At Hernando Middle School, our primary focus is to provide a quality physical education through which students engage in maximum amounts of enjoyable moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during class time.
Students will develop healthy living habits that will last a lifetime. Students will participate in a wide variety of activities, sports and challenges that will increase their physical, social, and mental abilities, teamwork and cooperation skills. We hope to provide a safe, fun and motivating class that will encourage all students to want to participate, have fun and try their best.
- Gym/Locker Room Expectations
  Be Respectful and courteous
  - Use Appropriate Language
  - Demonstrate Good Sportsmanship
  - Respect others' Personal Space unless activity dictates otherwise.
  - Maintain Property
  Be Responsible
  - Suit Out
  - Use Time Wisely
  - Participate in all activities!!
  - Maintain Equipment
  - Manage personal belongings
  - No Cell phones (see cell phone policy below)
  Safety
  - Maintain Personal Space and Property
  - Keep Hands, Feet and objects to Yourself
  - Leave equipment in its place
  - Communicate Issues to Teacher
  - Water in Designated area Only
  PE Uniform and Requirements
  - Each student is required to dress out for PE class in a proper PE uniform.
    - Proper PE clothes: any T-shirt with sleeves and basketball-style shorts in any color
    - Students are allowed to wear sweatpants or joggers if preferred instead of shorts.
    - Students must wear tennis shoes at all times during PE.
    - Students must also provide their own water bottle for PE class.
    - The following are not allowed as PE uniform;
      - midriffs, tank tops/cutoff shirts and short shorts.
  - Students are responsible for all personal items. Students are responsible for lost or stolen items. All items left behind in the locker room or gym will be placed lost and found.
  Excused Notes from PE
  Notes from parents excusing participating in PE must be approved by the nurse and will only be good for the designated day. If the student needs to be excused for more than 3 days, a U.S. certified doctor's note will be required. All medication/inhalers must be stored in the nurse's office.
  Grading
  Students' grades are based on suiting out, daily participation along with physical and written tests. The grading percentage is as follows:
  - 60% - daily participation
  - 30% - tests/projects
  - 10% - 9 week test
  All Cell Phones must be turned off during the instructional day to include Saturday school, Intersession and afterschool tutoring. (If a student needs to reach a parent during school hours, permission to use school phone will be granted. Office phone may be used for emergencies.)

Spc. Rafael Hernando III Middle School

Athletics

Spc. Rafael Hernando III Middle School

David Duarte

Jennifer Guajardo Bello

Eduardo Lopez

Ana Terrazas

Welcome to PE