Rules for Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular Activities

1. High school students cannot participate in an athletic or any other school-sponsored event, program or activity if he/she is not in attendance the entire day of the event (This includes practices, try-outs and/or games). The student may leave and return to school on the same day for a doctor’s appointment; however, the appointment slip must be presented to the front office before the student returns to class that day.

2. Students represent Sacred Heart School at all times, especially when they are wearing school, sport or any type of club uniform; therefore, no student is to remain in any establishment, home or domain where alcohol and/or drugs are being consumed. Sacred Heart students must leave the premises immediately or will be considered as a willing participant in conduct in violation of school policy and rules. This means that a student cannot knowingly ride in a vehicle with another student who has alcohol, tobacco products and/or any illegal substance in the vehicle.
 
3. Any student who is a repeat offender in violation of tobacco and/or alcohol
            possession or consumption will be removed from the team, squad, club and/or
            organizations permanently.
 
4. Students will fully cooperate with the school Administration and sponsor/
             adviser.

5. Instructions given and rules presented verbally by the school sponsor, adviser,
coach and/or school Administration are as binding as any which were previously presented in writing. Therefore, a change or clarification of a rule verbally stated is binding from the time it is stated. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of all rules and instructions where that student is in attendance or absent from a called meeting.
 
6. A violation of a rule in the Parent and Student Handbook by a student puts that
student’s position on any squad, club or organization in jeopardy.