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  • Welcome to the Sonoma Valley High School Health & Wellness (PE) Department.

    Students will obtain the greatest benefits from the Physical Education program when they participate regularly and with maximum effort.

    We design our program to aid each student in attaining the following goals:

    1. To successfully perform a variety of skills which he/she can use in active recreation both during the school year and adult life.

    2. To gain knowledge of the rules and playing technique of a variety of activities, to be an active participant and/or an appreciative spectator.

    3. To Increase awareness and personal level of PHYSICAL FITNESS of each student.

    4. To learn self-control, responsibility, ability to lead and follow, and attitudes of cooperation.

  • Physical Education Goals

    Students will obtain the greatest benefits from the Physical Education program when they participate regularly and with maximum effort

    We design our program to aid each student in attaining the following goals:

    1.  To successfully perform a variety of skills which he/she can use in active recreation both during the school year and adult life.

    2.  To gain knowledge of the rules and playing technique of a variety of activities, to be an active participant or an appreciative spectator.

    3.  To Increase awareness and personal level of PHYSICAL FITNESS of each student.

    4.  To learn self-control, responsibility, ability to lead and follow, and attitudes of cooperation.

Physical Education Department



Dennis Housman

Dennis Housman 

Physical Education / Department Head

Health & Wellness (PE)

933-4010 x5246
Physical Education / Department Head Dennis Housman DHousman@sonomaschools.org 933-4010 x5246
https://www.sonomaschools.org/Domain/1231

Phone: 933-4010 x5246

Email: DHousman@sonomaschools.org

Dennis Housman, Physical Education / Department Head

Department(s): Health & Wellness (PE)

Degrees and Certifications
B.S. KINESIOLOGY with a concentration in EXERCISE SCIENCE & EDUCATION

Experience
TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION SINCE 1992. TEACHING AT SONOMA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SINCE 1997

Responsibilities

Interests
OUTDOOR RECREATION; TRAVEL; TECHNOLOGY

Erica Chapin

Erica Chapin 

Living Skills

Health & Wellness (PE)
Living Skills Erica Chapin echapin@sonomaschools.org
https://www.sonomaschools.org/Domain/1211

Phone:

Email: echapin@sonomaschools.org

Erica Chapin, Living Skills

Department(s): Health & Wellness (PE)

Degrees and Certifications
Family and Consumer Science teaching credential and Bachelors of Sciences in Human Development and Family Science from Montana State University, and Home Economics Teaching Credential in California

Experience

Responsibilities

Interests

Staci Green

Staci Green 

PE Teacher / AVID

Health & Wellness (PE)
PE Teacher / AVID Staci Green sgreen@sonomaschools.org
https://www.sonomaschools.org/Domain/1225

Phone:

Email: sgreen@sonomaschools.org

Staci Green, PE Teacher / AVID

Department(s): Health & Wellness (PE)

Degrees and Certifications
Baccalaureate of Science in Kinesiology, Teaching Credential in Physical Education

Experience
Taught at Fairfield High from 2005 - 2010, Teaching at Sonoma Valley High since 2010

Responsibilities

Interests
Fitness - Running and weight lifting

Lindsey Kennedy

Lindsey Kennedy 

PE / Dance

Health & Wellness (PE)
PE / Dance Lindsey Kennedy lkennedy@sonomaschools.org
https://www.sonomaschools.org/Domain/1249

Phone:

Email: lkennedy@sonomaschools.org

Lindsey Kennedy, PE / Dance

Department(s): Health & Wellness (PE)

Degrees and Certifications
BS and Teaching Credential from Sonoma State University

Experience
Teaching PE since 2015 and Dance since 2017

Responsibilities

Interests
nutrition, dance, soccer, travel, gardening

Julie Niehaus

Julie Niehaus 

PE Teacher

Health & Wellness (PE)

933-4010 x5276
PE Teacher Julie Niehaus JNiehaus@sonomaschools.org 933-4010 x5276
https://www.sonomaschools.org/Domain/1251

Phone: 933-4010 x5276

Email: JNiehaus@sonomaschools.org

Julie Niehaus, PE Teacher

Department(s): Health & Wellness (PE)

Degrees and Certifications
Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction in Physical Education (Teacher Preparation) from Sonoma State University, Clear Single Subject Credential in Physical Education

Experience
Thirty years teaching at Sonoma Valley High, which includes Physical Education & AVID, and coaching softball, volleyball, swimming, track and swimiming

Responsibilities

Interests
Nutrition, fitness emphasis on yoga and gardening

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