Eligibility
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2010-11 ACADEMIC
ELIGIBILITY, ENROLLMENT & ATTENDANCE
To be eligible for participation in Kirkwood
High School athletics, a student must meet the following standards:
1. Be legally enrolled as a student at Kirkwood
High School.
2. Have a completed, valid (after February 1,
2010) physical form, signed by physician, on file in the KHS Athletic
Office.
3. Have a completed, valid (singed by parent/guardian) permission form on file in the KHS Athletic Office.
4. Be enrolled in 3.0 units of credit in the
semester(s) of participation.
-All 9th-12th
grade students must pass 3.0 units of credit in the semester preceding
the season of completion to be academically eligible.
-All incoming 9th grade students gain academic
eligibility to participate in athletics in their first high school
semester.
-Note: A student who was
academically ineligible the preceding semester, but meets the academic
standard at the close of that semester becomes eligible the first day he
or she attends classes in the succeeding semester.
5. Be present at least ½ day of any school day for
participation in practices, games or meets on that day. (Any exceptions
must be ruled upon by the high school principal.)
6. All athletes must first participate in 14
practices before they will be allowed to participate in official
contests. (Exceptions: Only 10 practices are required for Girls Golf,
Softball, Boys Tennis and Girls Tennis.)
-Note: Students who have participated in and
completed a preceding athletic season are exempt from the practice rule
stated above. This exemption covers only winter and spring athletes in
the given academic year.
