Eligibility

Middle School Eligibility Guidelines 

In order to participate in middle school athletics, a 6th, 7th or 8th grade student must meet all of the following guidelines:

A.      A student cannot participate if he/she is repeating a grade.

B.      Based on the previous semester (not last 9 weeks grade), a student must pass 3 out of 4 core classes for the semester.

          * Football, Volleyball, Soccer:  Previous spring semester grades

          * Cheerleading (1st Half --- Sept-Dec):  Previous spring semester grades

          * Basketball (1st Half --- Nov-Dec):  Previous spring semester grades

          * Cheerleading & Basketball (2nd Half --- Jan-Feb):  Previous fall semester grades

          * Baseball, Softball, Golf, Girls Soccer:  Previous fall semester grades

C.      Based on the previous semester, a student must have attended 85% of school days, which calculates to no more than 13.5 total days missed in a semester (excused or unexcused).

D.      A student cannot participate if he/she turns 15 years of age on or before August 31st of that school year.

***  An athlete becomes eligible / ineligible on the first day of the new semester.