Welcome to The Health & Physical Education Department
The k-12 physical education program offers the students an age appropriate curriculum that promotes an understanding of a variety of activities that stress knowledge, competence, fitness, cooperation, and lifetime involvement in the benefits of being an active participant in sports and recreational endeavors.
In health the students are offered instruction in a variety of health related topics that include, among others, personal hygiene, nutrition, eating disorders, growth and development, parenting, family life, relationships, peer pressure, substance abuse, reproduction, decision making, self-esteem, puberty and CPR.
The curriculum for both physical education and health are aligned to the New York State Learning Standards of Personal Health and Fitness, A Safe and Healthy Environment, and Resource Management.
Field trips, projects, and guest speakers compliment the instruction in both subjects.
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On Wednesday December 3rd the Suffolk Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance honored 118 male and female seniors from 59 Suffolk County high schools. This student awards dinner was held at East Wind Catering in Wading River.
Their physical education teachers according to the following criteria selected the winners:
• an “A” or above 90 average in high school physical education classes and an overall scholastic grade point average between 3.0 and 4.0
• possess outstanding character
• is a school wide and physical education leader
• is a role model who achieves a high level of physical fitness, demonstrates a positive attitude in physical education class where they support the success of others
• maintains a healthy lifestyle in school as well as in the community
Tim and Ashley were selected as the Deer Park High School seniors that most met the criteria for the awards. They are both held in the highest regard by the physical education staff and are well deserving of their awards.
On Superintendents’ Conference Day in November the district physical education teachers benefited from a three-hour workshop sponsored by the United States Tennis Association. The topic was teaching tennis, particularly to elementary students. This workshop was part of a USTA program called “Project Quickstart” in which professional tennis instructors go over an age specific curriculum with physical education teachers. The workshop included instruction, drills, and games using foam tennis balls and smaller rackets. As part of the USTA program our schools will receive tennis supplies including rackets, tennis balls and nets.
On Tuesday, November 25 the high school hosted another successful Blood Drive. Over 114 pints of blood were collected from students, faculty, staff, parents and community members. Parents were given the opportunity to give blood in the evening before or after their meeting with teachers as parent-teacher conferences were held that night.
Health teacher Sheryl Deacon and physical education teacher Brian Tower were instrumental in organizing the day with the American Red Cross.