PLEASE NOTE: Only students in grades six through eight may participate in middle school (6th , 7th and 8th graders) interscholastic athletic competition. Only students in grades seven through nine may participate in junior high school (7th , 8th and 9th graders) interscholastic athletic competition, provided ninth grade is housed in the same building with seventh and eighth grades.  Sixth-grade students are ineligible to participate in football. 

• Eligibility begins for all students with initial entry into the sixth grade, regardless.

• In order to qualify for public school participation, a student must meet the following requirements: 

  • All member schools are to abide by the athletic rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education.

  • Requirements for Athletic Participation include the following:

    1. A student must be a resident of the school administrative unit in which they are assigned or have written permission from Pitt County schools to attend the school to which your child is assigned.

    2. No student may be eligible to participate at the middle school level for a period lasting longer than six consecutive semesters, beginning with the student's entry into sixth grade. This includes if they were at another school (private or public) and reclassified their grade level. 

    3. Students must attend school and be counted present for 85% of the previous semester. 

    4. PCMSAC requires students to pass at least 70% of scheduled classes from the preceding semester. 

    5. A student shall not participate on a ninth-grade junior high school team if he/she becomes 16 years of age on or before August 31st of the school year.

    6. A student shall not participate on a sixth, seventh, or eighth grade team if he/she turns 15 on or before August 31st of the school year.

    7. A middle /junior high school student who is over the age for middle/junior high school play is eligible for senior high school participation.

    8. The student must receive a medical examination once every (395 days) by a duly licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.  This must be turned in to the Athletic Director for your child to attend any work-outs, open gym, or the 1st day of try-outs.

    9. No student may be eligible to participate at the middle school level for longer than six (6) consecutive semesters, beginning with the student’s entry into sixth grade.   The principal shall have evidence of the date of each player’s entry into the sixth grade and monitor the six (6) consecutive semesters.  Example: John Doe begins 6th grade in 2019-20 and is retained in the 6th grade for the 2020-21 school year.  (John Doe has used 4 semesters of their 6 in middle school.)  If John Doe meets all required eligibility requirements, he may participate in the 7th grade 2021-22 (This is semester 5 & 6, and he would not be able to play sports in the 8th grade.)

    10. A student must be an amateur in order to be eligible to participate.

    11. Special Needs Eligibility: A special needs student must meet all of the preceding requirements to be eligible to try out for athletics.

School Attendance Policy for Practice/Games

• Must be in school for half a day to attend. 

  • (Ex: 8:00am-11:45am or 11:45am-3:30pm)

In-School Suspension

• One Day: You CANNOT play or practice on the same day.

• Two or more Days: You CANNOT play or practice until you are out of ISS.

• Repeat offenders jeopardize their team status.

Out-of-School Suspension

• You cannot play or practice until you return to school.

• PLEASE NOTE: THIS COULD JEOPARDIZE YOUR TEAM STATUS