LaSierra High PE

LaSierra High PE

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Documentary film project: LaSierra High PE Program in Carmichael, CA from 1957-1983.

The LaSierra High PE Program was established under the direction of Coach Stan LeProtti. LaSierra's PE Program was world famous and was copied by 4,000 schools across America plus other schools globally. LaSierra PE was on the cover of Look Magazine, on The Tonight Show, and featured in Reader's Digest during the early 1960s. LeProtti eventually left LaSierra to become one of the top physical educ

The ‘Atomic Loop’ kept Sequoia High School teens in shape 06/06/2025

The origins of LaSierra’s PE program came from Coach Stan LeProtti’s mentor Frank Griffin who had his own legendary PE program. Like LaSierra, Griffin’s Sequoia High School in Redwood City, CA was also nationally known and attracted many visitors from around the country. Here’s a nice write up by award-winning journalist Jim Clifford.

The ‘Atomic Loop’ kept Sequoia High School teens in shape Obesity, much less morbid obesity, wasn’t a problem at Sequoia High School in the 1950s, thanks to the “atomic loop,” a demanding physical exercise course that pushed male students to

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