SWCSD Academic Eligibility

2431.01-INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS AND CHEERLEADING ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY – Continued

II. MIDDLE SCHOOLS - Continued

SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS' POLICIES

A. In addition to the foregoing OHSAA academic eligibility standards, to be eligible for the first grading period of

each academic year, the student must have attained the minimum marking period average for the grade level

for which they are currently enrolled during the last marking period of the preceding year. (Exception: 1st

grading period of 7th grade is eligible under OHSAA guidelines.) Thereafter, they must attain the minimum

marking period average for their grade level they are currently enrolled in to retain eligibility. Students in

grades seven and eight must have attained a minimum marking period average of 1.8.

B. To be eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics the first grading period of the ninth grade year, an

eighth grade student must have been enrolled in school the immediately preceding grading period and

received at least a 1.6 cumulative grade point average. Per OHSAA guidelines, a student enrolled in the first

grading period after advancement from the eighth grade must have passed a minimum of five (5) of all

subjects carried the preceding grading period in which the student was enrolled.

C. There is no probationary period for middle school athletes to use to maintain their athletic eligibility should

they fall below the minimum marking period average for their grade level. To be eligible for the next grading

period, the student must attain the minimum marking period average for his/her grade level.

D. All middle school students participating in sports and cheerleading are subject to these rules and regulations.

There are no exemptions for students in special classes.

R.C. 3313.5314