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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

As a result of the changes in the California State P.E. Standards, the SLVHS P.E. policy for 2007-08 has been adjusted in the following ways:

• All students graduating Class of 2010 and 2011 will complete P.E. Course 1 (9th grade) and P.E. Course 2 (10th, 11th or 12th grade), worth 10 credits each, in order to graduate.
• PE 9 continues to focus on team sports. PE Course 2 focuses on individual progress through a variety sports class, which includes activities like weight training, aquatics, jazzercise, and individual sports.
• P.E. Course 2 is recommended for the sophomore year but may be completed during the junior or senior year.
• Tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders earning 2.5 credits per sports season may apply those credits to their elective credits only. Sports credits are not applied to P.E. credits.

ALL PE CLASSES ARE CO-ED

Course 1
Grade Level: 9
Length: 1 year
Prerequisite: None
This is the first year in aligning the physical education program with state standards. Course 1 is taken in the 9th grade and includes: aquatics, rhythms and dance, individual and dual activities and fitness.

Course 2
Grade Level: 10-11-12
Length: 1 year
Prerequisite: Course 1
This is the second year of course work aligned with state standards. Course 2 includes team activities, gymnastics and tumbling, combatives and fitness

Course 3
Grade Level: 10-11-12
Length: 1 semester
Prerequisite: Course 1 & 2
Students may select from the following course offerings: dance, aquatics, individual and dual sports, weight training and fitness. Course 3 activities will be offered in response to student sign ups.