Eligibility for Athletics

ELIGIBILITY for ATHLETICS:

* Contact Coach Josh McLendon to clarify questions concerning eligibility (josh.mclendon@acemacon.org)

Junior High School (6th-8th grades)

• Students must have a certificate of an annual physical examination on file at the school prior to participating in any athletic try-outs, practices, voluntary workouts or games that indicate the student is physically approved for participation. A physical examination is good for twelve (12) months from the date of the exam. (EXCEPTION

PER GHSA: Any physical examination taken on or after April 1 in the preceding year will be accepted for the entire next GHSA school year.)

• Students must be passing 5 out of 7 classes the semester prior to playing and must continue passing throughout the season. (Coaches will check academic progress throughout a season. Students MUST be passing their classes in order to participate in athletics AND they must be exhibiting good character at all times!)

• A player must not reach his/her 15th birthday prior to May 1 preceding their 8th grade year. A player must not reach his/her 14th birthday prior to May 1 preceding their 7th grade year. • An eligible student can participate in each sport, once in the 7th grade and once in the 8th grade.

• Students must adhere to all rules and regulations outlined in the Athletic/Extracurricular Code of Conduct and/or specific written guidelines developed by the coach and/or school administration. • The Academy for Classical Education assesses a fee of $200 per athletic per sport (with no family exceeding $400 for one season).

High School (9th-12th grades)

• Students must have a certificate of an annual physical examination on file at the school prior to participating in any athletic try-outs, practices, voluntary workouts or games that indicate the student is physically approved for participation. A physical examination is good for twelve (12) months from the date of the exam. (EXCEPTION

PER GHSA: Any physical examination taken on or after April 1 in the preceding year will be accepted for the entire next GHSA school year.)

• A student has eight (8) consecutive semesters or four (4) consecutive years of eligibility from the date of entry into the ninth grade to be eligible for interscholastic competition. • Sub-varsity competitors must meet all eligibility requirements.

• To be eligible to participate, practice, and/or try out for interscholastic activities, a student must be academically eligible.

▪ First year ninth grade students. (In other words, ALL first-year 9th graders are eligible to participate in athletics.) ▪ Students participating in junior varsity or “B” team competition must meet all scholastic requirements.

▪ For schools offering courses with yearlong grading, eligibility must be computed for each semester.

▪ At the end of each semester, we require that a student be passing 5 of 7 classes (both academic and nonacademic) to meet GHSA standard.

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