Physical Education

Currently, at Mission Bay High School there is being taught Physical Education. This is a class unlike any other at the school. This class consists of performing many physical challenges such as, running, playing soccer, baseball, Football, Tennis, Volleyball, and even weights. In this class, students get graded according to their physical inputs or abilities in sports.

Physical Education Course No. 5711 for Grades 9,10,11,12 has no prerequisites and it is a program which emphasizes and supports the following 3 major goals: movement skills and movement knowledge, self-image and personal development, Social development. The goals are met through the selection of the following activities: Racquet sports (badminton, racquetball, tennis), Team sports (basketball, flag football, softball, soccer, field hockey), Weight training, and conditioning, step-aerobics, Dance and movement activities, recreational sports and games (Frisbee, golf, over-the-line, team building games, etc.)

Physical Education- Adaptive P.E. Course No.5710 for grades 9,10,11,12 only require a doctor’s recommendation and Individual Educational Plan (IEP) team recommendation. The program consists of activities designed for students who are not able to safely or successfully participate in regular activity classes. This course is designed for students who are mentally as well as physically disabled.

Physical Education-Interscholastic Athletics Course No. 5712 for grades 9,10,11,12 it's pre-requisites are approval of coach, a 2.0 or above grade point average in scholarship and citizenship and passing grades in at least 4 subjects. Physician and parent approval (insurance or Insurance waiver required.) The course is a competitive sports program with other schools offers the following sports, for fall season they are: Cross-country, field hockey, football, tennis (girls), volleyball (girls) water polo (boys). For the winter season, there are basketball, soccer, wrestling, water polo (girls).For last, there is the spring season, where Badminton (co-ed), baseball, golf, softball, tennis (boys), track, volleyball (boys) are being offered.

Physical Education-NCAA- College Athletics

If you intend to participate in division I or II athletics as a freshman, you must register and be certified by the "NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearing House." Students are entering as new freshmen (those never enrolled full time at any college), must satisfy the requirement of NCAA by law 14.3 commonly known as Proposition 48 to be eligible to participate in NCAA sports in college. Proposition 48 requires: Graduation form high school, a grade point average of 2.00 or above in a core-curriculum of 13 academic courses consisting of: four years of English (Div I), three years of English (Div II), two years of mathematics, two years of social science, two years of natural or physical science (with at least one laboratory class), one year of additional course work in either English, math or science. Also there are two years of additional academic course work in any of the above areas or foreign language, computer science, philosophy or non-doctrinal religion and a minimum total score of 820 on the SAT I (verbal + math sections) or a sum of at least 68 on the ACT. (See index Scale in the counseling office for test score/GPA combination.)

These are the various courses student can take in order to fulfill one of the A-G requirements for high school graduation. In order to graduate from high school students must complete two years of physical education.

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