Health & Human Performance Department

Instructors

Claudia French Instructor

Gregg Montgomery Department Head/Instructor

Courses

Adventure Education

Instructor	Coach Claudia French
Department	Health & Human Performance Department

The students enrolled in the Adventure Class will progress through an experientially-based program that emphasizes interpersonal relationships and individual growth. This course encourages students to develop greater self-confidence and, at the same time, acquire a sense of trust and commitment in their classmates. Outdoor education is designed to expose students to a variety of outdoor skills. Outdoor pursuit activities may include: camping, backpacking, survival skills, hiking, fishing, orienteering, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, canoeing, and kayaking.

Class Roster - Period 3		Class Roster - Period 6
Daina Sakong

Health

Instructor	Mr. Kent Mathis, Department Head - Period 6 Coach Claudia French - Period 5
Department	Health & Human Performance Department

This course will cover the required areas of health with the emphasis on applying knowledge and values that affect health related behaviors. Topics covered will be personal health, nutrition, mental and emotional health, prevention and control of disease, substance use and abuse, community and environmental health, accident prevention and safety, consumer health and family life education.

Class Roster - Period 5		Class Roster - Period 6
Adam Blake Juliette Fisher		Teague Edwards

Physical Education

Instructor	Mr. Kent Mathis, Department Head - Period 3 Coach Claudia French - Period 8
Department	Health & Human Performance Department

This course will emphasize the development of health related fitness skills. Students will be taught to design a personal fitness program. They will experience challenge by choice and team building skills through adventure education. They will develop aquatic skills, and acquire dance movements.

Class Roster - Period 3		Class Roster - Period 8
Emma Maier Juliette Fisher		Adam Blake Angelia Kates Charlie Danner Clair Shaw

Swimming & First Aid

Instructor	Mr. Kent Mathis, Department Head - Period 4 Coach Claudia French - Period 1
Department	Health & Human Performance Department

Swimming - Teaches basic swimming skills and awareness of safety in, on, and around the water. This course builds on the safety skills learning in the beginner course and helps improve swimming form and coordination. Community Water Safety - Provides general water safety information to help prevent water accidents. Teaches how to help self and others in water emergencies. This course also includes practical information regarding spinal injury management. First Aid/AED Awareness - Students will be trained to recognize and react to life-threatening emergencies. This course will enable students to possible be certified by the American Red Cross in First Aid. Active Lifestyles - This unit will include multiple activities to include: adventure education, outdoor pursuits, cardiovascular training, and individual and team activities.

Class Roster - Period 1		Class Roster - Period 4
Clair Shaw		Cian Lawrence

Weight Training and Conditioning

Instructor	Mr. Kent Mathis, Department Head
Department	Health & Human Performance Department

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of weight training and how it applies to a healthy active lifestyle. This course will emphasize the development of health related fitness skills. Students will be taught to design a personal fitness program incorporating cardiovascular training and resistance training.

Class Roster - Period 2		Class Roster - Period 7
		Daina Sakong