To participate:
A. In order to qualify for participation, a student must earn a grade of C- or above in all subject areas. During the final marking period for any course, final grades will determine eligibility for the next grading period.

Exceptions to this rule can include the following:

1. A student who earns a grade of D in one course for one quarter will be placed on academic probation, but will still be permitted to participate. If the student earns a D in any course during the following marking period, the student WILL NOT be eligible to participate

2. The principal may grant a waiver to this policy if a student has demonstrated "extraordinary effort" and still has not been able to achieve a grade of C- or above. Extraordinary effort includes seeking extra help from the teacher at least once or twice per week after class, taking advantage of extra-credit assignments, and attending tutoring sessions with student volunteers or with a teacher. The principal will rely on the teachers' evidence to document extraordinary effort.

3. In some extreme circumstances, a student's health or family circumstances (i.e., death of an immediate family member, divorce in the family) during the marking period or preceding marking period could suggest an acceptable reason for the school administration to grant a waiver. Under these circumstances, the student may present an appeal to the High School Principal for a one (1) marking period waiver. To request a waiver, a student and his/her parents must fill out a form available in the Main Office.

B. A student must take the required number of courses.

C. Academic eligibility of all students shall be considered as official and determined only on the date when the report cards for that marking period have been issued to the parents of all students within a particular class.

D. Incomplete grades may not be counted toward eligibility.

E. A student who repeats work upon which he/she has once received credit cannot count that subject a second time for eligibility.

F. A student cannot count for eligibility any subject taken during summer vacation, unless that subject has been previously taken and failed.

G. A student receiving services under Chapter 766 whose Individualized Education Plan is a 502.4 or more restrictive prototype, may be declared academically eligible by the principal provided that all other eligibility requirements are met.

H. Participants of extracurricular activities must abide by the high standards of citizenship.

I. Students must be present in school for the equivalent of four periods or blocks to participate that day in extracurricular activities and/or athletics. Exceptions to this rule must be approved by an administrator.

J. Students tardy after 11:06 a.m. without a valid excuse will be ineligible for extracurricular participation.

K. Disciplinary probation prevents a student from attending or participating in any co- curricular activity.

L. To participate in or to attend any activity, game, practice, play or other co-curricular activity, a student must be in attendance for a full day of classes on the day of the event. If the event is scheduled for Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, this regulation shall apply to the last school day preceding the event. If a student is ill or has some other absence excused by the principal or assistant principal, he/she may participate in activities if he/she attends two (2) or more consecutively scheduled classes on (or before) the day of the activity. Exception will be made for absence due to religious holidays.

M. All requirements for participation in interscholastic athletics as prescribed by the Northeast Conference and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association will also govern the eligibility of students at Beverly High School.

N. At Beverly High School, rules of conduct apply to all co-curricular activities. We are determined to sponsor teams and organizations composed of young men and women who will represent our school with pride, enthusiasm and loyalty.

INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
Sports have been an integral part of extracurricular activities at Beverly High School. The students of our school are encouraged to participate in athletics in each of the three seasons in which they are offered. At Beverly High School, students may participate in the following sports, all of which have varsity teams.

ATHLETIC TEAMS

Baseball
Basketball
Cross-Country

Field Hockey
Golf
Gymnastics

Hockey
Indoor Track
Lacrosse

Outdoor Track
Tennis Soccer

Softball
Swimming

Links

Beverly Public Schools Athletic
Handbook
MIAA
NCAA

Contact Info:

John Lyons
Athletics Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Health Services

Beverly High School
100 Sohier Road
Beverly, MA 01915

Phone: 978-921-6141
FAX: 978-921-6184
Email: jlyons@ci.beverly.ma.us