Eligibility

• No pass, no play rules

  • Students must pass 5 out of 6 classes with a 70% or higher the SEMESTER BEFORE PLAY (See breakdown below)

  • Split season sports (WINTER SPORTS) will have two eligibility phases

  • There are NO EXCEPTIONS TO GRADE ELIGIBILITY

• Fall Sports

  • Football 

  • Cross Country

  • Cheerleading

  • Softball

• Winter Sports

  • Wrestling

  • Basketball

  • Cheerleading

• Spring Sports

  • Soccer

  • Baseball

  • Track

• 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders are allowed to participate in all sports, with the exception that 6th graders may not participate in football.

• Students are allowed to participate in Spring and Summer Football Training; HOWEVER, if they are GRADE INELIGIBLE, they will not be able to play football in the FALL.

• Students must not have reached their 15th birthday before April 1st of the year of play.

• Student must have a current physical on file that is signed and dated by a medical provider (Copy can be found under Athletics on the MCMS website or available in the MCMS front office)

Fall and Winter Sports

• Students’ grade eligibility will be determined from the SECOND SEMESTER AVERAGES (Not YEARLY) from the SPRING prior to play (January to May of the prior school year)

  • 6th graders are considered eligible for fall and the beginning of winter sports.

  • This means students in 7th grade must have passed 5 out of 6 classes for SEMESTER 2 of 6TH GRADE

  • This means students in 8th grade must have passed 5 out of 6 classes for SEMESTER 2 of 7TH GRADE

• Semester average can be calculated by averaging 3rd nine weeks’ grade and 4th nine weeks’ grade for all 6 classes.

  • Ex:  Student 1 made a 75 in ELA for the 3rd nine weeks and a 60 in ELA for the 4th nine weeks.  Student 1 would have a SEMESTER AVERAGE of 68.

    • 75   +   60  =  135  /  2   = 67.5% or 68%

  • Student 1 would have to have a 70% average for semester 2 in the remaining 5 classes to be eligible.  

Winter Sports (Split Season)

• Student’s initial grade eligibility will fall under the same requirements as Fall Sports; however, grades will be re-evaluated at the end of Semester 1 of the current year (August to December of the current school year).

  • Students will have to pass 5 out of 6 classes with a 70% average or higher to be eligible to CONTINUE participating in winter sports

  • EX:  Student 1 passed 5 out of 6 classes the SPRING before play and made the wrestling team.  At the end of Semester 1, Student 1 passed 5 out of 6 classes for the current school year.  Student 1 REMAINS ELIGIBLE to continue participating in wrestling.

  • EX: Student 2 passed 5 out of 6 classes the SPRING before play and made the wrestling team.  At the end of Semester 1, Student 2 failed 2 classes for the current school year.  Student 2 BECOMES INELIGIBLE and CANNOT continue participating in wrestling.

Spring Sports

• Student’s grade eligibility will be determined by SEMESTER 1 Averages of the CURRENT school year.

  • Semester 1 average can be calculated by averaging 1st nine weeks’ grade and 2nd nine weeks’ grade for all 6 classes

  • Students must pass 5 out of 6 classes with a 70% or higher to participate in Spring Sports.