Health and Physical Education

Welcome to Yorktown High School’s Health and Physical Education Department!

The Yorktown High School Health and Physical Education Department is dedicated to promoting lifelong well-being. Our curriculum emphasizes developing active and healthy lifestyles, providing students with essential knowledge in fitness, personal health, and safety. Through diverse physical activities and health education, we empower students to make informed choices that benefit their physical, emotional, and social health beyond graduation.

Course Offerings for 25-26 School Year

Course Offerings for the 25-26 School Year:

Health & PE I
Health & PE II/ Drivers Ed
PE III
PE IV

Graduation Requirements

It is mandatory to pass two years of physical education and health to graduate from high school. Each physical education unit is worth 100 total points. Your grade in physical education will be based on a daily grade, a written grade, a skills grade, and a fitness grade. The swim unit is the only P.E. unit for which the daily grade may constitute the entire unit grade. Grading guidelines for health will be distributed by each individual teacher.