Athletics
It is officially winter sports season! Both the boys and girls basketball teams are underway, as well as boys and girls swim teams, gymnastics, and wrestling. However, we cannot move forward without congratulating competition cheer on placing 5th at the state competition with their best score of the season!
S.A.L.T
Mrs. Teusch, our new Assistant Athletic Director, has brought a new group to Homestead high school. S.A.L.T. stands for the Student Athletic Leadership Team. This group is comprised of student athletes from grades 9 - 12 that exhibit qualities of good academic standing and sportsmanship. The goal is to have more student-athlete involvement for the betterment of Homestead athletics, but to also go out and serve SACS districtwide to give back to the community. Mrs. Teusch says she hopes "S.A.L.T. will be sprinkled to enhance athletics while serving SACS for the betterment of our community." She was inspired to create this after having worked with a Student Athletic Board at Huntington North. She also hopes "this 'servant leadership' focus becomes contagious and affects our community in a positive manner." S.A.L.T. currently has 63 members. If you would like to be a part of this program, look for an email in the spring sent to all athletes through Final Forms.
Our winter sports are off to a great start! The girls varsity basketball team defeated Huntington North 58-42 while the girls JV basketball team defeated Noblesville 37-21. Their next big games will be against Carroll.
The boys varsity basketball team also started their season off with a solid win against Huntington North 54-40. The freshman boys basketball team battled a close one with Huntington North but came out victorious 29-23 while the JV boys basketball won 60-53.
The boys and girls wrestling teams just hosted the Homestead Turkey Dual Champions. They were undefeated for the day 5-0 with 12 teams competing.
The swim and dive teams started their season off against South Side on November 29. Gymnastics will kick off their season starting in January.
For up-to-date sports information, follow our Twitter and Instagram pages.
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Academic Eligibility
In order to remain academically eligible to compete in athletics, students must be passing FIVE of their seven classes.
By IHSAA rule, an “I” (incomplete) is considered a failing grade when determining eligibility. Grade checks are made after 9 weeks and at the semester. Any student-athlete who has not passed FIVE (5) credits on the following date(s) at 4:00 p.m., will be declared ineligible for the remainder of the next grading period.
End of Grading Period Dates: October 13th, December 22nd, March 15th, and May 29th
