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Athletics

LHSAA ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY

As a student-athlete in an LHSAA member school, you must meet all of the following rules to be eligible for interscholastic athletic competition.

 

  1. A player shall be a bona fide student of his/her school.
  2. You must attend class during the first 11 days of the first semester or you will be ineligible for the first 30 school days.
  3. You cannot become 19 years of age prior to September 1 of this year.
  4. You must provide legal proof of age and it must be kept on file.
  5. Once you enter the high school campus, you have eight consecutive semesters in which to play athletics.
  6. (For regular education high school students.) To be eligible for the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year, a student shall have earned at least six (6) units from the 2022-2023 school year which shall be listed on the student’s transcript, including any special education subject(s) and shall have at least a “C” average as determined by the Local Education Authority when considering all “graded” subjects.  (Special education students must consult the school principal, athletic director, or coach for scholastic information.)  Also, seniors may not need the entire five credits.
  7. If you attend a school outside your "Home Attendance Zone", you are automatically ineligible for one year unless you meet the provisions of the Transfer Rule.
  8. A student who is a member of an LHSAA team may not practice with or play in a contest with an independent team (AAU, summer baseball, etc.) in the same sport that the school team he represents is competing.
  9. You must pass a physical examination prior to the sports season.  (Tryouts and pre-season practice are included in the sports season)
  10. Suspended and ineligible students cannot play or practice in any interscholastic contest on any team at any school at any level.
  11. A student failing a class may not miss that class to travel with an athletic team.


SCHOOL DANCES

  1. All dances are intended to provide for the recreational and social needs of the students of Morgan City High.  Revenues earned from the sponsorship are channeled directly into athletic or club accounts for financing extra-curricular activities.  The following rules are in effect:
  2. The Homecoming dance is an “informal” dance.  JROTC Military Ball and Prom are considered “formal” dances. Sadie Hawkins is a “themed-attired” dance. Formal dances require that young men wear a tuxedo or a suit and tie with dress shoes (no tennis shoes, etc…). Young ladies are to wear formal dresses that are no shorter than two inches above the knee. Administration will monitor for proper attire at the entrance to each dance. If you have concerns about your garments, please seek administrative approval prior to the date of the dance.
  3. General school rules and regulations are in effect.
  4. Dress codes will fit the needs of each individual dance with administrative approval. 
  5. I.D. cards must be presented upon entering; one ID per couple.
      1. *Some dances (after-game dances, etc.) may require one I.D. per person.
  6. Students who are found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be turned over to their parents.  A field sobriety test may be administered by a Morgan City Police officer, if deemed necessary by the administration. School and parish procedures in these situations will be followed by the administration.
  7. Dances will last from 9:00 to 12:00 midnight.  No student will be permitted to enter after 9:15 and no one will be permitted to leave until the doors are opened at 11:30.  All students are encouraged to stay until the dance ends at midnight.
  8. Court members must also attend the dance. No exceptions.
  9. All dance sponsors are responsible for security at each dance.  At least one policeman will be hired.
  10. Students may be excluded from selected dances if the student owes debts, detention, or has been excessively absent from school (at risk for loss of credit).
  11. Elementary and Junior compacr=s are not allowed to attend MCHS dances.  Students who have left MCHS to attend the alternative school or who have exited MCHS for disciplinary reasons are NOT eligible to attend MCHS dances.
  12. All persons attending a school dance who are not students of MCHS will have to be pre-registered in the office at least one week in advance in order to receive administrative approval. These students must also present a picture ID to gain entry into the dance.

 

Conduct of students at extra-curricular activities (dances, athletic events, etc.) held on or off the campus must be the same as required at school.  School officials have the same authority (Louisiana Revised Statute 17:416) to maintain discipline at these functions that they would normally have on the school campus during the school day.

 

ATHLETIC/CHEERLEADER/DANCE TEAM DRUG TESTING

It is the position of the St. Mary Parish School Board that drug testing procedures are embraced by both parents and student participants to help achieve maximum protection of participants without compromise to the student’s opportunities to participate safely, fairly, and competitively.  The Board further believes that the effects of drug use by athletes/cheer leaders/dance teams are not visited just upon the users, but upon the entire student body and faculty, as the educational process is disrupted, and the use of drugs increases the risk of sportrelated injury.

 

Therefore, the St. Mary Parish School Board authorizes random use of breathalyzer and urinalysis drug testing of students who participate in the Board’s secondary school’s athletic/cheerleader/dance team programs.  This program is a mandatory condition for participation by a student in any interscholastic athletics/cheer leader/dance team.  The test at issue is only for drugs and not any other health related condition that participants may exhibit.

 

The following procedures shall be followed upon receipt of a positive result from the drug testing described herein:

  • First positive — The student must test negative, at the end of a two-week counseling/treatment period, before being allowed to resume participation and will be tested monthly for the remainder of the school year.
  • Second positive (in the same year) — The student shall be immediately dismissed from his/her activity and shall be ineligible for participation in any of the school’s interscholastic athletics/cheer leader/dance team for a period of twelve (12) months.
  • Third positive (in eight semesters) — Any individual who tests positive for a third time during an eight-semester period (four years of eligibility) shall be terminated from interscholastic athletics/cheer leader/dance team for the remainder of their time in high school.

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, FOLLOW THIS LINK TO POLICY IDFAA-INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS: https://www.stmaryk12.net/cms/lib/LA01907349/Centricity/domain/772/forethought/StMary CAPS.htm