Eligibility for Clubs

A student in grades 9-12 shall meet the following requirements for eligibility in inter-school activities:

Scholarship—The student shall have passed at least five new subjects (those not previously passed) of unit weight, or its equivalency, the previous semester or last semester of attendance.

Enrollment—The student shall be enrolled in and attending a minimum of five new subjects (those not previously passed) of unit weight or its equivalency. NOTE: Students dually enrolled in colleges, who have their college hours recorded on their high school transcript, may count a maximum of five hours of college credit as two subjects of unit weight or three hours of college credit as one subject of unit weight. Students must notify the Activities Director immediately if a college course is dropped. Failure to do so will jeopardize their participation and the team's eligibility in interscholastic competition.

In addition, each Wednesday a grade check will be required for all students involved in activities. Any student receiving one grade below 67% or two grades below 77% for the week, or two lacks of effort or poor attitude checks will be required to attend after-school study hall from 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday of the following week. NOTE: Detentions, which are incurred while a student is serving in the “activities study hall”, will be served in the mornings (7:00 a.m.-7:40 a.m.). Practice may be attended after the completion of the study hall. After the first occurrence, students having one grade below 67% or two grades below 77%, or two lack of effort or poor attitude marks may not participate in competition for the next seven days, beginning the following Monday. All cases of eligibility will be reviewed and final by the Activities Director and Principal.

A transfer student is eligible for inter-scholastic competition if he/she is entering high school for the first time, or the student's parents or legal guardians have made a bona fide address change. Any other student is considered ineligible until he/she has attended 18 weeks at Saint James Academy. Students with special exceptions and partial eligibility possibilities should make an appointment to meet with the Activities Director for specific consideration.

Completion of the KSHSAA "Physical Form" is required of all students participating in ALL ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES (including Spirit Squad). The form must be dated after May 1 to be effective for the following school year. The form must be signed by a physician and the Parental Permission portion must be completed and signed by a parent. The form is available in the activities office and at http://www.kshsaa.org/.