Stillman Valley High SchoolEligibility Policy

Semester Eligibility

Student must pass all courses taken in the previous semester and have at least a GPA of 2.0 to be eligible.

A student who fails one or two classes the previous semester will have to go through the Eligibility Reinstatement Program.

Any student who fails three or more classes the previous semester or does not have a GPA of 2.0 or higher is ineligible for the semester.

Incoming freshmen students are allowed to fail one, first semester class and remain eligible for the start of the second semester. This is only applicable during the first semester of the freshman year.

Eligibility Reinstatement Program

Student will need to meet the following conditions and academic requirements to re-establish eligibility.

  1. The student will be ineligible for a three week period to start the semester. After the three week grading period the ineligible student will become eligible only by not failing any courses.
  2. Student will miss 11% of season competition or all competitions during the three week period at the beginning of the semester.
  3. Once the student becomes eligible after the three week period, he/she is bound by the regular weekly eligibility requirements.

Student and parent/guardian will have the opportunity to meet with school officials, if requested, to initiate the process to re-establish eligibility. A student who must go through the Reinstatement program will be contacted by the school via letter, explaining the process.

  1. The students and parent will also be required to fill out and sign off on an eligibility reinstatement sheet. Process will conclude with student/parent signatures.

Weekly Eligibility

The weekly eligibility report is run each Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. A student failing more than one class during the week is ineligible for the next week of competition, Sunday - Saturday. After the report is completed, it is sent to all coaches and high school teachers. The high school teachers are asked to contact the Activities Director if they notice any errors in grading. The Activities Director will contact teachers with questions. If there are questions regarding grades, a final decision will be made the first day of school of the next week. A studentmay practice while ineligible, but they are not able to participate in competition.

Coaches have the most influence on their players, therefore if a student is declared ineligible for the next week, the information will be provided by their coach. If a student is declared ineligible for the next week, a letter will also be sent home from the Activities Director stating dates of ineligibility.

Students failing two or more classes the week prior to homecoming will be ineligible to attend the homecoming dance. The High School Administration will alert these students.

Semester Continual Check-ins

The most important part of being a student-athlete is being a student first. Students who appear to be at-risk based on grades or are ineligible more than once, will meet with the Activities Director to go over all options to encourage their academic success. This may include a meeting with the student, parent(s)/guardian, and Activities Director.