Sports

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:

SPORTS AVAILABLE BY SEASON

Listen for announcements throughout the year to sign up!

FALL SPORTS

• Cross Country - Boys
• Cross Country - Girls
• Football - Co-ed
• Golf - Boys
• Gymnastics - Girls
• Softball - Girls
• Soccer - Boys
• Tennis - Boys
• Volleyball - Girls

WINTER SPORTS

• Basketball - Girls
• Basketball - Boys
• Swimming - Girls
• Wrestling - Co-ed

SPRING SPORTS

• Baseball - Boys
• Golf - Girls
• Lacrosse - Boys
• Lacrosse - Girls
• Soccer - Girls
• Swimming - Boys
• Tennis - Girls
• Track - Boys
• Track - Girls

Eligibility

Under the rules of the Colorado High School Activities Association, 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.

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 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.

A thletic 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.