Physical Education, Health, and Driver Education

• Physical Education Syllabus
• Physical Education Study Guides
• 2009 Physical Education Course Offerings
• Health Information
• Driver Education
   

Our Mission

To help all students learn, develop, and apply the skills needed for daily participation in personal fitness and lifetime activities, which contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

Freshman Year

• Personal Fitness
• CPR
• Adventure Ed
• Team Sports I
• Team Sports II

Sophomore Year

• Dance
• Tennis
• Team Handball
• Fitness Testing
• Swimming

Junior/Senior Electives

• Applied Personal Fitness (APF)
• Self Defense
• Peer Partners
• Golf
• Aerobics/Pilates
• Tennis
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Pedometer Walking
• Softball
• Badminton
• Dance of the Decades
• Water Activities
• Football
• Floor Hockey
• Tap Dance
• Lap Swim
• Wild-cathlon
• Cricket
• Dance Rhythms
• Kayaking
• Volleyball
• Pickleball
• Jazz Dance

Physical Education: Adapted

The physical education staff at Neuqua Valley High School is committed to offering one of the most comprehensive physical education programs in the nation. The Neuqua Valley Physical Education Department was awarded the 2001-2002 Blue Ribbon Award from the Illinois Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Dance and Recreation for having one of the top programs in the state of Illinois. This award was a direct reflection of the professional physical education staff and the outstanding students they impact on a daily basis.

The freshman and sophomore curriculum is predetermined for students with a wide variety of activities, including important life skills such as swimming, CPR, personal fitness, dance and a number of team sports skill.

The junior/senior curriculum is comprised of units that are typically four weeks in length. Every unit usually includes a choice from the categories of fitness, dance, team sports, individual sports, and aquatics. This allows our students to experience a wide range of activities that will contribute to a lifetime of wellness.

Neuqua Valley also has award-winning adapted physical education program for selected students, as well as a peer partner program that operates in conjunction with the adapted program. This allows selected juniors and seniors the opportunity to provide mentorship to students with a variety of abilities.

Health

Health Education is a semester course that is typically taken in lieu of physical education at the sophomore level. It is required by the state of Illinois for graduation. Units of study include the following:

• Wellness: Personal wellness, nutrition, stress, coping with loss. Topics include behavior change, habits ,emotional health, managing stress, time management, and self-acceptance.
• Life Cycle: Reproductive anatomy and physiology and family and social health. Topics include marriage, pregnancy, teen pregnancy, developing healthy relationships, physical and emotional consequences of a sexual relationship, communication, and dealing with conflict.
• Disease: Includes major communicable and non-communicable diseases and sexually transmitted infections.
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Includes effects from use, decision making, resistance skills, internal/external pressure, enabling, dysfunctional families, and alternatives.
• Injury Prevention and Safety: Includes basic first aid procedures and protecting self from violence.

Advanced Heath

The Advanced Health course is an elective offered to junior and senior students interested in health carriers and/or the pursuit of current health information. The only prerequisite for the course is successful completion of sophomore health with an A or B average. Students that receive a C may take the course with teacher approval. The units for this course include health careers, ethics, human sexuality, drug policy, qualify of life, and current events. This class provides students with a discussion-based, structured environment to explore the changing world of individual, family, and community health.

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12/20/07