Ola High School

Locust Grove High School Room 504 Health Syllabus

Course Description: This course is comprehensive in nature with specific emphasis on the mental health issues of stress management and decision-making. The topics to be discussed include: developing relationships, the human life cycle (to include teenage pregnancy), A.I.D.S. and other disease prevention, substance abuse, nutrition, and community health issues. This course is required for graduation and is one semester in length.

Materials: Textbook – Health-A Guide to Wellness-GLENCOE (used primarily for vocabulary class set only) Workbook- Choosing the Best Journey Notebook or folder Pen or pencil

Units/Topics to be studied:

1. Mental Health 2. Nutrition 3. Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco 4. Safety and First Aid 5. Decision Making/Stress 6. Choosing the Best Journey (coursework)

Special Assignments:

Sex Education Workbook: Students will complete all sections of the Choosing the Best Journey workbook. This abstinence based program has been selected by Henry County Schools as approved material for this portion of this class. For more information on the Choosing the Best programs, please visit. http://choosingthebest.com/

ADAP: The Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program will be taught during the semester. The ADAP Certificate of Completion is needed to obtain a Class D driver’s license for anyone under the age of 18. To receive an ADAP Certificate of Completion, the student must pass the written test with a score of 70 or higher and must attend each of the four sessions in order to qualify for the examination. In the event the student does not pass the written test or is absent during that week, he or she will need to contact Georgia Department of Driver Services to make-up/retake the class. www.dds.ga.gov

Grading Procedure:

Formative 25% Summative 55% Final Exam 20%

Make up work for absences:

Students will have 1 Day per Day Missed to complete any make-up assignments for excused absences. After this period of time, any incomplete assignments will be given a value of zero.

All assignments are to be turned in when they are due. If the assignment is not turned in on the due date, it will be given maximum value of 70 and then -10 for each day thereafter.

Class Rules and Expectations:

1. Students must be in class with appropriate material before the tardy bell. 2. Students must respect others’ property, personal space, and their desire to learn. 3. The teacher dismisses class, not the bell. 4. Make-up work will be available in the classroom notebook. All daily assignments and warm-ups will be listed in this notebook. 5. Students will not be allowed to leave the classroom during instructional time. Emergency visits to the restroom for students with written documentation will be allowed. PLEASE BE ADVISED YOU SHOULD USE THE RESTROOM ON YOUR WAY TO CLASS. 6. No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. WATER ONLY IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Health Instructors: Chris Davis [email protected]

Locust Grove High School Room 504 Health Syllabus Locust Grove High School 3275 S. Ola Road Locust Grove, GA 30248 770-898-1452

Lisa Gugino Cedric LeJeune Principal Carolyn Murphy John Reynolds Assistant Principals Dear Parents of Health Students,

All students enrolled in grades 9-12 in Georgia’s public schools are required to successfully complete one semester of Health. Included in Health Education are topics of study for mental health, growth and development, disease prevention, safety, and family living. These topics of study will involve some classroom instruction in human sexuality and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention.

Georgia’s Quality Basic Education Law, Georgia’s Public School Standards, and the State Board of Education policy require all school systems to offer a course of study in human sexuality and AIDS prevention. The class will utilize the Choosing the Best Journey curriculum. Choosing the Best Journey curriculum focuses explicitly on abstinence when dealing with the issues of premarital sexual decisions. The videos and materials do, however, mention forms of contraception from the perspective that they do not represent safe alternatives to abstinence. The tapes also briefly discuss some of the issues/choices facing young people resulting from unplanned pregnancies. The overriding message throughout the videos and instructional materials focuses purely on abstinence.

You must give your consent in order for your child to participate in these courses of study. Should you choose to exempt your child from studying these issues, he or she will be given an alternative assignment involving other health topics.

You may view all instructional material used in this unit by making an appointment with the instructor.

Sincerely, Chris Davis [email protected] Locust Grove High School Room 504 Health Syllabus

I have read and understand all of the objectives, requirements, and expectations for the Health course taught through the LGHS staff.

______Print student name

______Student signature Date

Print Parent name

______Parent signature Date

I have read the Sex Education Waiver. (Initial the item you choose)

_____ I want my child to participate in the study of human sexuality and AIDS prevention.

_____ I do not want my child to participate in the study of human sexuality and AIDS prevention.

Student Name (Print) : ______

Parent or Guardian Signature:______

Disclaimer: Please note the ADAP program is not required for this course; however, there will be videos and photographs that may be graphic in nature. If you have any concerns for your child, he/she will not be required to view those. Please initial this form allowing the student the option of viewing those items.

Parent or Guardian Initials: ______