Athletics

• The program is supervised or financed by the school district.
• Students participating in the program represent the school district. 
• The program may include both preparation for performances and performances before an audience or spectators. 
• Participation in any extracurricular activity is voluntary. Extracurricular activities are not part of the regular school curriculum, are not graded, do not offer credit, and do not take place during classroom time, without proper authorization. 
• Not included is any form of intramural program which may take place during the school day. 

• Earn and maintain a minimum 2.0 or "C"grade point average with no "F" grades (on a 4.0 scale) during the respective grading period in order to participate in extracurricular activities/sports. It is the responsibility of the student-athlete to maintain his/her academic eligibility for continued participation in the respective extra-curricular activity/sport. 
• Student-athletes must be eligible on the first day of tryouts or the start of the extra-curricular activity. Any "F" grades during the most recent grading period will eliminate student-athletes from eligibility/tryouts. Student-athletes who become academically ineligible during any grading period/grade-check will be removed from the team to allow the student-athlete to focus their efforts on academic achievement. 
• If a student-athlete has a commitment that cannot be broken that causes him or her to miss tryouts, that student-athlete must communicate with the coach and AD before tryouts begin to see if an arrangement can be made. A student-athlete shall not join an activity/sport already in progress. However, at the coaches' discretion, a newly enrolled student-athlete may participate in a sport program already in progress ONLY if there were no cuts made at the time of tryouts. 
• Eligibility Grade-Check Points:* Cross-Country & Girls' Basketball: Student-athletes will have academic eligibility determined by the trimester 3 report card from the previous school year and the mid-trimester 1 progress report from the current school year. * Boy's Basketball: Student-athletes will have academic eligibility determined by the mid-trimester 1 progress report, trimester 1 report card, and mid-trimester 2 progress report.

• Suspensions (days accumulated during the season) =

• Detention or disciplinary referral = loss of playing time (coach's decision)

•   Each team sport must have a minimum of 6 student-athletes to participate in league play. In the event that a grade does not have enough student-athletes to participate, exceptions can be made to help field a team for that grade. 
• Student-athletes will only be allowed to join a team of a different grade level if that team has a "need". "Need" is determined by the number of overall student-athletes desiring to play that sport. "Need" for  each sport is as follows:

• In the event that a grade level team does not have enough players to participate in league play, those players will be given the option to play on a different grade team, so long as:

•  In the event that a grade level team has an over-abundance of players trying out for the respective sport, there is the possibility of player "cuts" to be made by the participating coach after tryouts have been completed. All students (even those cut from teams) are encouraged to continually work on skill development, attend any available workshops/clinics for their sport/activity of choice, and to continue to tryout/participate in all given opportunities for their sport/activity of choice.               

• Coaching and/or assistant coaching
• Fundraising activities
• Transportation

• All rules and regulations must be written within the guidelines of the district policies and not in any way in violation of policies.
• Each student-athlete will be provided a copy of the guidelines thereby giving both students and parents timely notice of what is expected of them.
• The school athletic director and the school principal, prior to distribution, must approve team Participation Agreements. 
• A copy of the team participation guidelines must be signed by both the student-athlete and parent and returned to the coach prior to participation. 
• The Coach shall determine the number of players required for each team with consideration given to sudden decrease of team members due to unforeseen circumstances, i.e. illnesses, injuries, etc. 

• The essential elements of character building and ethics are embodied in the concept of sportsmanship and six core principles: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship.
• It is the duty of the School Board, Superintendent, school administrators, program directors and game officials to promote sportsmanship and foster good character by teaching, enforcing, advocating, and modeling these "Six Pillars of Character."
• To promote sportsmanship and foster the development of good character, school programs must be conducted in a manner that enhances the academic, emotional, social, physical, and ethical development of student-athletes and teaches them positive life skills that will help them become personally successful and socially responsible. 
• Participation in school programs is a privilege, not a right. To earn that privilege, all students must abide by the rules and they must conduct themselves prior, during, and after such activities as a positive role models who exemplify good character. 
• The School Board, Superintendent, school administrators, parents and school leadership shall  establish standards for participation by adopting and enforcing codes of conduct for coaches, student-athletes, parents, and spectators. 
• All participants in District sponsored programs must consistently demonstrate and demand scrupulous integrity and observe and enforce the spirit, as well as the letter of the rules. 
• The importance of character, ethics, and sportsmanship should be emphasized in all communications directed to student-athletes and parents. 
• The School Board, Superintendent, school administrators, parents and program leadership must ensure that the priority of their student-athletes is a serious commitment to getting an education and developing the academic skills and character to succeed. 
• The School Board, Superintendent, Principals, school administrators and everyone involved at any level of governance of the District's program must maintain ultimate responsibility for the quality and integrity fo District sponsored programs. Such individuals must assure that education and character development responsibilities are not compromised to achieve performance goals and that the academic, social, emotional, physical, and ethical well-being of student-athletes is always placed above desires and pressures to win. 
• All employees of the district who are involved in the District's programs must be committed above all else to the academic success of student-athletes and the character-building goals of the school. 

• Berating an opponent's school or mascot.
• Berating an opposing player.
• Making or encouraging another to make an obscene cheer or gesture. 
• Making, posting, or encouraging another to make or post a negative sign. 
• Using profanity during an activity. 
• Any other behavior or conduct that takes away from the purpose of the activity. 

• Making an inappropriate, obscene, or threatening gesture or comment toward an official. 
• Involving oneself in an altercation or being ejected from the contest because of that altercation. 
• Leaving the bench/sidelines to go on the playing area during an altercation or, in the judgement of school officials, engaging in behavior that serves to perpetuate the altercation.
• Physically assaulting a coach, game official, or school official at or during the activity.