All forms required by CCPS Schools must be filled out electronically in Dragonfly, the physical MUST BE scanned and uploaded. This MUST be completed before any student is allowed to tryout. A physical is good for one calendar year, if a physical expires during the season, a new one must be uploaded before that student may participate in any practice or game.
High School
The governing body for all competitive interscholastic teams is the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). The GHSA by-laws state, “All students establishing eligibility as entering 9th graders are automatically eligible for the first semester.”
All entering 9th graders are eligible to try out for all GHSA-sanctioned activities at the high school. At the end of the first semester and all subsequent semesters, a student who wishes to try out must pass a minimum of five out of six courses and be on track for graduation.
Students will not be permitted to practice or participate in athletic activities on a school day if they have been absent for more than one-half of the day or have served in-school suspension that day.
Middle School
It shall be the responsibility of the head coach of each sport, the school athletic director, and the principal to validate the eligibility of each participant. When validating scholastic eligibility, the following guidelines should be followed:
● A student must pass at least 70% of classes the semester immediately preceding participation. This shall be determined based on the number of classes taken. 4 out of 5, 5 out of 6 or 5 out of 7 classes must be passed for the semester. (Rule of thumb: Both nine weeks grades should equal to 140 or above to be eligible. When averaging grades do not round up.)
● Eligibility is determined by averaging grades for a given semester. First semester is considered to be the first and second nine-week period of the school year and the second semester is the third and fourth nine-week period. Summer quarter is an extension of the second semester.
● The grades of like subjects must be averaged together when possible, e.g., language arts with language arts, math with math, science with science, social studies with social studies, etc.
● If a student is enrolled in a performance music class, those grades must be averaged together, e.g. band with band, chorus with chorus, orchestra with orchestra. If a student changes from one performance class to another in successive nine weeks, those grades should be averaged together, e.g., band with chorus, orchestra with band, etc.
● Connections class grades should be averaged together. Connection classes include art, computer technology, foreign language, family and consumer science, and industrial technology.
● If a student is in the music rotation for connections subjects, then it is possible that the student could have physical education/health one nine weeks and a connection subject the following nine weeks or vice versa. If this occurs, then these two subjects should be averaged together to arrive at a connection average.
● Physical education/health grades should be averaged together.
● A special education student shall meet the same eligibility requirements as a regular student, except that the courses passed must be according to the student’s I.E.P. Special Olympics or other programs designed exclusively for students with disabilities are exempt.
● In any instance where there is a question of eligibility, the principal may refer the issue to the system athletic coordinator.
● Sixth graders are eligible to participate in all interscholastic athletics and are eligible upon entering middle school. Sixth graders’ grades do not need to be checked until the 2nd semester. All 7th and 8th graders must fulfill academic requirements.
● Semester Eligibility transition is applicable 24 hours after the date assigned to post grades.
● Transfer students will NOT be allowed to tryout or practice without having grades available to verify. If a transfer student’s grades have not been received by the new receiving school or if the student’s records are incomplete the student will not be allowed to participate. Do not use the transfer grades form for eligibility.
Elementary School
Must be eligible according to academic standards set forth by your school’s principal. Coaches are responsible for verifying this information with the principal.
