Athletics Program
Middle school sports are a great activity to enhance a student’s
school experience. A variety of sports are offered to middle
schoolers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Beginning
in seventh grade, students
may participate in football, volleyball, softball,
golf, basketball, soccer,
track, baseball, and cheerleading.
In order to be eligible for participation in
sports, a student must maintain a minimum GPA
of 2.0 and be in good standing from a behavior
standpoint. Additionally,
he or she must be present at least 85% of the
school days in the semester preceding tryouts
for a particular sport.
If
you are interested in participating in
a sport,
contact the appropriate coach below:
Football - Mr. Gibson
Cheerleading - Ms. Morissey
Volleyball - Ms. Hughes
Softball - Ms. Aldridge
Golf - TBA |
Basketball - Mr. Simmons
Baseball - Mr. Rabb
Soccer (girls) -TBA
Soccer (boys) - Mr. White
Track - Mr. Simmons |
The schedule below shows the beginning dates for tryouts
for each sport, along with the first and last games of each
season. There is a minimum tryout period of three days for
each sport.
Fall Tryouts
| 1st Practice/Tryouts |
Football |
Wed. - Aug. 31, 2005 |
| 1st Practice/Tryouts |
Volleyball/Softball/Golf/Cheerleading |
Tues. - Sept. 6, 2005 |
| 1st Game |
1. Football/Cheerleading
2. Volleyball/softball
3. Golf |
1. Thurday, Sept. 22
2. Monday, Sept. 19
3. Week of Sept. 19
|
| Last Game |
1. Football/Cheerleading
2. Volleyball/softball
3. Golf |
1. Thursday, Nov. 3
2. Wednesday, Nov. 2
3. Week of Oct. 31
|
Required minimum
3-day try-out period for each sport
|
Fall Season Inclement Weather Dates:
Golf: Week of Oct. 31
Football: Wednesday, Nov. 9
Softball: Monday, Nov. 7
|
Play or No Play Date:
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Break - Nov. 9- Nov. 16
(5 days)
|
Winter Tryouts
| 1st practice/tryouts |
Basketball/Cheerleading |
Wednesday, Nov. 16 |
| 1st game |
Basketball/Cheerleading |
Monday, Dec. 12
|
| Last game |
Basketball/Cheerleading |
Monday, Feb. 13 |
Spring Tryouts
| 1st practice/tryouts |
Baseball/Soccer |
Monday, Feb. 27 |
| 1st practice/tryouts |
Track |
Thursday, Mar. 2 |
| 1st game |
Baseball/Soccer
Track |
Monday, Mar. 13
Tuesday, Mar. 21
|
Last game
Conference Meet
|
Baseball/Soccer
Track
Track
|
Monday, May 8
Thursday, May 4
Tues-Wed, May 9, 10
Rain date - Thursday, May 11 |
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