Revere High School students can sign up for summer gym opportunities and receive transferable credits to count towards their graduation requirements.
Jenny Morganti, a counselor at Copley High School, shared the benefits of participating in summer gym rather than taking it during the school year.
“Many students take advantage of this opportunity to free up space in their schedule during the school year. We have a lot of incoming freshmen that like to participate in summer P.E. to get used to being at the high school and meet new people. It is a great way to stay active and all the students say it is a lot of fun,” Morganti said.
Nick DePompei, RHS guidance counselor, described how students are able to transfer credits if they are able to participate in another high school’s summer gym course because RHS does not offer this option.
“If a student would like to take a credit outside of our school, they usually talk to their counselor to see if it would transfer in, and as long as a student is taking this credit at a school that will give them a transfer, a grade, and a credit, then
we will transfer that onto our transcript here at Revere. We usually get a bunch of those, first week of September or last week of August and then it counts towards their graduation,” DePompei said.
Morganti mentioned the activities that students will participate in over the course of the class, which include field trips to Copley Greens, The Golf Improvement Center, bowling at Riviera Lanes, roller skating in Tallmadge and biking on the towpath.
“This course offers bowling, volleyball, softball, badminton, tennis, golf, table tennis, aerobic/anaerobic activities and swimming. Students must have a one-piece swimsuit,” Morganti said.
Freshman Joci Scott completed CHS’s summer gym last
year, so she discussed the benefits of it and why she would recommend this option to others.
“It was beneficial for me because I did not have to change clothes like I would in school. We also did physical activity [that one would do] in the real world like swimming, bike riding and golfing. I would recommend this because [one] would have more room in [his or her] schedule for other classes,” Scott said.
Morganti expressed that physical education is popular at CHS, so one must register as soon as possible to receive a spot. The summer school brochure is available on Copley’s website. Registration for interested non-CHS students began on May 12. Students must submit registration forms and payment to the Board of Education. Once students complete the program, which will occur June 9 through 27 from 12:30 to 4:30 PM, they will receive ¼ of a credit on their transcript.