HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

501 NE 48th Street

Pompano Beach, FL 33064

954-421-1747

www.highlandschristian.org

Highlands Christian Academy is a Ministry of Grace Baptist Church

HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Athletic Handbook for Parents & Players

2017 - 2018

I Corinthians 10:31 - “...do all to the glory of God.”

HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY PARENT/PLAYERS ATHLETIC GUIDE

2017-2018 The athletic program at Highlands Christian Academy is designed to help young men and women develop themselves spiritually, physically, emotionally, and socially, and to help them experience the enjoyment that comes from participating in sports. Our athletes are taught that their abilities have been entrusted to them by their Creator. These talents are to be developed to the glory of God as an expression of gratitude to Him. Our goal is to represent Highlands Christian Academy and its distinctive goals and purposes in a positive way, whether we are competing in an athletic event or watching the game as a spectator.

Meet Our Staff

Jim Good Athletic Director 954-421-1747 ext.1301 jim.good@highlandschristian.org Coach Good begins his 21th year here at HCA. This will be his 7th year as the Athletic Director. Jim graduated from Clearwater Christian College in 1997 where he received his B.S. in Physical Education. He received his M.A. from Ball State University in 2005. Jim and his wife, Eve, have 4 children: Jimmy (14), Jack (10), Jenifer (8), and Julia (4). Coach Good also coaches the Boys Varsity Basketball team and teaches Boys Physical Education.

Upon receiving this handbook, parents and

athletes are responsible for

adhering to these athletic guidelines.

Reg Cook Assistant Athletic Director 954-421-1747 ext. 1503 reg.cook@highlandschristian.org Coach Cook begins his 44rd year at HCA. This will be his 7th year as the Assistant Ath-letic Director. Reg graduated from Bryan College in 1974 where he received his B.A. in Psychology. Reg and his wife, Melanie, have 3 grown children: Nathan, Austin, and Tabitha. They also have 6 grandchildren. Coach Cook has taught a number of subjects at HCA including Boys Physical Education and Psychology. He is also the former Boys Varsity Basketball Coach.

Caris Everette Athletic Secretary 954-421-1747 ext. 1302 caris.everette@highlandschristian.org Coach Everette begins her 1th year at HCA. Caris graduated from Highlands in 2014 and then went on to Palm Beach State to receive her Associates Degree in Arts. She is currently attending FAU to receive her Bachelors Degree in Education. Caris is also teaching girls Physical Education and coaching Elementary Girls Basketball.

Structure of the Athletic Department

Athletic Director:

The Athletic Director serves under the direction of, and has a direct reporting relationship with, the high school principal. The Athletic Director oversees the total operations of the Athletic Department and is assisted by the Assistant Athletic Director and the Athletic Secretary.

Assistant Athletic Director: The Assistant Athletic Director is an extension of the Athletic Director in matters pertaining to the Athletic Department. It is his function to assist the Athletic Director in carrying out specific responsibilities of the Athletic Department.

Athletic Secretary: The Athletic Secretary serves the Athletic Department in carrying out specific responsibilities assigned by the Athletic Director. They work to serve the athletic community in all areas pertaining to the Athletic Department.

Varsity Head Coaches: Varsity Head Coaches will have a direct reporting relationship with the Athletic Director on all functions of their positions. Varsity Head Coaches, under the direction of the above outlined structure, will be responsible for the coaches on their staff, along with the junior varsity, middle school, and elementary levels.

2004 Carlie Evans Basketball Covenant College

Jesse Green Baseball Broward College

Nathan Mangiapane Baseball Lander College

Matt Shawver Football Weber College

2003 Bill Mitchell Basketball Moody Bible Institute

2002 Amber Lashbrook Volleyball Covenant College

Matt Strader Basketball Grace College

2001 Chris Groban Baseball Mars Hill College

Adam Hamby Baseball Florida Gulf Coast

Jared McGreevy Soccer Palm Beach Atlantic

Kelly Ryan Softball Lake Sumter Community

Allison Shein Volleyball/Softball Union University

2000 Tony Alvarez Soccer Covenant College

Annie Stafford Softball Cedarville University

1999 Sheldon Grizzle Soccer Covenant College

Heather Lashbrook Volleyball Covenant College

David Richardson Soccer Palm Beach Atlantic

Abby Stafford Softball Cedarville

1998 JD Richards Soccer Mars Hill College

Karl Ruf Baseball Mars Hill College

1997 Ed Ford Basketball Morris College

1996 Austin Cook Golf Clearwater Christian College

1995 Nathan Cook Basketball Clearwater Christian College

Scott Disch Basketball FAU

Dale Disch Basketball Broward College

2005 Chris Peterson Baseball Lipscomb University

Alex Pepe Baseball FAU

Brent Ripple Soccer Covenant College

1993 Angie Potts Basketball Lynn University

1992 Carlos Pierce Basketball Broward College

1985 Charles Callaway Soccer/Track Samford

1984 Chris Lane Soccer Samford University

Fred Gushue Basketball/Baseball Samford University

1983 Tim Cook Soccer Tennessee Temple University

1982 Kevin Ryan Baseball University of Miami

1981 Ryan Utz Track Liberty University

1980 Troy Utz Track Liberty University

1979 Doug Cook Soccer Tennessee Temple University

Paul Pridemore Basketball Tennessee Temple University

1975 Brian Chapman Soccer/Basketball/Baseball Bryan College

Brian Campbell Soccer Bryan College

2006 Marc DeDeker Baseball Furman University

Mike Dema Baseball Florida Tech University

Dexter Hinds Football Ferrum College

Kyle Holloway Baseball Lynn University

Carl Lassegue Soccer Clearwater Christian College

Nathan Revell Football Liberty University

Amber Smith Volleyball/Basketball Bryan College

Jack St. Hilaire Soccer University of Mobile

2017 Danielle Domino Basketball Ava Marie University

Sara Carroll Soccer Florida Tech

Jisjar Clotida Baseball Palm Beach State

2016 Swindly Lint Baseball Palm Beach State College

Elijah Kerr Soccer St. Joseph’s College

2015 Mitchell Carroll Baseball Palm Beach University

Drexler Macaay Baseball Palm Beach State

Jason Wood Baseball North Central Missouri State College

Andrew Holman Basketball Warner University

Ketsiah Nahr Soccer University of Northwest Ohio

Kaitlyn Smith Volleyball Florida Atlantic University

2014 Quinsly Balentien Baseball Dade College

Bethany Chapman Softball Anderson College

Kirvin Moesquit Baseball University of Miami

Abi Valdes Softball Shorter University

2013 Alfred Baurley Cycling Lees McRae College

Arelious Burns Football Jacksonville University

Devon Caputo Basketball Clearwater Christian College

Dorian Cowart Football Jacksonville University

Ryan Davis Track Liberty University

Emily Kilgore Volleyball Union University

Deion Rosalia Baseball Jacksonville Community College

Kayla Wincko Soccer Palm Beach Atlantic

2012 Courtney Fowler Football Becker College

Tyson Graham Football University of South Dakota

Gabe Hantsbarger Football University of Western Michigan

Harry Karlsen Baseball Cornerstone University

Grayson Mack Track Liberty University

2011 Jason Hepple Baseball Broward College

Cybille Lassegue Soccer Clearwater Christian College

Andrew Smith Basketball Liberty University

2010 Lexie Grizzle Volleyball Palm Beach Atlantic

Ryan Marrow Baseball Lynn University

Kevin Moesquit Baseball California Angels

Brian Walker Baseball Palm Beach Atlantic

2009 Kelsey Butler Cheerleading Liberty University

Jordan Chapman Baseball Cedarville University

Peter Graffeo Baseball Palm Beach Atlantic

Jon Kies Baseball Palm Beach Atlantic

Candice Parsons Lacrosse Liberty University

Ethan Perla Baseball Palm Beach Atlantic

2008 Mitch Buerosse Baseball Broward College

Carl Dervil Basketball Finger Lakes Community

JR Prior Baseball Broward College

Calvin Smith Basketball Bryan College

2007 Skye Brisco Soccer Johnson & Wales

Ryan Butler Basketball Clearwater Christian College

Wils Clemente Baseball Broward College

Patrick Donahue Baseball Broward College

Dallas DuCasse Baseball Palm Beach Atlantic

Kelly Fichtner Basketball Clearwater Christian College

Daniel Mauro Soccer Clearwater Christian College

Lindsay Shein Volleyball/Softball Lee University

HCA Alumni Collegiate Athletes Current Sports Offered At HCA

Fall: Elementary Soccer 4th/5th grade boys and girls Elementary Volleyball 4th/5th grade girls JH Volleyball 6th-8th grade girls JV Volleyball 6th-11th grade girls Varsity Volleyball 6th-12th grade girls Cross Country 6th-12th grade boys and girls Winter: Elementary Basketball 4th/5th grade girls Elementary Basketball 4th/5th grade boys Elementary Track 4th/5th grade boys and girls 6th Grade Basketball 6th grade boys JH Basketball 6th-8th grade girls JH Basketball 7th-8th grade boys JV Basketball 6th-11th grade boys Varsity Basketball 6th-12th grade girls Varsity Basketball 6th-12th grade boys JH Soccer 6th-8th grade boys Varsity Soccer 6th-12th grade girls Varsity Soccer 6th-12th grade boys JH Cheerleading 6th-8th grade girls JV Cheerleading 6th-11th grade girls Varsity Cheerleading 9th-12th grade girls Spring: Varsity Softball 6th-12th grade girls JH Baseball 6th-8th grade boys JV Baseball 6th-11th grade boys Varsity Baseball 6th-12th grade boys JH Track & Field 6th-8th grade boys and girls Varsity Track & Field 6th-12th grade boys and girls Varsity Volleyball 9th-12th grade boys

HCA Students

$100-Elementary

$150-Secondary

$250– International

Home School

$200-Elementary

$300-Secondary

Parent/Team Meeting

Coaches will have a parent/team meeting at the beginning of the season. Parents will receive game and practice schedules, along with a direction sheet. Coaches will provide contact information as well as team rules at this meeting. Parent shirts are available for purchase: polos, t-shirts, dri-fit, and other HCA apparel. Parents, please make every effort to attend!

Schedules/Directions

Practice & game schedules are posted in the gym on the bulletin board. Parents will receive schedules and directions at the beginning of the season at the parent/team meeting. The HCA website, www.highlandsknights.org, will also post game schedules, results, and directions.

Athletic Fee

Each student who participates in the athletic program at HCA is required to pay an athletic fee. This fee covers the entire year, regardless of the number of sports played. The due dates will be September 15 for Fall sports, December 15 for Win-ter sports and February 15 for Spring sports.

Admission Price

Entrance to regular season home games at HCA are: $4 Adults $3 Students HCA staff and students enter free. Season passes can be purchased. Admission prices for District and Regional games are set by the FHSAA.

Personal Items/Valuables

Student athletes are strongly encouraged to lock up their personal items in their locker. HCA cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.

HCA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

2017 Jake Peterson & Sara Carroll

2016 Hunter Walton & Leticia Felicio

2015 Mitchell Carroll & Sierra Burrell

2014 Lucas Almeida & Abi Valdes

2013 Kyle Audet & Taylor Burrell

2012 Matt Elder & Reyna Fisher

2011 Stephen Kies & Shannon Hayden

2010 Derek McArdle & Lexie Grizzle

2009 Lance Robinson & Priscilla Locke

2008 Justin Gray & Alyssa Rush

2007 Sal Militello & Lindsay Shein

2006 Nathan Revell & Caitlyn Eubanks

2005 Brent Ripple & Kristen Sullivan

2004 Carlie Evans

2003 John Kananen & Pam Sharp

2002 Matt Strader & Amy Azbill

2001 Jared McGreevy & Allison Shein

2000 Phil Taylor & Annie Stafford

1999 Sheldon Grizzle & Abby Stafford

SPRING Season Girls JH Track wins the SACC, Kings Invitational, and Calvary Invitational.

Girls JH Track places 3rd at State Meet.

Girls Varsity and Boys Varsity Track win the 2016 SACC Track Meet.

Boys Varsity Track wins the 2016 District Championship, going back to back!

Boys Varsity Track places 1st at Regional Meet.

Boys Varsity Track wins the Kings Invitational.

Varsity Softball is the 2016 District Runner-Up and advance to the Regional

game.

JH Baseball finishes with a record of 10-2.

4 JH Track athletes medal at the JH Track State Meet.

13 athletes advance to the Varsity Track State Meet.

Sara Carroll places 1st at State Meet in High Jump to become the 1A State

Champion.

Sydney Blackburn, Sara Carroll, Julia Lund, Daphne Ebenhack, Bethany Hubbard,

Amber Tardiff, Josefine Van Reenen, and Mariah McCall were selected to SACC

All-Conference: Girls Track

Delimar Martina, Kennethson Armstrong, Jake Peterson, Hunter Walton, Ryan

Szklany, Raphael Blake, Kyle Coulson, Justin Ebenhack, Elijah Kerr, Steven Lud-

wig, were selected to the SACC All-Coference: Boys Track.

Kylie Brooks selected to SACC All-Conference: Softball.

Swindly Lint, Jose Sosa, and Jisjar Clotida selected to SACC All-Conference:

Baseball.

Hunter Walton, Caleb Bien-Aime, and Lily Felicio receive Scholar-Athlete

Awards.

Ryan Szklany selected to 1st Team All-County for Track.

Injuries

Athletes are asked to report all injuries to their coaches immediately. Accident reports will be filled out and filed in the coaches’ office.

Pictures

Athletic team and individual pictures will be taken by Lifetouch. All team members should be present for picture day. Each player will receive an order form. Pictures are to be paid for on picture day. Exact dates will be given at parent meeting. Usu-ally picture day is on a Wednesday.

Athletic Awards Presentations

After the season ends, coaches will plan an end-of-the-year awards party. Coaches will recognize each player, recap highlights from the season, and recog-nize several trophy winners. We expect all athletes to attend!

Physicals/Consent Form

In accordance with the bylaws of the FHSAA, each student must have a current physical examination, which is good for one calendar year. No student may try out for a sport or participate in any way until he or she has had a physical exam. Players and parents must also fill out a Consent and Release Certificate. The ath-letic Office has these forms available, or you may visit www.fhsaa.org or the athletic website to download the forms: EL2 “Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation” EL3 “Consent and Release from Liability Certificate”

Lightning and Alarm System Jessie Watlington Memorial Foundation selected HCA to receive a weather bug lightning system. This alarm system covers our entire campus and will provide pro-tection for all outside activities. The system detects lightning within a 10-mile radius of our campus. The alarm will go off along with a strobe light to alert all personnel to seek shelter. This alarm will sound for 15 seconds and the strobe light will continue for 15 minutes. No one will be allowed to continue outside activities during those 15 minutes. If there is another lightning strike within 10 miles, the alarm will not go off again, but the strobe light will remain active. Once the strobe light has stopped, we are then “cleared” to continue with outdoor activities.

Try-Outs/Playing Time

2017-2018 Starting Dates Set by FHSAA: July 31 Volleyball July 31 Cross Country Oct. 16 Girls Soccer Oct. 23 Boys Soccer Oct. 30 Girls Basketball Nov. 6 Boys Basketball Jan. 22 Softball Jan. 22 Track & Field Jan. 29 Baseball Feb. 12 Boys Volleyball Exact dates and time will be announced for each try-out. In some cases, there are more students desiring to participate than can be accommodated. Coaches make selections for the team on the basis of ability and attitude. Because playing time depends on so many variables, we cannot guarantee that every athlete will play in every game. Playing time depends on the following factors: 1. The God-given ability of the athlete 2. Time spent practicing prior to the season 3. Attitude of the athlete in practice and in games 4. The strength or weakness of the opponent 5. The athlete’s work ethic in practice 6. The number of practices attended or missed 7. Injuries to oneself or to a teammate 8. The number of players on the team eligible to play in a given game “Playing time should not be discussed with the coach or athletic director.”

Coaches can discuss with their players what improvements could be made.

WINTER Season

Elementary Boys Basketball goes 8-1 and winning the 2017 SACC

Tournament.

JH Girls Basketball goes 9-3 and wins the 2017 SACC Basketball

Tournament.

6th Grade Boys Basketball finishes 9 –2 receiving the runner-up in the Ga-

tor Shootout.

JH Boys Basketball finishes with a record of 10-4.

JV Boys Basketball finishes 14-4 receiving the runner-up in the SACC.

Boys Varsity Basketball places 3rd in the Holiday Classic. Finishes 16-8.

Boys Varsity Basketball plays in the AAA and beats Boca Christian.

Girls Varsity Basketball finishes with a record of 20-6, winning the 2017

District Championship.

Boys Varsity Soccer finishes with a record of 8-7-3 receiving runner-up in

the District Tournament.

Erin Allen and Gina Oliva selected to the SACC All-Conference:

Girls Basketball.

Herman Robinson was selected to the SACC All-Conference:

Boys Basketball.

Brianna Barnard and Deborah Bien-Aime selected to the SACC All-

Conference: Girls Soccer.

Alex Felicetta, Jisjar Clotida, John Harris selected to the SACC

All-Conference: Boys Soccer.

Danielle Domino signs Basketball Scholarship with Ave Maria University .

Sara Carroll signs Soccer Scholarship with Florida Tech.

2017-2018 HCA Knights: Athletic Accomplishments FALL Season

JV Volleyball goes 14-1 and wins the 2016 SACC Championship.

Varsity Volleyball finishes 3rd in HCA Invitational; finishes 13-6

Golf team finishes 6-2 with James Lo advancing to Regionals.

Varsity Football finishes 5-5 advancing to the Championship game of the

Florida Independent Conference.

James Lo selected for SACC All-Conference: Golf.

Julia Lund and Erin Allen were selected for SACC All-Conference: Volley-

ball.

Christian Opalsky, Titus Baggs, Brandon Kranitz, Josiah Ritzer, Karl

Schuberth, Justin Corn, and Riley Lawhon were selected for All-

Conference: Football.

Noah Caminini selected as the Scholar-Athlete for Florida Independent

Football Conference.

Noah Caminini receives “Brian Piccolo” Award for football.

Ryan and Nina Szklany advance to the CC State Meet.

Ryan Szklany places 1st at Regionals and 3rd at State.

Ryan Szklany selected for 1st Team All County.

Policy on Quitting Athletes in the junior high or high school who are selected to participate on a team may not decide to leave the team after the start of the third game or contest. Students who decide to stop participating will be required to sit out of the next two athletic seasons as well as the sport they quit. This applies to the current year and may be extended into the following year. Seniors who decide to stop participating in the winter or spring season will forfeit any individual awards applicable to the athletic awards presented by the school. Awards outside the school or team awards will still be granted. Please let the coach know personally should you ever find it necessary to quit an athletic team. Cheerleading: Girls who made the team during spring try-outs need to commit themselves to the following year. Those who quit will not be allowed to try-out the next spring.

Practice

1. Practice schedules are posted in the gym on the bulletin board. 2. Athletes that are absent from school in the morning must sign in by 12:00 p.m. to be allowed to practice or play on that day. Students that come to school and sign out due to sickness will not be allowed to practice or play in games on that day. A student will not be kept from playing or practicing due to missing school for doctor’s appointment, dentist appointment, funerals, etc. 3. Athletes that miss practice for unexcused reasons can be disciplined by the coach, held out of games, lose starting position, or be dismissed from the team.

Tardiness

Any athlete late for practice or games without an excused reason, or due to deten-tion, should expect to encounter some form of discipline from the coach. Any time a student attends an HCA help class, he or she will be excused from any practice time missed. Make-up tests are also excused but should be made up with practice schedules in mind. Players should bring a signed note to the coach with teacher’s signature and time dismissed.

Transportation

All athletes are to ride to and from games on the transportation provided by the Academy. Exception: Any student may leave a game with his or her parents provided that the parents talk to the coach personally. Students that would like to request permission to drive to a game, ride with their parents or someone else to a game, or return from a game with someone other than their parents, need to talk to their coach or the Athletic Director. Please do not make plans and then ask permission at the last minute.

Wednesday Practices

All HCA athletic practices or games should conclude by 5:15 p.m. because of Wednesday night church services. (This does not include tournaments set up by the FHSAA).

Home-School Athletes

Qualified home-school athletes may participate in the athletic program at the dis-cretion of the academy. All home-school applicants must fill out the HCA home-school student information card. Home-school athletes must comply with the rules and standards of Highlands Christian. They must also comply with the FHSAA rules regarding home-school programs. The following is a check list for home-school athletes:

EL7 form – fill out pgs. 1 and 2 (needs to be notarized) EL7 form – pg. 3 completed by Home Education Office Staff Provide transcripts or grades Need a copy of birth certificate EL9 form – progress report (needed if playing 2nd semester)

Remember, the athletic fee for home-school athletes is $200 for Elementary students and $300 for secondary students. An EL2 and an EL3 (physical and con-sent form) must be on file as well.

State Final Four

Boys Soccer 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001

Boys Basketball

1979, 1994

Baseball 2008, 2010

Girls Volleyball

1986

Softball 1999

State Championship

Boys Soccer 1982, 1985

Ryan Davis – 300m hurdles

2012, 2013

Sara Carroll-High Jump 2016

District Championships

Boys Cross Country 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Boys Soccer

1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016

Boys Basketball

1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2010, 2011

Baseball

1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017

Boys Track & Field 2013, 2015, 2016

Girls Volleyball

1986, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

Girls Soccer 2011

Girls Basketball

2002, 2003, 2006, 2017

Softball 1998, 1999

Girls Track & Field 2014, 2015, 2017

Booster Package/Season Tickets

Royal Booster: $1,000 Donation Family Passes to All HCA Home Games 2 HCA Polo Shirts White Booster: $500 Donation Family Passes to All HCA Home Games 2 HCA Polo Shirts Gold Booster: $250 Donation Family Passes to All HCA Home Games HCA Polo Shirt Knights Pride Booster: $150 Donation Family Passes to All HCA Home Games Season Passes: Single Family

Volleyball $25 $50 Soccer $25 $50 Basketball $25 $50 Softball $25 $50 Baseball $25 $50 All Sports $50 $100

Season passes are good for all regular season home games but do not include District, Regional, or State Series games. Checks can be payable to Highlands Christian Academy. Your donation is greatly appreciated! Order forms can be picked up in the Athletic Office.

Athletic Advertising

Advertisement signs can be placed indoors (gymnasium) or outdoors (football/soccer field or baseball/softball field). The indoor signs are 2 x 3 and cost $300. The outdoor signs can be a 4 x 4 that cost $500, or 4 x 6 sign that cost $800. If you are interested in purchasing a sign and advertising your business please contact the Athletic Office for more details and pick up an HCA Athletic Advertising form.

NCAA Clearinghouse

If you are a prospective student-athlete at a Division I or II college or university, you have certain responsibilities to complete before you may participate. Information concerning who needs to register with the Clearinghouse and what documents need to be submitted can be found in The Guide for College Bound Student Athletes on the NCAA website, www.ncaa.org (click on “Eligibility Center” located at the bottom of the homepage). It is the student’s responsibility to begin this process and request items from the school as needed.

Parking/Pick-Up

Athletes who drive must adhere to the driving policies of HCA. This includes home-school athletes. Parents, please be sure to pick your child up on time after their practice or game. Be sure to park in an area that will be safe from foul balls or home runs during baseball games and practices. HCA is not responsible for damaged vehicles.

Plan of Salvation/Spiritual Growth

It is a requirement for all of our head coaches to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Our coaches will share that plan of salvation with their players. It’s as simple as A,B,C! A Admit you are a sinner. B Believe that Jesus died and rose again. C Confess your sins and call on the name of the Lord. Coaches will open and close practices in prayer as well as lead devotions throughout the season.

Spectators

HCA strives to maintain a high level of respect for our opponents and their ability to perform in an athletic contest, as well as for the officials and their ability to call a fair contest. Thus, we do not condone derogatory comments/chants or actions which intend to harass or humiliate the opponents or officials. HCA fans are expected to exemplify Christian character and good sportsmanship through their presence in the stands. We must treat our guests as we would want our teams to be treated.

Student Eligibility

Highlands Christian Academy is a member of the FHSAA.

Academic Eligibility: 1. Students in grades 9-12 must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale to remain eligible. 2. Students in grades 6-8 must have been regularly promoted from the previous grade, carrying a normal class load, and maintaining a 2.0.

Limits of Eligibility:

1. Students have four consecutive years of eligibility, beginning when they first enter the 9th grade. 2. Four years after a student enters the 9th grade, that student shall become ineligible. 3. Middle School students may participate in interscholastic athletics one year as 8th graders, one year as 7th graders, and one year as 6th graders. 4. A student must be less than 19 years, 9 months to participate.

Uniform

A player who loses, misplaces, or fails to turn in their uniform will be required to pay $100 to replace that uniform. (If just top or just bottom, $50. ) It is the responsibility of the player to wash and maintain his or her athletic uniform throughout the season. Jerseys should not be worn to school (exception football) or be worn by family members, girlfriends, boyfriends or any other friends or acquaintances.

Team Shirts

Several athletic teams may purchase team t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, etc. Tuesdays are the designated day to wear these shirts.

Player of the Week

We are excited that Chick-fil-A has partnered with us and supports Knights Athletics. Head coaches will recognize players throughout the season as the “Player of the Week.” Certificates will be presented in chapel.