JMS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS PHYSICALS

AUGUST 22TH @ 5:00 PM at Murphy and Wainer 1130 N Church St. for $10.00

Bus loads at 3:45 pm and will leave Jackson at 4:15pm for those needing transportation.

Sign up on the following link for transportation https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044AAEAC2CA6FE3-physicals

COME GET YOUR PHYSICALS BEFORE TRYOUTS START AUGUST 28TH 

FOOTBALL, BOYS SOCCER, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

GIRLS SOCCER, BOYS VOLLEYBALL (OCTOBER 9th)

Forms needed  (English and Spanish)

Middle School Eligibility Requirements (Established by the NCDPI)

Grade Level

Athletic participation is available to students in grades 6 through 8. (Students in 6th grade cannot participate in football.)

Academic Requirements

In middle school a student must pass 3 of their 4 core courses each semester to be eligible for athletics.

Attendance Requirement

In order to be eligible for athletic participation, students must have been in daily attendance 85% of the previous semester. In regards to athletic eligibility, daily absences cannot be made up under any circumstances, even if the student attends Saturday classes, extra help sessions, summer school, and/or any other means to make up academic work. A student must, at any time of any game in which he or she participates, be a regularly enrolled member of the school’s student body.  (Some exceptations can be looked at)

Promotion Standards

In middle school a student must meet state and local promotional standards each semester. This includes the academic requirements listed above.

Six Semester Rule

From the time a student first enters 6th grade, they have a period of 6 consecutive semesters to complete their middle school athletic eligibility.

Medical Examination                                                                                                            

Student athletes must receive a medical examination (English)  SPANISH once every 395 days from a duly licensed physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant.

Age
A student may not participate in any middle school sport if his or her 15th birthday comes on or before August 31st of the current school year.

Residence
A student is eligible to participate in athletics at the school to which he or she is assigned by the Board of Education, within the administrative unit of residence. Transfers within the Guilford County Schools administrative district are governed by local Board of Education policy.