SHAPING YOUNG MINDS

St. Thomas High School is a well-established college preparatory that provides a caring, intellectually challenging learning atmosphere in which young men develop the tools necessary to become successful in their future studies and careers. Our students are well prepared for an ever demanding and diverse world. Young alumni often tell us that the course content and workload in college is very manageable for them because they trained for academic rigor at St. Thomas.

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Physical Education & Health Department

Physical Education courses at St. Thomas High School strive to offer a broad spectrum of activities in order that the student may find a degree of success, which will in turn motivate him toward a lifetime of physical well-being.

The curriculum is divided into two categories: Team sports, used to emphasize the concepts of social interaction and unity; and sports for life, including weight training and conditioning, to encourage life-long habits of regular physical activity.

  • 1 Credit of PE is required for graduation and a maximum of 1.5 PE credits can be earned at STH.
  • All freshmen are required to take a Health/PE course. Transfer students without a Health credit will also take the Health/PE course.
  • Additional PE credits may be earned through:
    • Traditional PE Class (.5 Credits)
    • Strength & Conditioning Class (.5 Credits)
    • Completion of a varsity sport season prior to Senior year (.5 Credits)
    • Participation in Marching Band (PE Exemption)

Nathan Labus (B.S., University of Houston) has coached at St. Thomas since 1998. He is the Dean of the Physical Education Department and teaches Physical Education and Health. He is also the head coach of Cross Country and Track & Field.

Rich McGuire (B.S., Emporia State University; M.Ed., University of Illinois; J.D., University of Illinois) has coached at St. Thomas since 2012. He teaches Physical Education and is the Head Football Coach.

Raymond Davis (B.S., Central Methodist University; M.Ed., Lamar University) has been a faculty member and coach at St. Thomas since 2017. He teaches Physical Education and Health. He is the 1st Assistant and Defensive Coordinator for Football and Head Golf Coach.