SECTION III STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS
1. Associated Student Body (ASB): Pacific Grove High School Associated Student Body plans all school activities. The Student Council consists of the associated student body president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, athletic commissioner, rally commissioner, publicity commissioner, newspaper editor and the class officers.
2. Activity Sticker: The Student Activity Sticker may be purchased at the Student Store for $25.00 and must be affixed to the Student ID card to activate it in order to receive discounts. The card must be presented by the bearer in order to receive reduced prices for all athletic events and school dances. All students participating in activities are required to purchase a Student Activity Sticker. This includes all athletes, band members, student body officers and and spirit leaders. Replacement cost of an ID Card with or without the Student Activity Sticker is $5.00. All students who purchase the Student Activity Sticker will receive a student planner for homework assignment organization. The planner can be purchased for $5.00 without a Student Activity Sticker.
3. Renaissance Program: Pacific Grove High School has a student recognition program which showcases student achievement and provides encouragement for students to improve their academics, attendance, and attitude. A series of awards are used, including certificates, pins and block letters. All students are eligible.
4. Dances: Tickets for the Welcome Back, Basketball Homecoming and Sadie Hawkins dances are sold in advance as well as at the door. Tickets for formal dances will not be sold at the door. Only a Pacific Grove High School student and approved guest will be admitted. Students on the Fine List will not be admitted to major dances such as Homecoming, Winter Ball and Prom. Once students pay their fines, they are eligible to attend all dances. Middle School students or individuals who are more than twenty years of age are not eligible to attend Pacific Grove High School dances. All school rules apply. Students will not be readmitted to a dance once they leave. The following dress code is suggested;: Casual dance-- school clothes, semi dressy-- boys: shirt, tie and slacks ( no blue jeans); girls: dressy sport clothes; semi-formal dance-- boys; dark suit, coat, slacks or tuxedo; girls: short or long formal. Additional rules may accompany a particular event. A student may invite a guest. Guest passes must be obtained before the event. No visitors will be admitted without a guest pass. A guest only has to be approved to attend one time per school year in order to attend all Pacific Grove High School dances. On-file visitors are accountable for the rules and regulations. Hours of high school dances will be from 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. unless otherwise set by the Associated Student Council with the approval of the principle or principle's designee. Students will not be admitted later then one hour after the beginning of the dance. All students and guests entering a Pacific Grove High School dance will be BREATHALYZED and may be breathalyzed upon exiting. All student guest may be required to show identification at the door.
5.
Athletics: Pacific Grove High School is a
member of the Mission Trail Athletic League and is governed by the League and
CIF Constitution. All players and spectators are required to follow the CIF
rules of good sportsmanship: No berating of opposing school’s team or mascot, no
obscene gestures or cheers, no negative signs, noisemakers, or complaints about
the officials’ calls is allowed. Standing in or on bleachers is not allowed.
Repeated violations will result in banishment from current and/or future
games. The administration, as part of its responsibility to maintain order
and a true spirit of sportsmanship, has the right and the duty to eject any
person whose behavior, verbal or physical, does not comply with the above.
Further, the administration has the right and the duty, if a situation is
generally out of hand, to do any of the following:
a) clear the gym or stands to allow the athletic contest to go
on;
b) stop the game;
c) schedule the game as a closed event without spectators.
6. California Interscholastic Federation Eligibility Requirements: All CIF Central Section requirements apply to all games including practice, interscholastic scrimmage, league, tournament and play-off games. In order to practice for and compete in interscholastic athletics, a student must be under nineteen (19) years of age before June 15 of the prior school year; meet the attendance requirements; be eligible scholastically (see additional District guidelines below); have met the residence requirements; meet citizenship requirements; not participate in any tryout for a professional or collegiate team; not compete on outside teams during the season of sport; be an amateur; get a physical from a doctor; show proof of medical coverage; abide by specific team rules and regulations; and complete the necessary participation forms.
7. District Scholastic Eligibility Requirements:
According to Board Policy Number 6145, in order to participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities (for example, sports, spirit squad, clubs, ASB activities, play productions), a student must fulfill additional requirements: Students must be currently enrolled in at least 25 semester credits. Students must compile a GPA of 2.0 or above (on a scale of 4.0) for all courses attempted during any regular grading period (quarter or semester). Students must receive passing grades for all courses attempted during any regular grading period (quarter or semester). Students must be making satisfactory progress towards graduation in accordance with these standards. Progress and GPA's will be determined by the grades earned at the end of each grading period (quarter or semester). If a student is not eligible, the period of ineligibility lasts until the completion of the following grading period (quarter or semester). All students shall become eligible or ineligible five school days following the end of each grading period (quarter or semester). A transfer student who was scholastically eligible at the school of previous enrollment, but fails to meet Pacific Grove High School's eligibility requirements, shall be placed on probationary status until completion of one complete (quarter or semester) grading period and remain eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics during the probationary period. A transfer student who does not achieve said educational progress as defined above during the probationary period shall not be allowed to participate in interscholastic athletics the subsequent grading period. Summer school credits may be counted in making up scholastic deficiencies incurred in the grading period (quarter or semester) immediately preceding. A student who compiles a GPA below 2.0 may, if available, take an approved course in summer school and use the grades earned in computing the GPA for the grading period immediately preceding. A student receiving a failing grade in a course may, if available, repeat that same course in summer school and earn a higher grade, replacing the failing grade for determining eligibility.8. Additional Pacific Grove High School Eligibility Requirements: Any student who decides to quit as athletic team after the first league contest will not be allowed to join another team until the first team has completed the final CIF contest for which it is eligible. In order for students to participate in after-school activities, they must be in attendance a minimum of four hours on the day of the activity. Any and all exceptions must be cleared through the principle. All athletics and parents must read, agree to sign a Pacific Grove High School Athletic Contract to be eligible. The contract will be good for one academic year.
9. Health Insurance: It is strongly recommended that all students be covered for accidents under the family health insurance. Pacific Grove Unified School District does not carry insurance that covers individual accidents and cannot be responsible for accidents that are beyond our control. The school does offer a low cost accident insurance that can be purchased in the Student Store during regular school hours. California Education Code requires all athletes to have health insurance, either a family's current coverage or Myers-Stevens coverage offered through the school. The coverage for all sports other than football is very inexpensive and is highly recommended to compliment any current coverage a student may have.
10. Transportation: Team members must ride to and from the event with the team unless other arrangements have been approved in advance by the principal or the principal's designee. Students will leave class fifteen minutes prior to the departure time to prepare for the trip.