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Welcome to Methacton High School Health & Physical Education
The Health and Physical Education program helps students grow physically, mentally and socially. Physical Education classes promote total fitness by developing cardiovascular and muscle strength, coordination, social skills and healthful habits. Lifetime sports and recreational activities are introduced in the 11/12th grade program while team sports are emphasized at the 9/10th grade level.
Students who need remedial help will be scheduled for the adapted physical education program. This will be determined by the student’s instructors, physician, and/or school personnel.
Four years of physical education are required by the state. Satisfactory completion of health and physical education is a graduation requirement. Students are required to complete various fitness assessments in the fall and spring semesters. Only a doctor’s note can excuse a student from any one of the assessments. The student still may be required to perform a modified activity.
Students in 10th grade must take and pass the required health course, Responsible Health Behaviors. Click here to downioad the syllabus.
In addition to these two required courses, Red Cross Standard First Aid and CPR are offered as electives. However, the First Aid course cannot be substituted for the required grade health courses. A Life Guarding course is offered as an elective or in place of physical education for one semester. Purchase of book and materials plus a registration fee is required to receive certification for life guarding.
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Helpful Websites
AMAThe American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.FDAThe FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.WebMDProvides health information services for consumers and physicians through our public online portals.AHAThe American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.CDCThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is the principal agency in the United States government for protecting the health and safety of all Americans and for providing essential human services, especially for those people who are least able to help themselves.HHSsee aboveHealthfinderhealthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Since 1997, healthfinder® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. healthfinder® links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.National Institutes of HealthNIH is the nation's medical research agency – making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.The Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated group practice in the world. Doctors from every medical specialty work together to care for patients, joined by common systems and a philosophy of "the needs of the patient come first." More than 2,500 physicians and scientists and 42,000 allied health staff work at the original clinic in Rochester, Minn., and newer clinics in Jacksonville, Fla., and Arizona. Collectively, the three clinics treat more than half a million people each year.American Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.Reader's DigestIOCBuilding a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic idealUSOCTo support United States Olympic and Paralympic athletes in achieving sustained competitive excellence and preserve the Olympic ideals, and thereby inspire all Americans.
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Health and P.E. Instructors
Mrs. Alderfer - halderfer@methacton.org
Mr. Derstine - jderstine@methacton.org
Mrs. Kondus - SKondus@methacton.org
Mr. Musselman - JMusselman@methacton.org
Mrs. Quintois - SQuintois@methacton.org
Mr. Yoder - byoder@methacton.org
