Double-winners Tyler Adams and Domonick Knight paced Rogers to the R.I. Interscholastic Boys Class D Outdoor Track & Field Championships, on Saturday on the Vikings’ own track.

Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson
Tyler Adams wins two

Adams, the defending state champion in the discus, duplicated his 2005 performance at the class meet, winning both that event, with a toss of 154 feet, 2 inches; and the shot put, with a heave of 53-5.

Knight, meanwhile, won the gold in both the 100-meter (11.6 seconds) and 200-meter (23.1) dash, in helping Rogers secure its ninth consecutive Class championship.

``Classical, East Greenwich and Mount St. Charles were all in the running for the Class D team title going into the meet,'' said Vikings coach Chris Richards. ``Fortunately, we were able to do well enough to hold them off.''

Click here to read more about the Vikings' win.

Adams also picked up six points for Rogers in the hammer, where he placed third (163-3) behind winner Patrick Onye of Classical (194-11) and teammate Dave Vierra(179-9).

Knight went home with a silver as well, as his leap of 42 feet, 6 ½ inches was good enough for second place in the triple jump behind John Burns of Mount St. Charles, who posted a winning jump of 44-1 ½.

``Tyler and Dom have been leading point scorers for us all season, with Domonick recently setting the school record in the 200m (22.3) at the Newport County Championships,'' Richards said.

Also helping Rogers amass 176 points was Brandon Walmsley, who won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 3 ½ inches and placed second in the high jump (6-2) and fourth in the triple jump (40-6).

In addition to combining with Alex Amaral, Matt Langley and Brandon Smith on the Vikings’ winning 4x100-meter relay team, Jon Bourne finished second to Classical’s Jeff Okolowitcz in the javelin with his toss of 161-1.

``Matt Langley set a personal best in the 300m hurdles by a full second and grabbed second place, with teammate Jerod Scherdt setting a personal best by a second and a half in the same event to grab fifth place, despite losing his shoe on the last hurdle,'' Richards added of his squad's performance.

``Cameron Daugherty registered the no. 1 height in the state with 3 feet, despite only being a sophomore in his first year of vaulting. Anthony Ruoti - No. 3 in R.I. in the the discus and No. 4 in the shot - is a very talented junior. Alex Amaral did very well in both relays. Jayro Catlin , a sophomore distance runner, had a very good day for us by scoring in both the 1,500 and the 3K. Brandon Smith did well in the relays and the long jump despite being sick.''

The victories by Okolowitcz and Onye, along with a win by Damian Tabis in the 800 (2:03.9) and a first by the Purple’s 4x800-meter relay, which included Tabis, Andrew Watkins, Keith Raymond and Dan Jimenez), provided some much needed points for Classical, which finished second with 117 _ just four points ahead of third-place East Greenwich.

The Avengers were buoyed by the performances of Cornelius McCaffrey and Mike Pezzullo, who won the 1,500 (4:18.6) and the 3,000 (9:36.5), respectively. McCaffrey also anchored East Greenwich’s winning 4x400-meter relay team, combining with Travis Brown, Andrew Glod and Evan Johnson.

While we're on the subject of Rogers, it's worth taking a look at the Vikings web site. They do a really nice job of chronicling the boys season. The site includes photos of the kids, meet summaries and results, rankings, records, links to other track sites and even news about former Rogers athletes. It really gives the athletes a sense of team history and their place in it.

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Andrew Palumbo

The Hendricken boys outdoor track team turned what their coach predicted would be a close meet into a runaway at the R.I. Interscholastic Class A Championship, on Saturday at North Kingstown High School.

The Hawks rolled to their 29th consecutive Class A title with 216 points, while second-place North Kingstown managed just 93 points and East Providence collected 77 for third.

Hendricken coach Jim Doyle, who thought the class meet would more closely resemble the tightly contested indoor state meet, attributes the lopsided outcome to some unforeseen performances further down the Hawks’ ranks.

Although he might have anticipated that All-Stater Andrew Palumbo would win the 800, which he did in 2:01.9; and that Tom Webb, another All-Stater, would capture the 3,000, which he did in 9:01; Doyle said he had not predicted some of the depth he received in a number of other events.

Click here to read about other key performances by the Hawks.

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Joe Mazzulla

Hendricken went 1-2-3 in the javelin, beginning with John Carlone’s winning toss of 156 feet, 6 inches. Will Oberg followed at 153-1 and Justin Skory took third at 152-4.

In the pole vault, the Hawks’ Mike Lovely grabbed the gold with a vault of 12 feet. Hendricken received additional points from Nicholas Casbarro and Andrew Brosco, who finished third and fourth, respectively, both at 11 feet.

``When you think about it, we came out with 20 points in the pole vault and 24 in the javelin,’’ Doyle said. ``So you’re talking 44 points right there. That’s an awful lot of points.’’

Scott Capista also came through with a somewhat unexpected win in the high jump, clearing 5-10.

``Scott is a freshman and that was a (personal best), so that was kind of a big surprise for him,’’ Doyle said.

Joe Mazzulla also had a big day for Hendricken, winning the 400 in 51.2 seconds and anchoring two of the Hawks’ three winning relays _ the 4x100 (44.7) and the 4x400 (3:38.7).

North Kingstown secured second place with three gold medals: Joe Tiernan in the hammer (187-7), Alex Sherry in the 200 meters (23.0 seconds) and Brian Alexander in the 110-meter high hurdles (15.3).

Third-place East Providence also had three individual winners, with Simba Chidzero taking first in both the long jump (20-1) and the triple jump (39-10) and Elton Duarte taking the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 41.1 seconds.

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Last Saturday’s R.I. Interscholastic League Class C Championship marked the end of a long drought for the Portsmouth boys outdoor track team.

After coming ``very, very close’’ last year, only to finish second to Classical, the Patriots came out on top this time, winning their first Class C crown since 1991.

``So for us, this was a very big deal,’’ said coach Kyle Howard, whose squad compiled 192 points to hold off second-place Hope, which finished with 125.

``Based on the seedings, we were a slight favorite to win, but we had a prom on Friday, so that was a concern. But the boys stepped it up and took it to task. This was the best day we’ve had all season.’’

It was certainly a good day for Max Willett, Jeff Hunter and Bobby Sewall, who combined for 73 points, many of them in the jumping events.

Click here to find out more about what Willett, Hunter and Sewall accomplished.

Willett, a junior, won both the high jump (6-feet) and the long jump (20-4) and finished fourth in the javelin (51-4).

Hunter, a senior, won both hurdle events, clocking 16.1 seconds to win the 110-meter high hurdles and 42.9 seconds to take the 300-meter hurdles. He then placed fourth in the high jump (5-6).

Sewall, a senior All-State football player headed to Brown University in the fall, took first in the triple jump with a leap of 38-3 and was second to Hope’s Kevin Morgan in both the 100- and 200-meter dash.

``Those three have been our top scorers all season long,’’ Howard said. ``Without them, we’d be nowhere.’’

That said, Portsmouth has also received valuable contributions from other competitors, including senior Adam Martens and sophomores Andrew Chilabato and Patrick O’Brien.

Martens ran on the Patriots' second-place 4x100 relay, was second in the discus and fourth in the shot. Chilabato was second in the 110-meter high hurdles and fifth in the 300-meter hurdles, while O’Brien was third in the 110HH and fourth in both the 300 hurdles and the triple jump.

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The Smithfield girls outdoor track team is ``probably the largest and deepest’’ squad John Marchand has had an opportunity to coach in his 15 years at the Sentinels’ helm.

On Saturday, that depth translated into a decisive victory at the R.I. Interscholastic League Class C Championships at Middletown High School.

Posting 20 top-3 finishes, including 10 victories, Smithfield compiled 232 ½ points en route to capturing the Class C title.

``There are some great athletes in Class C,’’ said Marchand. ``Fortunately, we not only have strong athletes, we have a lot of them. We have three or four quality athletes in many of the events. So it really becomes a numbers game.’’

Click below to read more about Smithfield's top finishers.

Smithfield dominated the throws events, with Stephanie Bucci leading the way. The senior captain won both the shot put (31 feet, 9 ½ inches) and the hammer throw (114-5) and placed second behind sophomore teammate Megan Skwirz (102-1) in the discus with her throw of 94-04.

Colleen Brague, a freshman, took first in the javelin with a toss of 111-3 and also showed her versatility by winning the 200-meter dash in 28.5 seconds.

``Our throwing team has been on the money all year,’’ said Marchand. ``I think it’s the best throwing group I’ve ever had. It’s certainly one of the better throwing groups I’ve had.’’

Other Sentinels bringing home the gold were Alyssa Riley (400 meters, 1:02:40), Erin Alexander (100-meter hurdles, 17:10), Jen Vincent (pole vault, 7-6) and both the 4x100-meter (51:80) and 4x400-meter (4:26.6) relay teams.

``Everyone did what they needed to do,’’ said Marchand. ``Nobody really had an off day. When you have depth and everyone's solid, your margin of victory is going to go up.’’

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Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez
Javelin thrower Taylor Marge contributed to the Rebels' success.

The South Kingstown boys outdoor track team may have only had two individual winners at Saturday’s R.I. Interscholastic League Class B Championships, but the host Rebels were still running fast enough and throwing far enough to capture the team title.

``I’m really proud of my guys,’’ said coach Pat Egan, whose South Kingstown squad held off second-place Mount Pleasant, 146 ½-125. ``I think some of them were still tired from the meet before, which was just four days earlier. But we have got quite a bit of depth, so we were able to cover most events. I think we scored in just about every event except the 3,000.’’

South Kingstown was particularly strong in the jumps, accumulating 54 points in those events, as seniors Sean Meehan and Artur Belov captured the Rebels’ lone gold medals in the long jump and triple jump, respectively.

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In addition to winning the long jump with his leap of 21 feet, 4 ½ inches, Meehan took second in the 400 meters and ran a leg of South Kingstown’s 4x400-meter relay that placed third.

Belov, meanwhile, added to his triple jump win of 40 feet, 1 inch by placing third in the long jump and fourth in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Silver medalists contributing to the Rebels' point total were Justin Stadnick (800 meters), Josh Perry (high jump), Nate Crouse (pole vault), Mason Wilson (long jump), Carl Reynolds (hammer), Taylor Marge (javelin) and the 4x100-meter relay team of Evan Keith, Matthew Floskis, John Zhang and Wilson.

Meehan, Marge and Stadnick teamed up with Micheal Giles to finish third in the 4x400. Stadnick also anchored the third-place 4x800 relay, which included Connor, Daniel McCloskey and Connor Nelson. Derek Gould picked up six points for his third-place finish in the hammer, as did Marge in the high jump, Giles in the triple jump, Wilson in the 100 and Stadnick in the 1,500.

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Sporting a nearly perfect record (9-1) and not far from clinching the regular-season title, the defending state champion Tolman slow-pitch softball team appears to be in great shape entering the home stretch.

Junior co-captain Shana Girouard, the Tigers' third baseman, and senior left center fielder Amanda Tremblay, also a captain, took some time this week to share their thoughts with The Providence Journal on Tolman’s final slow-pitch season and the prospect of the team switching to fast-pitch next spring.

Click below to see what they had to say.

Journal photo / Kris Craig
Amanda Tremblay

Q: What are your team’s strengths?
Girouard: Our strength I would have to say is our extreme defense. I don’t worry whether someone is going to catch the ball because I have no doubts about it. We (also) have some powerful hitters, which helps a ton.
Tremblay: Offensively we have ups and downs, but defensively we're in tip top shape.

Q: Except for a couple of games, you’ve beaten everyone pretty easily. What do you think sets your team apart from the rest of the division?
Girouard: I think the thing that sets us apart from other teams is our strength on the field and at the plate. We rarely have a bad inning.
Tremblay: What sets us apart from other teams is that we play as a team. What I've observed from the other teams is that they don't get along, which really hurts them during the games.

Journal photo / Kris Craig
Shana Girouard

Q: How have you managed to stay focused throughout the season with many of the games being so lopsided?

Girouard: We all realize that if we get cocky, we will blow the whole season. Also we have each other to keep us down to earth.

Tremblay: As funny as it sounds, it's pretty hard sometimes because we pretty much go into every game already knowing the outcome.

Q: I understand you and your teammates have taken a lot of criticism about playing slow-pitch. Where do you get it from and what do they say?
Girouard: Yes, I have been criticized a lot. I hear it from the boys baseball teams, friends, teachers, and almost everyone I meet.
Tremblay: Yes, I hear it sometimes from people at school, because nobody cares. They don't even ask us if we win anymore.

Q: What is your response to those criticisms?
Girouard: I tell them if they think it’s an easy sport, why don't they play?
Tremblay: I just tell them they’re jealous that the team gets along so well. I also ask them why they are criticizing us when they don't even play a sport at Tolman.

Q: Can you talk about how much time and preparation you and your teammates have put into each season to achieve the success that you have?
Girouard: Well, most of us on the team have played either baseball or softball, and we all know the game very well. We are all very dedicated players and are determined to have the same record as last year.
Tremblay: We do a lot of fundraising together which makes us closer, because we can count on each other for anything.

Q: Since this will be Tolman’s last slow-pitch team, how important is it to you that the team end off with another state championship?
Girouard: I think it would be extremely awesome and we would just be so overwhelmed with joy.
Tremblay: It's very important to me because I'm a senior and want to end the year and last year of slow-pitch on a good note.

Q: How do you feel about Tolman switching to fast-pitch next year?
Girouard: I think it would be a great idea. I have always wanted to play fast-pitch.
Tremblay: I think it will be a great way to become better players with more of a challenge.

Q: What, if any, experience do you or any of your teammates already have in fast-pitch, and what do you think will be important factors in your team making the transition?
Girouard: Most of us have experience in baseball. We really need to stay focused and mentally prepared for next year.
Tremblay: Most of my teammates play for the Pawtucket Slaterettes girls baseball league, but that's as close as it gets. (Important factors will include) being able to still play together as a team, and working on their pitching and hitting skills.

Q: Shana, since you are a junior, how do you feel knowing that your last high school season could conceivably end up being a rebuilding year since the team is switching? Are you alright with that?
Girouard: It really doesn't bother me because most of the people on the team play baseball. We will be judging next year at tryouts differently than we ever have before. I’m almost excited.

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Carolyn Thornton has been working at The Providence Journal for 17 years, covering everything from high school and collegiate sports, to all of New England’s major professional teams, to Super Bowl XXXVIII, to the Ryder Cup, to three Olympic Games.

A former All-State softball and All-Division basketball player, at Johnston High School --where she was also a member of the cross-country team -- Carolyn went on to become a three-time All-Ivy centerfielder at Brown University, helping the Bears to the 1990 Ivy League crown. She continues to play for a nationally-ranked slow-pitch women’s softball team and is a member of the USSSA New England Softball Hall of Fame.

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For those of you who feel that private schools sometimes bend the rules in their attempt to attract the state's best student-athletes, take a look at how bad it has gotten down in Florida.

Feeling that present transfer rules had resulted in the state’s most talented athletes being turned into ``free agents,’’ the Florida High School Athletic Association adopted a new policy in January that would tie a student’s athletic eligibility to the school they initially entered as a ninth grader, Buddy Collings writes in the Orlando Sentinel.

Those who transfer to another school for a reason other than their family’s change of address -- or for any other situation not covered under the 10 exceptions that allow transfers for legitimate academic reasons -- ``would be limited to sub-varsity competition (JV or ninth-grade teams) for one calendar year unless granted varsity eligibility upon appeal.’’

However, that new policy, which was supposed to have taken effect in July, has been put on hold because of a bill sponsored by former high school football coach-turned Republican Representative Ralph Arza, who is calling for ``a 13-member task force to study the issue of athletic recruiting and present recommendations to the governor and legislature by Jan. 1, 2007,’’ Collings writes.

Cheryl Golden, athletic director for public schools in Miami-Dade County, which updated its athletic transfer rules in 1999, told the Sentinel that she hopes ``something forceful will be left intact’’ of the policy, adding that the FHSAA’s January vote (with 44 out of 52 school delegates in favor) set off a recruiting frenzy as schools attempted to lure students before they entered the ninth grade.

``I've never seen so many private school coaches watching our eighth-grade basketball championships in my life,’’ Golden said. ``It was humorous.’’

Click below to see the R.I. Interscholastic League's policy on transfers.

R.I. Interscholastic League Rules and Regulations
Article 3 ELIGIBILITY
Section 5. TRANSFER RULE

If a student transfers from one secondary school to another without a corresponding change of address, the student shall be ineligible for 50% of the total League schedule in each sport that s/he participated in at the varsity level during the previous school year. In all transfers without a corresponding change of address, a Transfer Rule Affidavit must be completed and submitted to the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League prior to the student-athlete’s participation in the sport.
"Varsity level participation" is defined as any appearance, as a competitor, in a varsity inter-school contest other than a scrimmage.

If the student transfers into a new school with less than 50% of the sport season remaining, the number of games for which s/he is ineligible will carry over to the next school year (per sport/per season) until 50% of the total League schedule requirements has been satisfied. If the total number of the League games is an odd number, it will be rounded up to the next higher number; i.e., if the League schedule is 9 games, the student is ineligible for 5 League games. Playoffs, non-league games, junior varsity games, exhibition games, and/or tournaments do not count toward the required number of league games in which the student is ineligible to participate. In addition, s/he may not participate in non-league games, junior varsity games, and/or tournaments during the period of ineligibility.

A. A student who transfers enrollment without a corresponding change of residence may be declared immediately eligible provided:
1. The student has not participated on a varsity level (see varsity level participation), has met all other eligibility requirements, and the Transfer Rule Affidavit has been completed and submitted to the RIIL Executive Director.

B. A student shall be declared immediately eligible provided:
1. There is a corresponding move into a new district by his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) and all other eligibility requirements are met. [Student-athletes who attend a parochial or private school and who move into a new public school district may also transfer to another parochial or private school or into the public school in the district of the new residence at the time of the corresponding move and be immediately eligible to participate in athletics. If the student-athlete remains enrolled in the (previous) parochial or private school after a change of residence and later decides to transfer to another parochial or private school or to the public school in the district of his/her new residence, s/he will be subject to the Transfer Rule].
2. The transfer is the direct or necessary result of a family court custody decree.
3. The transfer is a direct and necessary result of a residence by a guardian whose position is elsewhere herein recognized and the Executive Director has so confirmed in writing.
4. The transfer is a direct result of emancipation and said emancipation was recognized and approved by the Committee, pursuant to the waiver provisions of Article 1, Section 16, and both principals agree; in which case the student shall be eligible at once, provided the student's record conforms with the other eligibility requirements of the RIIL. The Committee at its discretion may extend the 50% rule and the decision in such cases shall be final. If more than one transfer occurs (in the
absence of a Family Court custody order) and results in a student establishing occupancy at a former residence, such student shall be ineligible until s/he has been living continuously for one year at said residence.
5. The transfer is to a vocational school at the student's first opportunity to begin a program.

C. If a student transfers to another school without a corresponding change of residence, s/he may return to her/his original school and may immediately become eligible provided:
1. The student returns prior to the 15th day of said date of transfer.
2. The student has not participated in any interscholastic varsity contest (see varsity level participation) as a representative of that school.
3. The Transfer Rule Affidavit has been completed and submitted to the RIIL Executive Director.

D. Unless there is a Family Court decision awarding custody to another, the residence of the mother shall be judged to be the residence of the student. The student, however, must actually reside at the mother's home. If the student neither resides at the mother's home nor in the home of the person awarded custody by the Family Court, the student shall be subject to a waiting period of 50% of the League schedule before becoming eligible for RIIL competition. Students who are wards of the state shall become immediately eligible upon being assigned by the proper state authorities to a foster home or equivalent facility.

E. An athlete who is in good standing scholastically at the time of the transfer and who is changing from a school operating on a semi-annual promotion plan to one operating an annual plan, is placed, through no fault of his/her own, in a position where the
work for the first half year is a repetition of the work that the athlete has already passed, is to be considered as a special case and the facts of the case must be presented to the Committee for a decision.

F. A student transferring because of an order from the office of the School Superintendent effecting administrative adjustment of school population shall become immediately eligible to play in the receiving school, if the student is eligible in all other
particulars.

G. A student in any school system operating more than one high school, who is transferred by the administrative office for disciplinary or attendance reasons shall be subject to the waiting period of 50% of the League schedule before becoming eligible to play for RIIL competition in the receiving school in each sport of which s/he shall have participated on a 9th grade, junior varsity, or varsity level in any secondary school not terminating with the 9th grade.

H. A student not eligible for athletics under Article 3, Section 3 cannot become eligible until nine calendar weeks have elapsed. During this time the student shall have done passing work in at least three subjects, each involving at least four periods of work per week or an aggregate of fifteen periods of work per week. In all cases, students must be passing 60% of their program.

I. Probate Court guardianship, while either parent is living within the State of Rhode Island, is not recognized for eligibility purposes unless such guardianship was petitioned by a state agency for the welfare of the student. Guardianship is recognized for eligibility purposes when both parents are deceased, or when both parents are physically absent from the State of Rhode Island, or when both parents or the surviving parent has been decreed incompetent or unfit by court order, or when a specific waiver has been obtained pursuant to Article 1, Section 16. No student under guardianship is eligible without a written eligibility finding confirming compliance with the above and issued by the Executive Director. The use of a student-athlete under guardianship before such written confirmation shall constitute the use of an ineligible player. Such eligibility finding will be given after the student under Probate Court guardianship has been subject to the waiting period of 50% of the League schedule in each sport of which s/he participated on a varsity level in any secondary school not terminating with the 9th grade.

J. If the athlete severs connection with any school for a period of two weeks or more, the athlete cannot become eligible for varsity athletics until the athlete has completed the waiting period of 50% of the League schedule in each sport of which s/he participated on a 9th grade, junior varsity or varsity level from the date of the athlete’s return to school and then only if the other eligibility requirements are met. This section shall not be interpreted to apply to students absent from school because of illness.

K. No school shall allow the participation of any student who is ineligible in any regard. This participation applies to junior varsity and so-called “B” games and school-sponsored club teams just as strictly as it applies to varsity contests, both league and nonleague.
During the time a student-athlete is ineligible because of the Transfer Rule, s/he is permitted to practice with the team.

Penalty for an Eligibility Violation: Loss of eligibility in the sport involved for a number of RIIL games equal to the number of games in which the athlete ineligible participated. Such loss of eligibility shall commence with the date of the last infraction and, if necessary, shall extend into the RIIL games of the same sport for the following year.

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Here’s some good news. Most states received a failing grade on their physical education requirements in the latest Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education in the USA, released earlier this month by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association. But Rhode Island wasn’t one of them.

The Ocean State has been recognized as one of the ``best’’ states when it comes to setting requirements for physical education. Rhode Island requires physical education for grades 1-12 and does not allow exemptions, waivers or substitutions, says Paula Keyes Kun, director of communications for the National Association for Sports and Physical Education.

Highlights of the Shape of the Nation Report:
· Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia have their own state standards for physical education.
· Approximately 30 percent of states do not mandate physical education for elementary and middle school students.
· Almost one-fourth of states (24% or 12) allow required physical education credits to be earned through online physical education courses.
· Forty-three percent of states (22) require physical education grades to be included in a student’s grade-point average.
· Sixteen states have a required comprehensive assessment test for graduation, but none include physical education.
· Thirty-six states have an educational report card that rates specific subject areas individually, but only three of those states (California, Hawaii, Kentucky) include physical education on their state report cards.
· Currently only three states – Arkansas, California and Illinois – require schools to measure body mass index for each student.

Rhode Island’s Profile
Amount of Required Physical Education: The state mandates physical education in elementary school, middle school/junior high school and high school.
High School Physical Education: The state does not mandate the number of high school physical education credits that are required for a student to graduate.
Exemptions/Waivers/ Substitutions: The state does not grant exemptions/waivers for school districts regarding physical education time or credit requirements. The state does not permit school districts or schools to allow students to substitute other activities for their required physical education credit.
Class Size: There is no state mandate regarding a maximum teacher-to-student ratio in elementary, middle school/junior high, or high school physical education classes.
State Standards: The state has developed its own standards for physical education
Student Assessment Requirements: The state does not require student assessment in physical education.
Fitness Testing: The state does not require the use of a particular fitness test protocol in physical education.
State Comprehensive Assessment Test: The state does require a comprehensive assessment test for graduation, but physical education is not included on the test.
Educational Report Card: The state has an educational report card for each school, and specific subject areas are rated individually. However, physical education is not included as one of the subject areas on the report card.

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