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Eligibility Requirements

California Interscholastic Federation

For more information visit California Interscholastic Federation.

  1. An annual physical examination, or a statement by a medical practitioner, certifying that the students is physically fit to participate in athletics is required before a student may try out, practice, or participate in interscholastic athletic competition.
  2. Athletes are prohibited from using any form of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs going to and/or coming from an interscholastic contest.  The penalty is disqualification from that contest.
  3. Students may compete only during the first eight semesters of high school attendance.
  4. During a season of sport, students may not practice or participate on both a school team and a non-school team in the same sport or its equivalent.
     
  5. During a season of sport, students may not practice or participate on both a school team and a non-school team in the same sport or its equivalent.
  6. Eligibility requirements for athletics are the same as any extra-curricular activity at THS.
  7. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 4 classes (10 units at each quarter, 20 units at each semester.)
  8. Students who move to another school after enrollment in 9th grade, except when moving with their parents or legal guardians, will not be eligible for the first 180 school days (or entire school year) after enrolling in the new school.
  9. Students who reach the age of 19 before September are ineligible for that school year.

Turlock High School

In order for a student to engage in any extracurricular activities, he/she shall maintain a grade point average of 2.0 on a scale of 4.0, or its equivalent during the previous grading period with no more than one grade of "F." If at the end of a grading period, a student has not maintained a grade point average of 2.0 on a scale of 4.0, or has received more than one grade of "F" during that grading period, he/she shall be ineligible to engage in any extra curricular activity during the succeeding grading period until the G.P.A. is restored to a minimum of 2.0.

Eligibility to engage in extracurricular activities shall be evaluated at the end of each grading period, thus allowing students the chance to reestablish their eligibility for the succeeding grading period.  A student loses his/her eligibility or has it restored the 2nd Saturday at 12:00 A.M. after the end of each grading period. Students must attend all classes in order to participate in extra-curricular events.  Exceptions are made only for those students who are appropriately excused (i.e. illness, doctor or dentist appointment, funeral attendance).

Instances where an extra-curricular activity is connected with the regular school curriculum, such as band or interscholastic athletics, a student who is ineligible to engage in extra-curricular activities may (1) continue in the regular school curriculum segment connected with the activity; and (2) earn grades or credits for the class, even though ineligible to participate in the out-of-classroom activity.

For purposes of this policy, grading period means both semester and mid-semester grade periods.

As per District policy, all incoming freshman begin the school year eligible to compete in interscholastic athletics.  They are subject to all extra curricular eligibility requirements beginning with the conclusion of the initial grading period of the school year.