Staples encourages its students to participate in the various
extracurricular activities offered. Such participation assures the student’s
emotional well being, while discovering new talents and developing the whole
person.
The purpose of the athletic program is to encourage boys and girls to
develop mutual interests, promote motivations and improve their physical
skills. Athletic contests involve considerable time for practices, games,
strenuous physical effort and student travel. Each sport is a learning
experience, and, as such, entails numerous responsibilities. Students who
try out for any sport should be aware of these responsibilities and be
willing to assume them.
The coaching staff must authorize overnight get-togethers. Athletic and
club initiation rights practices connected with clubs or athletics are
expressly prohibited by the school.
*For fall sports – student must be a continuing student (eighth grade to
ninth grade) or have received credit for four (4) units or its equivalent
towards graduation at the conclusion of the school year preceding the
contest. (Rule I.A.)
NOTE: Marking period grades (not semester grades) are to be used in
determining scholastic eligibility, except for fall eligibility.
You may consult your Principal or Athletic Director for other rules
affecting athletic eligibility.
Health Requirements
for Athletic Participation
To participate in any
sport, including try-outs, a student must have on file in the Nurse’s
Office:
Form AB SHS Sports Participation Health Record & SHS Sports Participation Medical Examination
(done within the past twelve
months)
Form C
SHS Athletic Emergency Information (two part blue and white form) to be
verified by
Nurse’s Office staff.
Forms are available in
Athletics, Nurse’s Office at Staples, and both middle schools and on line.
C.I.A.C. Regulations
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference governs all
competitive sports of member schools. The following is a partial list of its
regulations:
- An Athlete shall not have reached her/his 19th birthday prior to
September 1 of the current year.
- An athlete shall have passed four (4) academic credits or the
equivalent at the end of the last regular marking period and must be
carrying at least four (4) academic credits in the current year. She/he
must also satisfy any local eligibility requirements.
- An athlete may not participate on any organized outside sports team in
which she/he will compete in school during the school season.
- All Games in which an ineligible player competes shall be counted as
defeats for her/his team, regardless of the true results.
Incoming Transfers
Students upon entering Staples High School from another
academic institution, Physical Education credit will not be awarded for any
interscholastic athletics or extracurricular activities. Once a student is
enrolled in Staples High School, they will be expected to complete the
Physical Education and Health curriculum and graduation requirements from
their point of entry. Questionable circumstances will be reviewed by the
Director of Guidance and the Department Chair of Physical Education and
Health to determine whether or not the student transcript satisfies any or
all of the Staples Physical Education graduation requirements.
Locker Use
Lockers are provided for the purpose of giving students a
convenient place to store clothing, books and other articles necessary for
the student’s use during the school day. Students are responsible for
maintaining the interior of their lockers. The student has no property
interest in any locker. Lockers are subject to reasonable search and seizure
with reasonable suspicion. All physical education students and athletes must
use a locker and purchase a school lock when using the locker room. Students
should not bring valuables to the locker room.
Participation is a privilege
In order to participate in all
extra-curricular activities, students must exemplify good citizenship.
Participation in such activities is a privilege not a right. Violation of
the school’s Code of Conduct regarding the use of drugs or alcohol will
impact that privilege. In addition to receiving the disciplinary
consequences as discussed in the Code of Conduct, violators of school rules
may become ineligible to participate in all extra-curricular and school
sponsored activities. A school sponsored activity includes, but is not
limited to, a prom, a graduation ceremony, an athletic event, and
homecoming.
Athletic and club initiation rights, practices connected with
clubs or athletics, are expressly prohibited by the school.
Violations of the
Athletic Standards
Violations will be treated with consideration for the individual, the
team, the school and the family. Penalties for violations may involve
temporary suspension, permanent suspension for the remainder of the current
season or year, ineligibility for future teams and/or the cancellation of
awards, and will be gone for a season, quarter, semester, year – whatever is
warranted.
Interscholastic
Awards
All teams, unless otherwise noted, participate in FCIAC (Fairfield County
Interscholastic Athletic Conference) and CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic
Athletic Conference) competition.
Physical Education
Class Participation Policy For Athletes
All athletes taking Physical Education during their season of performance
on a team must have a change of clothing and participate in class
activities.
No athlete is excused from Physical Education even on the day of a game.
That includes Varsity, J.V., Sophomore and Freshman teams along with
Cheerleaders.
Intramural Sports
For those students
interested in less competitive sports, the Staples Athletic Department
offers a very popular intramural program. These activities are offered to all students
regardless of ability. A fully operational fitness center is available after
school for all SHS students.
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