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Newton High School
Athletic Rules and Regulations
Welcome to our Athletic Program!
Listed below are the rules and regulations of the Newton High School
Athletic Program.
I.
Eligibility - To be eligible to participate each player must
meet the following
requirements:
A. Academics
1. All students athletes must have passed 5 units
(subjects) on last year's 2nd
semester report card (70 is passing)
2. Candidates must be on track. This means:
a. Freshmen must have passed 5 subjects
last semester
b. Sophomores must have accumulated 3
units.
c. Juniors must have accumulated 9 units.
d. Seniors must have accumulated 15 units.
B. Physical - Each student must pass the GHSA physical and it
must be on file in
his/her coach's office.
C. Insurance - Athletes must have school insurance or
family coverage in order to
participate.
D. Parent Consent Forms
- Parent consent form must be ob file in coach's office.
This form states that the parent has read the handout
and has given the athlete
permission to participate.
E. Fall Workouts
- All candidates for Varsity, J.V., and 9th grade teams must
begin practice at announced times and date if not
already involved in a previous
sport.
F. Migrant Studies - A student may try out for one of our
teams when he/she has
registered at our school and is eligible.
G. Having selected a sport, a student athlete shall not quit the
program in season
to try out for another sport or take part in an
off-season program until the sport
in season terminates.
II.
Team Conduct
A. The Newton High School athlete must remember that he and his
actions are
representative not only of himself, but also the entire
program, the school, and
every other individual involved. Any deviation
from high standards of general
conduct will necessitate disciplinary
action. These standards apply to the
classroom as well as the athletic program. All
players are to be respectful to all
teachers and follow school rules. Good
sportsmanship is expected.
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
B. Any rules violation
can be dealt with at the discretion of the coach. It is a
privilege to participate on a team, and this privilege
can be taken away anytime
at the discretion of the coach. Good sportsmanship is
expected.
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
C. Because of the time
which must be committed to the team, athletes must not
allow other activities, clubs, or jobs to interfere
with athletic activities. Only
academics will come before athletics.
III.
General Guidelines
A. Attendance
It is your responsibility if the practice schedule, attend, and be on
time. If you cannot attend or must be late, you
must notify one of the coaches
in advance.
1. Excused Absences: An absence in which the player has
notified a coach
before he misses and discussed valid reasons for
the absence. The coach will
decide if the absence is excuse at this time. If
excused absences become
excessive, dismissal may result.
2. Unexcused Absences: An absence from a practice or
game that has not been
approved by by the head coach.
a. 1st offense - discretion of the coach
b. 2nd offense - discretion of the coach
c. 3rd offense - cut from squad
B. ISS/Suspension from school Beginning one week prior
to the first contest or
event scheduled for any designated sport or extra
curricular activity, students
suspended out-of-school will be suspended from all
activities (practices, playing,
dressing out, sitting with the team. etc.) during each
full day of suspension. In
the event that no designated game or activity takes
place during period of
suspension, students will miss the next game or
activity scheduled during the
season for that sport or activity. Suspension
ends when the student is
physically readmitted to the classroom. Students
assigned to in-school
suspension will be suspended from the next appropriate
game or event
scheduled from the date they are assigned to (begin)
ISS. Students may
practice with their team or organization when assigned
to ISS. **Additional
consequences may result as determined by the coach.
C. Transportation
1. Practice - Players are expected to have transportation
to and from practice. If
this is not possible, see your coach.
2. Games - Team members are expected to travel to and from
away activities
with the team. Parents
should contact coaches for exceptions in special
circumstances.
IV.
Major Infractions - Violation of any of the following rules will
result in immediate
dismissal from the team.
A. Rule 1 - Alcohol: Selling of or attempting to sell,
possession of, use of, or under
the influence of alcohol on school property, or at any
school event.
B. Rule 05 - Drugs: Selling of or attempting to sell,
possession of, use of, or under
the influence of drugs on school property, or at any
school event.
C. Rule 39 - Assault and/or Battery on School Employee:
Engaging in and
assault on and/or battery of any school system employee
on or off school
property, if school related. Touching, striking,
pushing, or threatening the
person, bodily or psychologically, and/or the property
of any school system
employee.
D. Rule 84 Conduct Outside of School Hours or School Activities
A student who has committed any act off campus
which is prohibited by the
Georgia Code and is punishable as a felony or would be
punishable as a felony
if committed by an adult (regardless of whether
the student has been arrested,
charged, or convicted with a crime) and whose presence
at school is reasonably
certain to endanger other students or staff or cause
substantial disruption to the
educational climate may be disciplined or excluded from
school.
Directions To Newton High
School
To arrive
at Newton County High School via I-20, take exit 88 (Almon Rd.) Turn right if
you are coming east from Atlanta or turn left if you are coming west toward
Atlanta. Go straight at the stop
sign onto Crowell Rd. Stay on Crowell Rd. until you get to the 4-way
intersection at Browns Bridge Rd. Go straight through the intersection and take
the first road to the left. This is
Ram Dr. and will take you directly
to Newton High School. Parking is on the right facing the building.
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