LaSierra High PE

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.

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

06/05/2025

LaSierra and classical PE interview of Ron Jones

What's lacking in modern PE, the noble purpose of being fit, and the virtue of a beautiful push-up

10/30/2024

Schools sued for lack of PE. “The Motivation Factor” is cited. *Source: Harvard Law Newsletter

While the Cal200 litigation shored up the amount of time spent on P.E., effective instruction remains at risk.

09/16/2024

South High School in Bakersfield, CA was a LaSierra High PE “Project School” under Coach Stan LeProtti. SHS Boys PE was directed by George Van Pelt, and their Girls PE was directed by Helen Felton. South High PE (Boys) averaged 500 minutes of PE per 10 days. The mandated requirement in this era was 400 minutes per 10 days, so SHS “exceeded” the minimum required PE time. *Photo circa 1966.

02/08/2023

Here's a recent interview with Ron Jones about classical PE including LaSierra High PE.

Watch now (70 min) | An interview with Ron Jones on restoring JFK's lost legacy of physical fitness

12/10/2022

The classical Physical Education philosophy along with LaSierra PE and Coach Stan LeProtti were highlighted in this recent Fox News documentary by Tucker Carlson. "The End of Men" exposes the current problems developing in our young men with the absence of proper PE along with a problem of decreasing testosterone levels and male infertility.

Speaking directly to the PE portion of the documentary, the producers did a good job editing my interview and teaching sections. They flew into Tulsa and spent five hours filming me and some of my PE students. I hope the documentary helps to highlight the importance of REAL PE and how it can help develop our young boys into good citizens and strong men.

-Ron Jones, MS, Historical Kinesiologist, Curator Stan LeProtti Family Archives

In the new Fox Nation special entitled 'The End of Men,' Tucker Carlson explores the chemical war on American masculinity and what is causing dwindling testosterone levels.

09/15/2022

Balance beam design from 1975. This is something that can be made at home with a few basic construction skills and simple tools. 🛠😀

03/09/2022

I got a tremendous note from Karl up in Whitehorse Yukon territory of Canada thanking us for the LaSierra Strength Endurance Exercise Routine videos and for making our PE documentary film "The Motivation Factor." His daughter loves to exercise "with the boys" every week now! And of course, she's getting stronger by the day.

Our youth and health are the future. Stay the course for REAL PE!

-Ron Jones, MS, Historical Kinesiologist, LaSierra PE Curator

03/06/2022

Ron Jones interview by Hillsdale College on classical physical education like used by LaSierra High and Coach Stan LeProtti.

Ron Jones, a historical kinesiologist, talks with host Scot Bertram about American physical education and its classical roots and what we can learn from our history when designing our physical educati

12/27/2021

Ben Miller interview of Ron Jones on physical culture and PE. 💡

Excerpt from an important interview in the historic Jack Dempsey house with special guest Ron Jones (a historical kinesiologist and physical educator) to lea...