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Health and Physical Education
Health
This class is taught with the emphasis on current health issues. Students will participate in a variety of projects. These projects will include a school murder mystery, whole body project, and ethics in advertising program. Students use the internet, interactive computer programs, and an interdisciplinary approach which includes labs with the human biology class. Students who complete the Red Cross requirerments also receive a CPR/First Aid certification.
- Virtual Hospital
- JAMA
- American Heart Association
- Dr. Koop's Site
- American Lung Association
- Drug-Free Resource Net
Physical Education
Lifetime recreation and fitness are the main components of physical education at Point Option. Students leave campus for these activities and travel to the local parks, Y.M.C.A., Sentara Fitness Club, Peninsula Wellness and Fitness Center, and the local bowling alley. Activities include volleyball, walleyball, swimming, raquetball, golf, archery, and non-competitive games. Students also develop a personel fitness program which includes work on stationary cardiovascular equipment and weight machines.