Portsmouth High School - Legend Yearbook (Portsmouth, RI)

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 PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Developing A Sound Mind And Body The Physical Education Department consists of 5 teachers: one also serves as the K-12 co-ordinator. The Department offers 16 activities on an elective basis and requires all students to take health for one quarter each year plus undergo physical fitness testing, follow-up let- ters are sent to parents describing students' level of fit- ness. The Department also offers an adaptive physical education program. Written assignments are required from students on long-term medical excuse notes. There are approximately 860 students involved in the physical education program, 18-20 students per teacher, per class. There are threfe teaching stations including a weight - training facility in the adaptive physical education room. Mr Richard Travers Chairman Athletic Director Miss Maureen Ford Mr Edward Akucewich Miss Mary Lymbens Mr. John Blaess 23

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j MUSIC DEPARTMENT k Working With Harmony The primary objectives of the Music Depart- ment are to provide students with the opportu - nity to participate in all types of music activities and to foster an appreciation of all forms of music. This is accomplished through offering a variety of performing groups and solo instruc- tion in the areas of concert band, marching band, woodwinds, stage band, chorus, glee club, piano, and guitar. Flag twirlers and major- ettes are also part of the Music Department. Their function is to supplement the marching band during all performances. Portsmouth High School, through its band director and choral instructor, produces one of the Finest marching units in the state. The Music Department has been presented with numerous awards and certificates noting the band's excel- lent performances. One of the most noteworthy accomplishments was being selected to repre- sent Rhode Island at the inauguration of Presi- dent Ronald Reagan.

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rf MEDIA LIBRARY SERVICES Reel To Real Knowledge The primary objective of educational media services is to provide for the informational needs of the faculty, staff, and student body. Its aim is to serve as the '’heart, ’ or the education- al pulse,' of the entire school. Portsmouth High School has 2 locations for media services, the library which is primarily print materials, and the media services center which is non-print. The report of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges March. 1986, gave a commendation to the ef- fective integration of print and non-print media in the educational program. The Association report stated that the library is conveniently located, new, well-designed and well-main- tained and that the collection is balanced and extensive. The report also stated that the media center was a spacious area of several inter- connected rooms, with space, equipment and furnishings for production, storage and circula- tion sufficient for supporting the needs of the high school. Together, the two areas offer a comprehensive reel to real resource program.