Physical Education

Parkville High School Physical Education & Health Department

Please contact one of our teachers if you have any questions regarding health or physical education classes.

Mr. Butanis- [email protected] (Fitness Foundations, Adaptive Physical Education)

Mr. Cooper- [email protected] (Fitness Foundations, Team Sports, Weight Training)

Mr. Daddura- [email protected] (Fitness Foundations, Health, Team Sports)

Ms. Foti- [email protected] (Health)

Mr. Golczynski- [email protected] (Fitness Foundations, Teams Sports, Weight Training)

Ms. Layton- [email protected] (Department Chair, Fitness Foundations & Team Sports)

Mr. Myers- [email protected] (Fitness Foundations, Weight Training)

Ms. Unkle- [email protected] (Fitness Foundations, Team Sports)

Ms. Carrie Smith - [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding your child participating in after school sports for Parkville please contact our Athletic Director- Mr. Markle [email protected]


BCPS Physical Education Philosophy

“Physical education is an important and unique part of the daily instructional program. Not only does it contribute to the overall goals of education, but it also contributes to the development of motor and social skills, maintenance of fitness, personal health, and brain development. Physical activity is the method by which learning takes place. Quality instruction in physical education involves the “whole child” by providing psychomotor, cognitive, and affective benefits.” (http://dci.bcps.org/department/academics/science_pre_k-12/physical_education) 

BCPS Health Education Mission

“To provide effective education designed to motivate and assist all students to maintain and/or improve their health and safety and reduce injury and disease-related risks.” (http://dci.bcps.org/department/academics/science_pre_k-12/health_education_introduction)

Our department offers the following courses:

Required Courses

FITNESS FOUNDATIONS: (1 Credit- required graduation course) 

In the Fitness Foundations/Fitness Mastery (FF/FM) course, students will receive instruction and information about personal fitness components and self-management skills.  With this information, students will be able to integrate the knowledge to design, plan, and perform an individualized fitness program based on personalized fitness goals.  As students extend and refine their abilities, they will also explore and participate in individual and team sports, along with adventure and rhythmic activities related to personal fitness.  This is often taken in 9th grade and is a required graduation course and must pass before participating in a PE Elective class. 

 

Health 9/10: (.5 Credit- **required for ℅ 2025, 2026)

This course encourages students to develop skills, attitudes, and behaviors that will enable them to make decisions that promote healthful behaviors.  Topics include Mental and Emotional Health; Substance Abuse Prevention; Family Life and Human Sexuality; Safety and Violence Prevention; Healthy Eating; and Disease Prevention and Control.  Skills developed in relation to health enhancing behaviors include analyzing influences, accessing valid and reliable information, interpersonal communication, decision-making, goal setting, self-management, and advocacy.  


Health 11/12: (.5 Credit- required graduation course)

This course expands upon student development of skills, attitudes, and behaviors that will enable them to make decisions that promote healthful behaviors.  Topics include Mental and Emotional Health; Substance Abuse Prevention; Family Life and Human Sexuality; Safety and Violence Prevention; Healthy Eating; and Disease Prevention and Control.  Skills developed in relation to health enhancing behaviors include analyzing influences, accessing valid and reliable information, interpersonal communication, decision-making, goal setting, self-management, and advocacy. 

Elective Courses

**Must pass Fitness Foundations/ Mastery before enrolling in any PE Elective 

WEIGHT TRAINING: (1 Credit)- elective 

Previously learned skills from the required physical education course, Fitness Foundations/Fitness Mastery, provide the foundation for the Weight Training elective course.  Selecting this course means that students will be placing emphasis on personal improvement of muscular strength and muscular endurance.  The Introduction to Weight Training course utilizes the Bigger, Faster, Stronger program to provide students with the opportunity to pursue a personal fitness plan that enhances all health-related components of fitness.   

 

AEROBICS & BODY CONDITIONING: (.5 Credit)-elective 

Previously learned skills from the required physical education course, Fitness Foundations/Fitness Mastery, provide the foundation for the A.B.C elective course.  Selecting this course means that students will be placing emphasis on personal improvement of overall fitness through a variety of personal fitness activities.  Focus is improving overall fitness, health and wellness exploring a variety of fitness exercises. This class provides students with the opportunity to pursue a personal fitness plan that enhances all health-related components of fitness.   

 

TEAM SPORTS: (.5 Credit)-elective 

Physical Education Elective: Previously learned skills from the required physical education course, Fitness Foundations/Fitness Mastery, provide the foundation for the Team Sports elective course. Selecting this course means the students will be placing emphasis on personal improvement of sport-specific movement patterns, strategies, and rules. Skill competencies, participation in team sports, and achievement of fitness levels are individual and students within a class will be performing at varying levels of competency. 

 

PE/ Recreation Leadership (1 Credit)-elective 

This is a screened class where students need approval to participate in

PE Recreation & Leadership is a unique class for 11th & 12th grade. The course develops leadership skills in physical education and recreation and allows students to carry out specific responsibilities in connection with the routine organization of a class and assistance with planned learning experiences. There will be practical experiences geared toward a better understanding of the many areas of physical education and recreation while working with FFM teachers and students.  This is also an independently guided class, where students will need to take initiative and independently be able to navigate and complete independent assignments asynchronously.