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Violations of the Borden County Dress Code may be handled through the student code of
conduct.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Participation in school and school-related activities is an excellent way for you to develop
talents, receive individual recognition, and build strong friendships with other students;
however, participation is a privilege, not a right.
Eligibility for participation in many of these activities is governed by state law as well as
rules of the University Interscholastic League (U.I.L.)—a statewide association of
participating districts.
Students must attend school for at least a half of a day in order to participate in
extra-curricular activities that same day. Contact an administrator if you have any
questions.
During the first grading period, a student is eligible if he or she was promoted at the
end of the previous year, or has accumulated the required number of units toward
graduation.
A student who receives at the end of a grading period a grade lower than the
equivalent of 70 on a scale of 100 in any academic class, other than a class
identified as advanced by either the State Board of Education or by the local Board,
may not participate in extra-curricular activities for at least three school weeks. The
grades will subsequently be reviewed at the end of each three weeks period; the
suspension will be removed if the student’s grades are equal to or greater than the
equivalent of 70.
A student with disabilities who fails to meet the standards in the individual
education plan (IEP) may not participate for at least three school weeks.
An ineligible student may practice or rehearse.
A student is allowed up to 17 extra-curricular absences per class throughout the
year. This excludes post-district competition, for which a maximum of four
absences is allowed. All extra-curricular activities and public performances,
whether U.I.L. activities or other activities approved by the Board are subject to
these restrictions. This includes travel to and from a U.I.L. sponsored event. The
school principal will have discretion to allow the original 17 absences to be used for
post-district extra-curricular absences in the event a student excels and needs
additional post district days when he/she has not used the original 17 days for extra-
curricular absences.
A student who misses a class because of participation in an activity that has not
been approved will receive an unexcused absence.
University Interscholastic League Award Rule
No member school of this League shall be permitted to issue (and no pupil shall be
permitted to receive) awards for participation in inter-school competition in excess of $70
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