Participation and Rules

We are a 3A school in a classification system that ranges from 1A-6A. For detailed information on eligibility for varsity participation by students transferring from another high school, please visit the UIL Athletics' website. 
 
At Cole High School, we encourage our students to participate in extracurricular activities. Studies have linked such participation to increased achievement in academics. Participation in school-related activities is an excellent way for a student to develop talents, receive individual recognition, and build strong friendships with other students; participation, however, is a privilege, not a right.
 
Eligibility for participation in many of these activities is governed by state law and the rules of the University Interscholastic League (UIL)—a statewide association overseeing inter-district competition. The following requirements apply to all extracurricular activities:
 
  • A student who receives at the end of a grading period a grade below 70 in any academic class—other than a class identified as honors or advanced by either the State Board of Education or by the local board of trustees—may not participate in extracurricular activities for at least three school weeks.
  • A student with disabilities who fails to meet the standards in the individualized education program (IEP) may not participate for at least three school weeks.
  • An ineligible student may practice or rehearse.
  • A student is allowed in a school year up to 10 absences not related to post-district competition, a maximum of 5 absences for post-district competition prior to state, and a maximum of 5 absences for state competition. All extracurricular activities and public performances, whether UIL activities or other activities approved by the board, are subject to these restrictions.
  • An absence for participation in an activity that has not been approved will receive an unexcused absence.
 
Please note: Sponsors of student clubs and performing groups such as the band, choir, drill and athletic teams and UIL Academic teams may establish standards of behavior—including consequences for misbehavior—that are stricter than those for students in general. If a violation is also a violation of school rules, the consequences specified by the Student Code of Conduct or by local policy will apply in addition to any consequences specified by the organization’s standards of behavior. [For further information, see policies at FM and FO.]
 
 
 
Athletics Policies and Code of Conduct and 
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