VIII. ATHLETICS / EXTRA-CURRICULARS
possession of an unauthorized metal-containing object or weapon, the school official may conduct a metal detector search of the student’ s person and personal effects. Principals or designees may interview or interrogate students without prior notice or permission of parents / guardian.
VIII. ATHLETICS / EXTRA-CURRICULARS
ATHLETICS, ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS Students are encouraged to take an active part in student clubs and organizations provided they meet eligibility requirements as set forth by the State Board of Education. Only clubs and organizations which do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin and religious affiliation will be approved by the principal or his designee. All approved organizations must have a faculty sponsor. Student initiated organizations which exist to foster or advocate religion will be allowed in accordance with the Equal Access Act. If you have an interest in one of these groups, please see the student activities administrator or sponsor. Please visit our website for a complete listing of clubs, mission and purpose of each club, faculty advisor, and a description of planned activities for the current school year.
ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS To be eligible to participate, practice, and / or try out in interscholastic activities, a student must be academically eligible. A student is required to pass classes that carry at least 2.5 Units counting toward graduation the semester immediately preceding participation.
EXCEPTION: First semester ninth-grade students.
( a) Passing is a grade of seventy( 70).( b) Students participating in junior varsity or“ B” team competition must meet all scholastic requirements.
( c) If an eligible student transfers from a school using a traditional format and that student cannot get a full schedule of classes with equivalent credit in the semester of the transfer, the school may petition the Executive Director for a waiver of this rule for the first semester after the transfer occurs.
( d) For schools offering courses with yearlong grading, eligibility must be computed for each semester.
( 1) At the end of the first semester, the school must determine that the student has a grade of 70 % or higher in classes carrying at least 2.5 Units.
( 2) The second semester grade will be the grade given for the entire course and shall include the end-of-course test grade.
( 3) Remediation programs designed to bring the student’ s first semester grade up to 70 % or higher may be used( in accordance with GHSA guidelines) if the school allows such programs for all students.