Athletics

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Athletics

• Presentation to Middle Schools
• By
• High School Athletic Directors
• December 2005

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Do You Want To Be An Athlete ?
Are you
ACADEMICALLY ELIGIBLE
?????
How are you doing in the Classroom??
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District 205 Athletics
So Many Choices! How do I Decide?

• HIGH SCHOOLS 23 Sports
• FALL (11 Sports)
• Sport Football Volleyball Girls
  Swimming
• Boys Golf Girls Golf Boys
  Cross Country Girls Tennis Boys
  Soccer Poms (Fall/Winter)
• Girls Cross Country Cheerleading
  (Fall/Winter)
• WINTER (6 Sports)
• Sport Boys Basketball Girls Basketball
  Wrestling
• Boys Swimming Boys Bowling
  Girls Bowling
• SPRING (6 Sports)
• Sport Baseball Softball Girls
  Soccer
• Boys Track Girls Track Boys
  Tennis

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District Policy Requires

• 2.0 GPA (Grade Point Average) your Previous
  Semester
• Passed five (5) Full Credit Courses your
  Previous Semester

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To Maintain Academic Eligibility

• You Must
• Be passing five (5) classes every week
• Have NO Unexcused Absences

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Check Your Previous SemesterEligibility

• Look at your 2nd Quarter (1st Semester) or
  4thQuarter (2nd Semester)
• REPORT CARD!!

Find your Previous Semester GPA
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Calculating Your GPA

• Using your 1st Semester Grades
• Class Grade Points Credits
• English B 3 1
• Math C 2
  1
• History D 1
  1
• Science C 2
  1
• Reading B
  3 1

Art (1st Qtr) C .5 Health(2nd Qtr) B
.5 Average Together B
3 1

• Total Columns
  14 6
• Divide 14 by 6 2.33 Semester GPA
• (6 is the total number of credits)
• ?GPA must be at least 2.0 ?Total Credits
  must be at least 5

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• Is your Previous Semester GPA 2.0
• or Higher?
• Did you pass Five (5) Full Credit Courses?
• If NO, you have some Options during the summer!
• Summer School
• Correspondence Courses
• You will need to see your Counselor about these
  options!

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Are you Struggling in some classes, concerned
about your grades and wondering what you should
do??
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It is up to YOU to seek assistance!
Have you asked your PARENTS for help? Have you
asked your TEACHERS for help? YOU matter and WE
all CARE about your academic success!!
Athletics
Academic Success
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Student Athletes must be Role Models
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Superintendent Thompson has made it very clear to
Athletic Directors/Coaches that he expects
Athletes to be Role Models for other students
in the school!
Any inappropriate behavior in the classroom, the
halls, or the athletic arena may result in
suspension of athletic involvement.
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Successful Students Contribute
to Their Schools!
Successful Students Take Pride in Their
Schools!