Eligibility Policy for Athletic & Co-curricular Policies
The purposes of this policy are as follows:
• To establish qualifications for participating in athletic and cocurricular activities
• To provide motivation to keep academic performance high
• To aid students in balancing the various aspects of their lives.
Trinity’s basic beliefs regarding eligibility for participation include:
• Academic / intellectual development is the primary focus of Trinity High School.
• Students represent the school and should reflect Trinity in the best light.
• Students are motivated by eligibility standards to maintain academic performance.
• Standards should be enforced firmly and consistently.
• Students who are heavily involved in and outside of school must learn to budget time and set priorities.
• Participation in cocurricular and athletic programs are essential to becoming well-rounded persons, but they are a privilege that accompanies good academic performance.
A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in order to participate in interscholastic athletics and Trinity productions as well as to hold office in student government, organizations and clubs.
- Grades from the most recent block will be used to determine grade point eligibility.
- Any student who is failing a course at the time of progress reports must raise her course average within two weeks of the date of the progress report. If after two weeks the student is not passing the course, she will not participate in any sport, production or office until her grade is up to passing according to the Trinity High School grading scale.
- Any student who is failing more than one course at the time of progress reports will not participate in any sport, production or office until all grades are up to passing according to the Trinity High School grading scale.
- A failing grade for any block including Block IV results in a student’s being suspended from participation during the following block until a passing grade is indicated at Progress Report time.
- All freshman students new to Trinity are eligible the first block they are in attendance.
- Summer school grades shall not be figured in determining eligibility.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be held to tryout for a sport. Eligibility may be determined by a report card, progress report or teacher evaluation.
- Provided that a freshman student has no F’s in the first block, the minimum GPA for eligibility is a 1.6 for the first block ONLY. She is given two (2) weeks to raise her grades. Failure to do so results in ineligibility.
- It is the responsibility of the moderator or Athletic Director to determine eligibility and to notify the student. The Dean oversees the verification.
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