MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY DISMISSAL 10/21
Registration will officially open for modified winter sports for the City School District of Â鶹ӰÒô on Friday, Oct. 23!
Any student in grades 7-8 who is interested in trying out for boys' basketball, girls' basketball and co-ed wrestling is invited to register via .
Important: please note that registration for modified winter sports ends on Friday, Nov. 20.
Practices and tryouts for modified winter sports begin on Monday, Nov. 23.
Modified co-ed swimming and diving starts later in the winter season. More details coming soon about the start and end dates for registration, as well as the start date for practices and tryouts.
FINAL FORMS
Each season, the following must be done prior to the first day of pre-season tryouts and practices:
- A parent or guardian must initiate the registration process for their student-athlete in , filling out the required forms such as Interval Sports Health History and the Athletic Consent Form.
- The student-athlete must sign and complete their required forms.
- A reminder that all students who would like to play an interscholastic sport need to have a current physical conducted within a year on file.
PHYSICALS
A physical conducted within the last 12 months is mandatory for any student interested in trying out for an athletic team and must be uploaded into the Final Forms platform.
Families are encouraged to get a completed physical from their child's physician. If you are unable to get a physical from your child's physician, you can schedule a free physical with Whitney Young's school-based health center by calling (518) 573-2556.
Additionally, the district physician will also be available to facilitate sports physicals at our middle schools in the nurse's office on the following dates:
- Thursday, Nov. 19 from 10:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. at William S. Hackett Middle School
- Friday, Nov. 20 from 10:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. at North Â鶹ӰÒô Middle School
- Monday, Nov. 23 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School
Sports physicals on Nov. 19, 20 and 23 are free and no appointment is necessary.
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Please note that students must have a good attendance record and be in good standing academically to be eligible to participate in an athletic team.
- Eligibility is determined based on quarterly grades, and interim progress reports will serve as an important academic checkpoint for all student‑athletes. For additional details about academic eligibility, please see our Athletic Code of Conduct.
- For our winter teams, academic eligibility to start the season will be based on final first-quarter grades. The first marking period ends Nov. 13.
We’re looking forward to an exciting winter sports season this year! If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Department at (518) 475-6310.
Go Falcons!