Cardinal Spellman High School

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS

Cardinal Spellman is a college preparatory high school, which exists to foster different aspects of growth and development, which our adolescent students should experience. However, we are primarily an academic institution. Therefore, participation in school activities, while beneficial, remains secondary to our primary role of education. Regulating such participation can help promote academic achievement.

The following policy is in effect with respect to academic eligibility for participation in school activities:

A. A student on academic probation is eligible for participation in school activities during the first half of the first marking period, but may become ineligible for participation during the second half of the first marking period if interim progress reports completed by his/her teachers indicates that he/she is failing two or more subjects.

B. A student with two or more failures in the final column on the report card is ineligible for participation in school activities during the following marking period. A student with two failures will have their grades reviewed midway through the marking period and may be reinstated by the Assistant Principal.