2018-2019
Lewiston High School
Eligibility Information
In order to be eligible for participation in
interscholastic/extra-curricular competition, all students are subject to the
Maine Principals’ Association eligibility rule (Appendix H). Additionally, Lewiston High School
has established its own eligibility policy.
The main purpose of the programs at Lewiston High School
is to insist on continued academic growth for all students. Therefore, Lewiston High School
requires a minimum level of academic success as a standard for participation in
extra-curricular activities. The focus
of the eligibility policy is to set a clear standard that supports adequate
yearly progress towards graduation and establishes the need for responsible
academic progress throughout the school year.
There are two levels of eligibility at Lewiston High School;
initial eligibility and continuing eligibility.
In order to establish
initial eligibility, the student must have:
1) Successfully
passed the set number of minimum number of courses (please see the below
information):
a) Fall Athletics – initial eligibility based on 4th
quarter grades in the previous school year & summer school grades:
a) 1st
Year Students (Freshmen): Promoted/Assigned
from 8th Grade
b) 2nd
Year Students (Sophomores): Must be passing in 5
courses
c) 3rd
and 4th Year Students(Juniors & Seniors): Must be passing in 6 courses
b) Winter Athletics – initial eligibility based on 1st
quarter grades (Nov. 6th Date)
i)
Freshmen: Must
pass 5 courses
ii)
Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors: Must pass 6 courses
c) Spring Athletics – initial eligibility based on 3rd quarter grades (April 2nd Date)
i)
Freshmen: Must
pass 5 courses
ii)
Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors: Must pass 6 courses
2) Be
on track for graduation, as established below:
a) 2nd
Year (To be a Sophomore): 5 Total Credits
b) 3rd
Year (To be a Junior): 10 Total Credits
c) 4th
Year (To be a Senior): 16 Total Credits
These standards
must be met prior to a student participating, trying out, or competing on any Lewiston High School extra-curricular activity. Students who do not meet these initial
eligibility standards are ineligible for the entire season and may return to
athletics the following season once initial eligibility is met. Summer School courses and other courses
approved by the Principal may be used to meet these requirements.
Once initial eligibility has been cleared, in order to
remain eligible the students must meet the minimum eligibility standard
established by Lewiston High School on the date of the eligibility checks
(approximately half way through the participation season):
Minimum Eligibility Standard:
Freshmen: Must
be passing 5 courses
Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors: Must
be passing 6 courses
Eligibility
Check Dates: (2017-2018 School Year)
Eligibility Check Date Ineligibility Start Date
Fall Season: Tuesday,
Oct.2nd Monday, Oct. 8th
Winter Season: Tuesday, Jan. 22nd Monday,
Jan. 28th
Spring Season: Tuesday, May 14th Monday,
May 20th
Eligibility will
always be checked on a Tuesday. On the
date of eligibility checks, any student not
passing the prescribed number of courses required by the eligibility policy
will have until Friday at 3 pm of that week to correct any failing
courses and update their eligibility status.
Students who fail to correct their eligibility status will
become ineligible on the following Monday.
Ineligible students will be given another 5 schools days to update their
eligibility status. Those students who
are still ineligible at 3 pm on Friday will be ineligible for the remainder of
the season.
Students who are able to remediate their academic
performance are able to return to their teams immediately once they are passing
the minimum number of courses.
CREDIT INCENTIVE: Any student (Sophomore - Senior) that starts
a season with 3 or more credits over the minimum number of credit to be
considered on track for graduation as established earlier in this policy will
only need to pass 5 courses at the continuing eligibility check midway through
a season.
This is a summation of Lewiston School Department Policy – please see
policy code JJI-R1 for a complete explanation of the Lewiston High School
Eligibility Policy. FLEX does not count as a passing course in regards to eligibility.
Lewiston High School
2018-2019
Summary of Important Eligibility Dates:
2017 FALL SEASON:
a) Initial Fall Eligibility: Aug. 13th
*Based on 4th Quarter Grades of the Previous School Year and Summer School Grades
b) Fall Eligibility Check: Oct. 2nd
*Based on 1st quarter progress report grades
2017-2018 WINTER SEASON:
a) Initial Winter Eligibility Check: Nov. 6th
*Based on 1st quarter grades
b) Winter Eligibility Check: Jan. 22nd
*Based on 2nd Quarter Final Grades
2017 SPRING SEASON:
a) Spring Initial Eligibility Check: April 2rd
*Based on 3rd Quarter Final Grades
b) Spring Eligibility Check: May 14th
*Based on 4th quarter progress grades
REMINDER: FLEX does not count as a passing course when it comes to determining eligibility.
Please contact Jason Fuller with any questions pertaining to these dates & the eligibility policy at 795-4190, ext. 2211