HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY AND GUIDELINES
Students who receive “F’s” at the end of a quarter for any course, including online supplemental courses, will be ineligible to compete for two games or two weeks, whichever is greater. Students taking online supplemental courses must have 50% of the course completed at the end of the Stewartville School calendar quarter. Grades will be taken from the quarter preceding the beginning of the sport. At midterm, students previously having “F’s” will be checked again. If they continue to have an “F”, a coach’s assigned study table may be enforced. The Academic Policy is enforced for two weeks or two events whichever is longer, from the first activity event that is missed. Athletes will continue to be eligible to participate in practices.
The policy will be enforced within two working days of the posting of grades. In these two days, the student/athlete, parents and Coach/Director will be notified. Complete regulations are found in the MSHSL Official Handbook which is available at each member high school and which is also posted on the MSHSL website: www.mshsl.org. Please contact your school principal or athletic director if there are questions about a rule interpretation.
JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
Participation in high school interscholastic programs is limited to students in grades 7-12 inclusive. Students in grade 7, 8 and 9 may participate if enrolled in the regular continuation school for the educational unit and if all other eligibility requirements of the League have been met. Elementary students in grades 1-6 are not eligible for participation as a manager, bat boy or a player in any MSHSL-sponsored activity; B-squad, junior varsity or varsity level.
Athletic Eligibility
The expectation at Stewartville Middle School is that academics are a priority to participate in extracurricular activities. Students participating in athletics must pass all classes. If a student fails a course (determined by quarter grades) the student/athlete will immediately be placed on athletic probation.
Requirements of Athletic Probation
Students will be notified if they are placed on probation. They must then meet with the appropriate teacher(s) to prepare an Academic Action Plan to improve their grades. The action plan must clearly state the efforts the student will take to improve their grades. While on probation the student may participate in practices and contests until the next grading period (mid-quarter or end of the quarter). If at this time, the student is failing any classes, the student will immediately enter into athletic suspension. If at the next mid-quarter or quarter, the probationary student meets the requirement of passing all classes, the student will be taken off probation and resumes regular student status.
Athletic Suspension
A student on athletic suspension may participate in practices, but not participate in contests until the end of the next grading period (mid-quarter or end of the quarter). If, at this time, the student is passing all classes the student moves back into athletic probation.
