Westfield High – Health and Physical Education 9

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Students demonstrate the ability to use basic skills, strategies, and tactics in a variety of lifetime physical activities. Students will continue to gain and demonstrate more specialized knowledge in identifying and applying key movement concepts and principles. In health education students integrate a variety of health concepts, skills, and behaviors to develop plans for their lifelong health and fitness goals. These include awareness and consequences of risky behaviors, disease prevention, overall wellness, and identification of community health resources. They see themselves as having an active role in creating a healthy lifestyle for themselves, for their families, and for the community. Instruction in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillation (AED) is included.