Exercise has also been shown to be effective in relieving tensions, thereby promoting relaxation and the reduction of stress in our highly technical society. Physical Education is the only offering in the school curriculum that concerns itself with the complex organism that houses and supports the mind. Opportunities to work together to improve their emerging social and cooperative skills and gain a wide multicultural view of the world. Classes designed for all students to be involved in activities that provide maximum opportunity to be active. At Muscatine High School all students are required to take Physical Education each semester.
Classes are coed and students attend two classes a week.
Ninth and tenth graders have required courses to take in Physical Education. Eleventh and twelfth graders are offered an elective program. Seniors will have first choice of the course offerings per period followed by the juniors. It is recommended that juniors and seniors take four different courses each year. There are twenty-three different offerings for juniors and seniors.