Lydia Roseman, News and Sports Editor
• April 17, 2019
Students scale rock walls, dance to cultural music, toss frisbees, lift heavyweights and earn scuba certifications within the large assortment of physical education courses that Parkway offers. Adding...
Six miles, strength training, 700 calories burned—all in a day's work for student athletes at West and it’s not from a physical education class. It’s from running cross country. Even after hours...
After a year hiatus, the Scuba and Aquatics class returned as a Physical Education credit.
“We did not have enough students sign up for it, so we did not have the class last year. It was the first...
Imagine waking up at 4 a.m., running a 5K and then attending school for seven hours. Once the final bell rings, your day is not over, it is time to change clothes and get to practice.
![Flying down a snow-covered hill on a bright orange toboggan, sophomore Grant Kilpatrick sleds during his Competitive Sports and Games class Feb. 18. Due to the snowstorm earlier in the week, physical education teacher Tommie Rowe brought the students outside to sled for half the class period. “When Coach Rowe first told us we were going to get to go sledding, I was surprised because that's not something that I would think of doing during a class,” Kilpatrick said. “After my first few times going down the hill, normally I tried going down while standing. I tried this several times, but only getting about halfway down the hill before falling and rolling down the rest of the way. The funniest part about sledding for me was [when] we would lose control and the sled would flip. [My favorite moment was] just being able to try doing different things and have time to laugh and interact with classmates.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/0-900x600.jpg)
![Junior Ayah Maali meditates as she tries to calm her mind. This is the first year Yoga for Fitness and Wellbeing is being offered at the school. “I learned more of how to be calm and how to relax and take your mind off stressful situations in life,” Maali said. “I [also] learned the term 'tadasana,' and it means to be relaxed and meditated. You just sit down, cross [your legs] and your mind is off; you’re not thinking about any stressful homework or anything related to that.”](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSC_0002-900x598.jpg)
