HOPE
What Is It?
HOPE IS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT. The purpose of this course is to
develop and enhance healthy
behaviors that influence
lifestyle choices and student
health and fitness. Students will
realize the full benefit of this
course when it is taught with an
integrated approach.
In addition to the physical
education content represented
in the benchmarks below,
specific health education
topics within this course
include, but are not limited to:
Mental/Social Health, Physical
Activity, Nutrition and Wellness,
Diseases and Disorders, First
Aid/CPR, Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Drug Prevention, Human Sexuality
including Abstinence and HIV, and
Internet Safety
Team Sports
What Is It?
This course is designed to provide students with
opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills for team sports such as basketball, volleyball, and weight training to improve personal fitness. The course
will include in-depth knowledge and application of
the fundamentals of personal fitness, sport-specific
skills, techniques, strategy, officiating, as well as the
rules and safety necessary to successfully play
volleyball.
Rules, strategies, and skills of the sport, to
identify the importance of teamwork, to understand
the benefits of warming up and cooling down, to
identify and practice safe strategies to prevent injuries,
to learn the benefits of maintaining good flexibility, to
understand the importance of maintaining high levels
of personal fitness, to identify lifetime activities to
maintain overall health.