STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

A.          Eligibility Lists: An eligibility list for each interscholastic sport shall be on file in the office of each building. Students grades 6, 7, 8 will be eligible to participate after completing the following: Physical Exam, Medical Insurance, Safety Guidelines, Athletic Code, Permission Slip, and/or grade check. (6/02)

B.          Scholastic: (1) In-district Program; To be eligible, a student must be passing in five classes. (2) League Program; In order to be eligible to be on a travel team in the middle school league, the student must be passing all classes. (6/04)

Probationary status may be assigned at the building level until such time as satisfactory academic progress is established by the student for either program. (6/02)

C.         Age Limits: A student shall not have reached his/her 15th birthday prior to June 1 of the previous school year.

D.         Appeal Process: Appeals for 7th and 8th graders related to student eligibility guidelines must be made to the District Athletic Director. Appeals will be heard by a committee represented by members from each school within the athletic council.

E.          Home Schooled Students: Home schooled athletes must be registered with the Wenatchee School District. They must participate in the school within the school boundaries they reside in. (5/06)

F.          Students will not be allowed to participate if they have not cleared during the first (10) ten school days of the season. An appeal for an exception may he made with a building administrator. (6/98)

G.         Practice: Practice and/or games will take place five days per week. At no time will practice be held immediately following a contest. There will be no practice on Saturdays, Sundays or during school vacation in any sport. (6/05) Cancellations or changes to the practice schedule must he cleared through the building principal and/or the Athletic Coordinator. 6th grade practices will run between 45 and 75 minutes in length. 7th and 8th grade practices will he between 1 1/2-2 hours in length. (5/06)

H.          Schedules: Final schedules for each sport at each level will he approved the second week of each season by the athletic coordinators and copies distributed immediately to all coaches, buildings and district athletic office.

I.            Schedule Changes: Following the adoption of the league schedule, the schedule may only be changed by the school athletic coordinators.