No Pass No Play

Students in grades 7 through 12 may participate in extracurricular activities on-campus or off-campus at the beginning of the school year only if they have earned the cumulative number of credits in state-approved courses as indicated below, with the exception of special education students whose status is defined by the ARD committee and their own IEP's.

1) Beginning in Grade 7 and continuing through Grades 8 and 9: must have been promoted from previous grade, not placed.

2) Beginning in Grade 10 or the second year of high school (Grades 9 through 12): must have earned five (5) state credits.

3) Beginning in the third year of high school: must have earned ten (10) state credits or must have earned five (5) state credits during the preceding 12 months.

4) Beginning in the fourth year of high school: must have earned 15 state credits or must have earned five (5) state credits during the preceding 12 months.

Credits earned in summer school or in correspondence may be used to determine eligibility.

At the end of a grading period, a student who receives a grade below 70 (grade below 60 in an Advanced Placement, or an advanced or a dual credit course in English/Language Arts, mathematics, science, social studies, economics, or a foreign language) in any academic class may not participate in extra-curricular activities for at least three school weeks. The student becomes ineligible seven (7) days after the last day of the six-weeks grading period. For example, if the six-week grading period ends at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, October 4, the suspension would take effect at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, October 11.

A student regains eligibility seven calendar days after the school’s three-week evaluation period, if the student is passing all courses on that last class day. The student's work is evaluated from the first class day of the new grading period to the end of the three school week evaluation period. If the student has at least a minimum grade of 70 on a scale of 70 -100 for work done since the end of the previous grading period, the student may regain eligibility seven calendar days later at the time the regular school day ends. Parents and students are encouraged to consult the coach/sponsor if there is a question. Note: Schools taking breaks of one week or more are reminded that those weeks do not count as part of this period. All students are eligible during this time.

Students who assist the sponsor or coach, such as student managers, must meet all academic eligibility requirements even though they do not participate in the performance or contest.

Students must also be in attendance at least one half-day prior to competition or practice to be eligible for either practice or activity.

Lastly, a student receiving a course grade of “I” (Incomplete, pending completion of required work) is considered ineligible until the “I” is replaced with a passing grade for that grading period.