As stated in the Student Handbook, participation in Elder’s athletic program is a privilege. In order to represent Elder High School in competition there are criteria established in several areas: residence, academic, attendance, discipline and personal responsibility.

1. Residence: Student/ athletes must reside within the boundaries of the parishes assigned to Elder High School OR receive permission to participate via the process established by the Archdiocesan Superintendent’s Office.

2. Academic: Student/athletes must pass five full-credit classes (or the equivalent, excluding physical education) from the previous quarter in order to be eligible to participate.

3. Attendance: Student/athletes must arrive at school by 11:00AM with an acceptable written excuse in order to be eligible to participate that day. The Principal will adjudge extenuating circumstances. Student/athletes on probation will be liable for an earlier deadline.

4. Discipline: In the event that a student/athlete commits a serious violation of the rules and regulations of Elder High School, he may be denied permission to participate in athletics by the Principal.

5. Personal Responsibility: As in the classroom, each coach/moderator is afforded the opportunity to determine specific benchmarks for his/her team or club in the form of expectations, rules, and regulations. These may exceed those listed above for Elder High School, but as a general rule will fall reasonably close to the school’s policies. The Elder student/athlete is first and foremost a student of Elder High School and is expected to adhere to the expectations defined for all students.

6. Ohio High School Athletic Association: Elder High School agrees, as a member of the OHSAA, to adhere to the policies of the association.

7. Sanctions: The coach/moderator will generally make the determination and inform the student/athlete of the penalty for an infraction.

COLLEGE BOUND STUDENT/ATHLETES

In order to participate in Division I or Division II athletics, a student must be certified by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Please check out the websites listed below or meet with your counselor to check on meeting NCAA standards.