Athletics
The Upper School physical education program is designed to help students learn how to set and achieve fitness goals, participate in team sports, and experience new activities and skills. Students are asked to consider and practice how to prepare for planned and organized physical activity. They are mentored and coached on teamwork, upping individual achievement, and improving their health.
Fifth Grade
Students in fifth grade have the opportunity to participate in soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams that meet after school. The HMJDS team competes against other schools in the area. Students also continue their physical fitness track and take on new team sport challenges.
Instruction includes:
First Semester (Fall-Winter)
- Fitness Testing; Sport Skills; Football Soccer; Recreational Games; Team Challenges; Basketball
Second Semester (Winter-Spring)
- Apparatus gymnastics; Group challenges; Floor Hockey; Rope jumping; Fitness Testing; Racquet Sports; Volleyball; Track and field; Softball/baseball; Swimming
“I loved being on the sports teams at HMJDS. They were fun and not too pressure-filled. I felt more comfortable going out for sports in high school, which was a great way to meet new people!” – HMJDS Graduate
Sixth Grade
Sixth grade students learn how to make realistic and achievable goals as to how to improve their personal fitness levels. They also participate in soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams that practice after school and compete with other schools.
Instruction includes:
First Semester (Fall-Winter)
- Fitness Testing; Sport Skills; Football Soccer; Recreational Games; Team Challenges; Basketball
Second Semester (Winter-Spring)
- Apparatus gymnastics; Group challenges; Floor Hockey; Rope jumping; Fitness Testing; Racquet Sports; Volleyball; Track and field; Softball/baseball; Swimming
Seventh and Eighth Grade
Seventh and eighth grade students learn how to make realistic and achievable goals as to how to improve their personal fitness levels. They also participate in soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams that practice after school and compete with other schools. Seventh and eighth graders have different physical education choices throughout the year. They may take physical fitness one trimester and team sports the next.
Instruction includes:Physical Fitness
Team Sports
Individual Sports