Generally, participation in co-curricular activities at Bloomington Jefferson High School shall be limited to students in grades 9-12. 7th and 8th grade students shall be allowed to participate in a high school co-curricular activity if there is NOT a MS(or youth level) equivalent activity or if the MS student is a Varsity ready player/contributor. The only other instance that we want to discuss keeping 7th and 8th graders is if we need athletes to round out lower level teams.
The decision regarding seventh and eighth grade students will be based on:
The individual skills of the student as it relates to the needs of the specific sport/activity at any given level of competition.
The social maturity, academic history, and discipline history of the student.
The lack of opportunity for the student to improve his/her skill level in a school or non-school program.
No class time at OMS/OGM/VVMS will be missed for practices/team meetings at the high school level. Missing class time at either middle school for high school games/meets may be authorized by the respective middle school principal/administration.