Eligibility Requirements
Beachwood Athletic Department Academic Eligibility Requirements
In order to be eligible to participate in any interscholastic activity, students must meet the eligibility requirements established by the Ohio High School Athletic Association and Beachwood City Schools:
- Students must be currently enrolled in and earning passing grades (D- or better) in five (5) one-credit courses or the equivalent, each of which counts towards graduation.
Beachwood Schools Academic Standards
In addition, the Beachwood City School District has established the following eligibility requirements, which students participating in interscholastic activities must meet:
- Have earned passing grades (D- or better) in all of his/her courses during the previous grading period;
- Have earned a 2.00 quarterly GPA (weighted) or higher during the previous grading period.
Eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities will be reviewed at the end of each quarterly grading period. Students who have been deemed ineligible at the end of the quarter, but passed at least five (5) one-credit courses or the equivalent, each of which counts towards graduation, will be placed on academic probation for the duration of the grading period.
Guidelines for Students on Academic Probation
Students on academic probation will be ineligible to participate in interscholastic competitions for at least the first fourteen (14) calendar days of the quarterly grading period. Students on academic probation will have the opportunity to resume participating in interscholastic competitions after the first fourteen (14) calendar days of the quarterly grading period if they maintain the following aspects of the eligibility standard:
- Remain enrolled in at least five (5) one-credit courses or the equivalent, each of which counts towards graduation;
- Continue earning passing grades (D- or better) in all of their courses during the current quarterly grading period;
- Continue earning a 2.00 quarterly GPA (weighted) during the current grading period;
- Continue to meet any additional terms of academic probation as individually established by the principal.
Students on academic probation will have their grades and probationary status reviewed at an established weekly meeting. Students on academic probation may have their eligibility for participation in interscholastic competition revoked at any time during the quarter.