
6. Demonstrate the water safety and survival skills of swimming.
7. Demonstrate leadership and conflict management skills.
8. Demonstrate the ability to apply research skills including; inquiry, analysis, synthesis, and problem solving to life situations.
9. Recognize and celebrate the talents and abilities each individual brings to the world through participation in sports related activities.

Physical Education Requirement Alternatives

Students must complete one year (ten credits) of Physical Education. All students, including student athletes, are required to complete one semester of Physical Education I (5 credits) class prior to their junior year. The second semester of Physical Education may be completed through one of the following:

• Aerobic Self-Defense (five credits)
• Completion of one Sport Season on a Notre Dame sports team (five credits)
• Completion of one full year on a Notre Dame Cheerleading team. (five credits) See cheerleading criteria below.
• Dance I A (five credits)

A student may not gain a waiver for the Physical Education I (5 credits) class. This class is required for all students regardless of athletic participation.

Course Offerings

Download 2011-2012 Course Catalog

All students, including student athletes, are required to complete one semester of the Physical Education I (5 credits) class prior to their junior year. The second semester of Physical Education may be completed through one of the following courses:

• - Total Body Conditioning (five credits)
• - Fencing (five credits)
• - Beginning Dance A (five credits)
• - Completion of one Sport Season on a Notre Dame sports team (five credits)
• - **Completion of one full year on a Notre Dame Cheerleading team. (five credits)
• - Completion of a Community College course (Fall, Spring, Summer) pre-authorized by Department Chair. (five credits)

**Cheerleading Criteria for Credit:

• - Attendance at practice two to three times a week for two hours a day.
• - Attendance at cheerleading clinics as announced.
• - Attendance at summer cheerleading camps as announced.
• - Attendance at 7th grade day, Heart Walk, Celebration of Spirit, and assigned Open House.
• - Presence at all Varsity, Junior Varsity, and freshmen Home Basketball games.