Antelope Valley School District

Academic Eligibility Requirements

Academic Eligibility Requirements

In order to encourage and promote academic excellence, students in grades 9-12 who participate in extra/cocurricular activities/interscholastic competition shall demonstrate satisfactory minimum progress in meeting the requirements for graduation by undertaking the prescribed course of study and meeting the standards of proficiency established by the District.

(cf. 6146.1 - High School Graduation Requirements)

Any student elected or appointed to a student office, or who represents his/her school in extra/cocurricular activities/interscholastic competition, shall meet all the academic eligibility requirements as follows:

Keep at least a 2.0 average on a 4.0 grading scale for the preceding grading period. Each course in which the student is enrolled will be used in the calculations of the grade point average during the period of attendance. All incoming freshmen shall have first quarter as a probationary period to become eligible or ineligible.

Instruction AR 6145(b)

EXTRA/COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION

Enroll and maintain passing grades in at least four subjects in each grading period of which only one subject may be physical education.

Maintain minimum progress toward meeting the graduation requirements of the District, which is defined as passing a minimum of 20 credits, with a 2.0 average on a 4.0 grading scale, the previous grading period.

The grade point average used to determine eligibility shall be based on grades of the previous grading period.

The District schools will consider the following as report periods:

First Quarter

First Semester/2nd Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Semester/4th Quarter

Citizenship Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for participation in extra/cocurricular activities/interscholastic competition, each student shall maintain a positive record of citizenship. Students shall be ineligible for participation if they receive three or more unsatisfactory marks in citizenship during the previous grading period.

The principal will have the authority to remove a student who is representing his/her school from extra/cocurricular activities/interscholastic competition if, in the principal’s judgment, the student’s behavior (prior or present) is of a nature considered not conducive to representing his/her school. A student selected to represent the school/District must meet the school’s and the District’s expectations as a role model for others. In order to be eligible to represent one’s school, a student must:

Maintain a high regard for personal standards of courtesy, decency, clean language, appropriate dress, honesty, and wholesome relations with others.

Display respect for the rights of others, conduct him or herself in a manner which reflects a consideration for the rights and privileges of others, and cooperate with all members of the school community.

*Maintain regular and punctual school attendance.

 

Instruction AR 6145(c)

 

EXTRA/CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION

Attendance Eligibility Requirements

Students are eligible to represent the school in an afternoon or evening activity/competition only if they attend a minimum school day on the day of the activity/competition (240 minutes).

Suspended students are not eligible to represent the school while on suspension. Eligibility returns at the start of the school day on the first day following the suspension.

  Antelope Valley High School Athletic Participation Data 2020-2021
Fall   Winter     Spring  
  CROSS COUNTRY BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS   BASEBALL BOYS
  Varsity 5 Varsity   15   Varsity   14
  Junior Varsity 0 Junior Varsity   12   Junior Varsity   No team
      Freshman   9   Freshman   N/A
  CROSS COUNTRY GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS   GOLF BOYS  
  Varsity 5 Varsity   8   Varsity   6
  Junior Varsity 0 Junior Varsity   6        
      Freshman   N/A        
  FOOTBALL Boys SOCCER BOYS   SOFTBALL  
  Varsity 35 Varsity   12   Varsity   18
  Junior Varsity 25 Junior Varsity   11   Junior Varsity   18
  Freshman 35              
  GOLF GIRLS   Boys Wrestling   SWIMMING BOYS
  Varsity 7 Varsity   8   Varsity   9
      Junior Varsity   4   Junior Varsity   0
      Freshman   N/A        
  TENNIS GIRLS SOCCER Girls     SWIMMING GIRLS
  Varsity 11 Varsity   17   Varsity   10
      Junior Varsity   9   Junior Varsity   0
                   
  VOLLEYBALL GIRLS   Girls Wrestling   TENNIS BOYS  
  Varsity 14 Varsity   8   Varsity   6
  Junior Varsity 10 Junior Varsity   0   Junior Varsity   0
  Freshman 9              
              TRACK BOYS  
              Varsity   18
              Junior Varsity   5
                   
  Males Females       TRACK GIRLS  
Number of Students by gender: 839 783       Varsity   21
Number of Athletes: 253 171       Junior Varsity   0
Total Enrollment:     1622            
              VOLLEYBALL BOYS
              Varsity   12
              Junior Varsity   12