Academic Eligibility

Academic Eligibility
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Athletes who are 9th or 10th graders must be enrolled in a minimum of 5 classes. Athletes who are 11th or 12th graders must be enrolled in a minimum of 4 classes. Exceptions to this rule may be granted and approved by the administration.

Status	Criteria	Level of Participation
Regular	No failures, and more than 50% of grades below C-	Full Participation
Warning	No more than 1 F or 50% of grades below C-	Full Participation with contract/plan
Probationary	Two (2) F's	Team membership, practice participation, no game or sporting event participation, must have contract/plan
Ineligible	Three (3) or more F's	None

Students with one F or 50% of their grades below C-, from the previous trimester or at the midpoint in regular season games will be placed on Warning status in interscholastic sports, providing they sign and participate in a contract/plan for maintaining or improving their academic standing during the sports season. This contract/plan will be developed by the students, parents, coach, guidance counselor, and teachers, and may include a weekly study schedule, tutorial help, after school help, weekly monitoring, etc.
Students with two F's from the previous trimester or at the midpoint in regular season games will not be eligible to Actively participate in interscholastic sporting events. They may practice with the team but can not participate in games. They will be place on Probation status, and must sign and participate in a contract/plan to insure their continued team involvement.
An athlete's academic progress will be reviewed at the trimester report time. His/her participation status will be determined at the midpoint of the individuals particular season. Athletes placed on probation or declared ineligible at the midpoint of their season are not eligible for "active" team membership for the remainder of that particular season. Any student who is not eligible to participate will have the opportunity to meet with his/her administrator if there are extenuating circumstances that led to the student's eligibility.

An athlete will be eligible or ineligible after the guidance department has confirmed his/her grades
At the beginning of the school year all incoming freshmen are eligible. All other athletes must meet the previously mentioned requirements based on their grades from the last marking period in the spring of the previous school year.
It is the responsibility of each athlete to show proper proof of grade.
It is the responsibility of the coach to check on the athlete's academic progress and classroom attitudes before and during the season.
The coach is responsible to certify with the Athletic Director the eligibility of all the athletes in the sport he/she coaches.
These rules shall govern all activities under the direction of the Athletic Director.
The consequences for improper behavior/attitude could result in the athlete's suspension from participation as deemed necessary following a meeting of the athlete, his/her coach, and the Director of Athletics. Written or verbal confirmation of this consequence will then be made to the athlete's parents/guardians.