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Participation in interscholastic athletics and spirit squad as part of a school's education program is a privilege and not a right. Athletes are representatives of Thornton High School and must exhibit exemplary behavior at all times.

Any student who desires to participate in Thornton High athletics must complete the proper paperwork, fees, and physical evaluations prior to being allowed to try out. Forms may be picked up in the main office, from the Athletic Director, or the coach.

Paperwork to be returned for sports participation includes:

________Authorization for Athletic Participation form
________Proof of current physical (dated within past 365 days)
                   unless already on file from previous sport season
________Athletic check in form (new one for each sport season)
________Completed emergency card (new each sport season)
________$90 participation fee (1st and 2nd sport only/school year)
                                    OR
________Completed FAC form (from main office) + $45.00
                                    OR
________Proof of free/reduced lunch approval
________Grades from summer school (for Fall sports only).

Also for any student that attended a high school other than Thornton High School:

________Completed CHSAA transfer papers MUST SEE:
                  Athletic Director, Mr. Duwe or
                  Athletic Secretary, Gail Stech
________Copy of last report card or unofficial transcript
                  from previous high school

Incomplete paperwork will not be accepted.

Paperwork and fees are to be turned in to the Athletic Secretary, Gail Stech.

DO NOT turn in paperwork to your coach.

Sports Offered
As a member of the Front Range League, Thornton High School offers 22 sports as well as the Spirit Squad (Cheerleading). Interested students may compete in.

Fall Sports include:

• Boy’s Cross Country Girl’s Cross Country
• Football (co-ed)
• Boy’s Golf
• Girl’s Gymnastics
• Boy’s Soccer
• Girl’s Softball
  Boy’s Tennis
• Girl’s Volleyball

Fall sports season begins August 10, 2009 for Boys Golf. All other sports begin August 17, 2009.

Winter sports season begins November 12, 2009 for all sports.Winter Sports include:

• Boy’s Basketball
• Girl’s Basketball
• Wrestling (co-ed)
• Girl’s Swimming

Spring sports season begins February 22, 2010 for all sports.
Spring Sports include:

• Boy’s Baseball
• Girl’s Golf
• Boy’s Swimming
• Girl’s Soccer
  Boy’s Track and Field
• Girl’s Tennis
• Boy’s Lacrosse
• Girl’s Track and Field
• Girl’s Lacrosse

Eligibility

Under the rules of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), which governs all sanctioned high school interscholastic athletics, athletes must be scholastically eligible for participation in sports. "Scholastically eligible" at Thornton High School is divided into two parts. They are:

1. The semester prior to participation, a student must have been enrolled in at least five (5) classes (2 1/2 Carnegie units) and failed no more than one (1) class (1/2 Carnegie unit).
2. The semester during participation, a student must be enrolled in 5 classes (2 1/2 Carnegie units) and fail no more than 1 class (1/2 Carnegie unit).

An athlete may regain eligibility by attending Summer School. Athletes and spirit squad are also monitored on a weekly basis with regard to academic eligibility. Two (2) "F's" in any week will make them ineligible for the next week. Eligibility is checked each Friday and runs from Sunday through Saturday of the following week.

Also under the rules of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) a student may not participate in sports if he/she reaches their 19th birthday prior to August 1st of the current school year.

Any student who has attended more than eight semesters of high school (not sports participation) (if he/she began high school as a ninth grader) or six semesters (if he/she began high school as a tenth grader) is ineligible for high school athletics, except that a student who is otherwise eligible may complete a season’s participation in a winter sport begun in his eighth semester.

Financial Assistance

FAC (Faculty Advisory Council) forms are available in the main office. The athlete must fill out the form completely and turn in an attendance report. The FAC forms are available to families in need of monetary supplementation. FAC meets once a month. If an athlete is on free and reduced lunch, their athletic fee will be waived. The FAC will only cover 50% of the fee. The other 50% of the fee must be turned in with the FAC. The parent or athlete must notify the athletic office of the free or reduced eligibility. The form must be on file in the main office. Either of these forms must be accepted before the first scrimmage, or the athlete will not be able to participate.

Athletic Rules to Remember

On the day of a practice or an event, the athlete must be in attendance in all classes or have a pre-excused absence to participate. An unexcused absence from any class or illness makes the athlete ineligible to participate on that day. Also, if the student is out on Friday, that carries over to Saturday competition.

Competitions

No inappropriate signs can be held up or posted at competitions. Your signs can not block the view of other spectators. Students must keep t-shirts on at all times. The Front Range League and CHSAA have a policy that there are to be no noisemakers at any competitions. Some examples would be thundersticks, cowbells, horns, or whistles. Thank you for your cooperation.

District 12 Stadium

Reminder: Stadium policy – Alcohol and tobacco are prohibited. No sunflower seeds are allowed at the stadium as they interfere with the drainage system.

Excused from class

Students are generally excused from class 15 minutes prior to the time the bus is to be at THS to pick up the athletes (Example - the bus is scheduled to pick up athletes at 2:30, students would be excused at 2:15). Students must report to their class and leave from class, if the time to be excused is after a class period has started. (Example – bus pick up time is 2:30, students are excused at 2:15 but class starts at 2:00. Students must report to their class at 2:00 and leave class at 2:15. They are not excused from reporting to class first).

Refund Policy (Spanish)