Health is a New York State mandated class that is required once during grades 6-8 and again in grades 9-12. In the Horseheads school district students recieve 10 hours of health instruction between grades K-6, one semester in seventh grade, and one semester in eleventh grade. At the middle school health is a standards-based, strength-based, comprehensive curriculum that builds upon elementary health concepts addressed and sets a foundation for high school health concepts taught in eleventh grade.