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Our philosophy is to foster excellence through educational and competitive experiences in an atmosphere of sportsmanship and integrity.\u00a0 The health and well-being of our student athletes is our primary consideration and is always more important than the outcome of an athletic contest.\u00a0 We expect each of our student athletes to conduct themselves with dignity and decorum at all times.\u00a0 Interscholastic athletic participation is secondary to the student\u2019s academic responsibilities.\u00a0 Practices and games are scheduled to avoid conflict with the academic class schedule, and a balance must be maintained between the demands of a competitive athletic program and the challenging academic schedule that all middle school students carry.\u00a0 Interscholastic athletes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Interscholastic athletics is a privilege that carries with it responsibilities to the school, the team, the community, and the students.\u00a0 Student athletes will conduct themselves in accordance with all the policies, rules and regulations of the Muscogee County School District as a requisite for participation in any interscholastic athletic program.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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Look out for announcements made each month about when the first day will be!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Make sure a copy of the completed Student-Athlete Player Packet is turned into the Athletic Director, Jermaine Ballard. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Please turn the copy of the Student-Athlete Player Packet into the front office and ask them to turn it into Jermaine Ballard. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><em><u>For your records, please always make yourself an additional copy with the original.\u00a0 NEVER turn in the original<\/u><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b style=\"color: #000000\">Please turn in the<\/b> <b style=\"color: #000000\">Student-Athlete Player Packet at least a week prior to the 1<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-weight: bold;font-size: 11.6667px;line-height: 11.6667px\">st \u00a0<\/span><b style=\"color: #000000\">date of tryouts for the sport that the Student-Athlete is wanting to <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>participate<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #000000\"> in.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Student-Athlete Player Packet is only valid for one calendar year, i.e., August 01, 2023 &#8211; July 31, 2024.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong style=\"color: #000000\">For returning parents and athletes, please check the date on the Student-Athlete Player Packet from last year to ensure it is still valid.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>No participant can tryout, condition or even stretch without a Player Packet. 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