Three Rivers Gymnastics follows the policies
of the Wahpeton School District in the following areas.
The following information has been copied from the Wahpeton
High School Activities Handbook.
High School Activities Director’s Message
Welcome to Wahpeton Public Schools Activities. The school
district supports the activities programs and views them
as positive experiences for the students. Below are a few
things we need to keep in mind.
1. Activity participants are treated as regular students.
No special consideration is given to them for grades or
assignments.
2. The activity programs are conducted for the benefit of
the participants with maximum concern for their safety,
health and well being.
3. All involved must be mindful that participation in activities
is a privilege earned by meeting certain expectations. The
same holds true for both student and non-student spectators.
4. Allegiance must be given to the North Dakota High School
Activities Association and its constitution and by-laws.
We encourage students to be involved and participate in
extra-curricular activities sponsored by the Wahpeton Public
Schools.
Mike McCall
Activities Director
Physical Examinations For Gymnasts
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A FORM A PHYSICAL EVERY YEAR BEGINNING THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR. These physicals must be completed after June 15th and before their first sport.
NOTE: All physical exams or health history screening updates
must be completed prior to the beginning of practice. Students
will not be allowed to participate or practice until all
necessary forms are completed and turned into the office.
School Sponsored Activities On Church Night
Due to limited practice facilities there are times that practice may go past 5:30. Students must be excused from extra-curricular activities to attend religious functions without repercussions for the absence or early departure from practice.
Extra-curricular Attendance Policy
A student must be in attendance half of the day of an athletic
or co-curricular activity to be eligible to participate
or attend. Furthermore, students are required to attend
school the morning following any athletic or co-curricular
activity held the evening before at the school or elsewhere.
This is a minimum stated requirement as approved by the
board of education; however, it is understood that each
coach or supervisor has the discretion of setting higher
standards.
TRAVEL
Participants should travel to and from an activity with the group/team unless a parent requests and a coach permits the student to travel with the parent. Studens are not allowed to travel with other students.
Lettering Policy
The Lettering Policy has been set forth by the Wahpeton
High School Activities Director as well as the head coach
of each team. The Lettering Policy for Wahpeton High School
Gymnastics is the following:
To be eligible to Letter, you cannot miss more than 8 practices during the season. To Letter, you must meet one of the two following guidelines:
1. Attend scheduled gymnastics competitions sanctioned by
Wahpeton High School. You may miss one meet, not including
Regionals or State.
2. Qualify for Individual State Gymnastics Day.
Alcohol and Drug Policy
Prohibited Behaviors
Students shall be subject to suspension from extra- curricular
activities which shall include co-curricular activities
for any/all of the following infractions:
1. The use or possession of alcohol, tobacco or any controlled
substance as defined by North Dakota law.
Period of enforcement:
This policy shall be in effect 12 months per year, including
those days and months when school and extra-curricular activities
are not in session. It shall go into effect for each student
upon promotion from grade eight to grade nine.
Student record of violations:
Each student’s record of violations of this policy
shall be cumulative commencing with promotion from grade
eight to grade nine and concluding upon his/her graduation
or completion of any school sponsored activity extending
beyond graduation, i.e. state track meet. Each student’s
cumulative record shall be filed and maintained in the office
of the high school principal and shall be separate from
the student’s academic file.
Penalty for violations of policy:
A student shall be suspended for a period of six consecutive
weeks from participation in any extra-curricular activities
for the first offense during his/her high school career
and a period of eighteen weeks for any subsequent offense(s)
if occurring within eighteen months of the previous offense.
In the event the student has not violated said policy in
the past eighteen month period, the suspension for the subsequent
offense shall be twelve weeks. In the event the suspension
is administered during a season when the student is not
actively participating (i.e. summer for all students, fall
for a student participating in track etc.) the student’s
suspension shall be extended to include a minimum of a two
week or two contest suspension (which ever is more severe)
from the student’s next activity. “Next activity”
shall be defined as the next activity in which the student
begins practicing at the appropriate date and concludes
at the end of the season (i.e. does not start and quit).
Should the student’s next activity not be until the
following school year, the two week or two contest rule
will be applied at that time. Regardless of time frame or
situation, it is the intent of this policy that any student
in violation shall be suspended for a minimum of two events.
