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Physical Education Course Offerings

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: All students are required to pass a minimum of one credit of Physical Education to graduate.

The State of Missouri requires two semesters of Physical Education. At Kirkwood High School, we focus on personal fitness based classes.  Heart rate monitors may be utilized in order to evaluate a baseline for fitness. Even if you do not consider yourself an athlete, you can excel in our programs to meet your fitness needs. We know that a healthy lifestyle contributes to overall health. High school students should engage in moderate to vigorous activity for 60 minutes nearly every day. We take this charge seriously and make every effort for students to make changes to their lifestyle or learn how to have a healthy one. Our weight room is offered free of charge after school to every current Kirkwood High School student. Currently, it is available Monday through Thursday from 3:00-4:00 PM; supervised by a certified coach to help answer any questions or help set up specific programs.

Courses with a † are also available as a Virtual KHS PeLA course

Full Course descriptions are available below the chart.

Physical Education Courses

COURSE NUMBER

COURSE NAME

GRADE LEVEL

SEMESTER OR FULL YEAR

PREREQUISITE

PE100C

Aquatics I

9-12

Semester

None

PE103C

Dance & Fitness

9-12

Semester

None

PE107C

Lifeguard Training

9-12

Semester

Must be 15 years old on or before the final exam

PE101C

Lifetime Fitness†

9-12

Semester

None

PE104C

Recreational Sports & Fitness

9-12

Semester

None

PE110C

Strength, Conditioning 

& Fitness

9-12

Semester

None

PE111C

Advanced Strength, Conditioning 

& Fitness

9-12

Semester

Strength, Conditioning & Fitness or Teacher approval

PE109C

Team Sports & Fitness 9 10

9-10

Semester

None

PE302C

Team Sports & Fitness 11 12

11-12

Semester

None