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"me Observer, Thursday, Septembe.r I o 199
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(Editor ote: "This is Part 1 era one'ts.around. " : Self...... control and
keeping: oorselfphysic.ally firis a--
C nnecticut and bow it affects
Southjngton High. Part 1: the view
titan administrators and members of
the Board ofEducation)
ByDAVEPHILLIPS
sports editor
Every few__months, there is
' cause for coffin high school
athletic departments throughout
the country. Gi'ad s come out and
somewhere, one of the top stu-
• dent-a'thletes ends up on the sid6r
lin _for the remainder, Enos'nil
of a season• " :
.And then comes the uproar
- when- ihat- team suffers.-Of-cours.e,
there is an uproar just as
loud from the academic side of
Tthe equatior w.her grades from
forced to repeat a grade or .are
denied graduation.
-Some-schools.in the same--
Central Connecticut Conference
tha.r-Southin-gtEfi-c6mpetes m are
Eligibility.Survey
In orde o be eligible to compete in interscholastic sports tn
Connectscuh- studentmusLpass_four Carnegie units of work in
each marking period. Last winter, the Con.nc cicut Interscholastic"
Athletic Conference 'sent an academic eligibility survey to each
_schqol, Here-ate-tht.=-r.gsutts2(__.9 Y pereeBt2 _fTthe-sch -iB-th_e-state -
rfsponded): " -' ..... ,.,
I. Our academic regulation for athletes is identical to the
Regulation as stated in the CIAC Code
the schools said yes, 43 percent said no. :,. .,- , -.
.\
She also was concerned with
what might happen to a studentathlete
if he or she wa pulled off ,
a team.
case scenario of four D's
three F2s-and-is-eligibI e .,-wouI d
• taki_ng emo_out of_athletics make
them a better student?" said -
Kogut. "I'm not quite sure it
wouM. _I think you need _a good
reason to deny someone it, not
b cause it's a pledsure.
ence with k'id is t at they are
than those required for graduation purposes. 34 percent.of the . .
,-hool aid , t "a .' more dedicated and orgamzeo
. ss y , percen sm no. - , - ; • . . . . . .
-3.-Our-academie-reguladon-for-athlefie-eligibilltyAs-more stringent-I wnen n season man wn n .mey
-ffiliose f/:q-qire'd for std l t p rh pation'in-ex enrridular noff l are u t°£sea. .°n'-7
athletic ctivides such as drama productions, band , student council, | My feebng ts whatever we
• ebat ot x8 ,,ercom -€,ho ,h, t, ;a , g ,,,, ,-,,,,,;a g, ' :r. | are "dmng right now works, said
.... Ko t. Ifwork ethm s the rob
A. We bcheve,that the CIAC acadermc regulauon-should:het-bd| gu p -
- .- -- ged' 'd-th t it should remain-a-m
glowing schools the flex/bility, to.m. _ st _dard in
with iis school rmssion. • 82 percent ofthe sc hoo said yes,J.8
said no " "' ' . ...' , ;7"--" -
. out or amteoes where worz emm
- IS lmpo taot'
Oshana said he is concerned
• We believe that the CIAC Board of Control should with the C-rule anywhere in the
study committee for the siate o E t d diaw-
with new rules re rdi.ng eligibili- of the schools id yes, " * ; '• " " '"
ty. The Connecticut Int.erscholas.... • : " "
tic Athletic Conference rule states_ _five courses. "I would defer any stronger
that a student must pass'four Adtninistrators in Southing: rule to-(Athletic Coordinator)Dr.
Carnegie units in each marking ton are in favor-of improve dp r- (Robe r " said Oshana. "I
p6riod tb b¢ li b]eT6re nexf -of'ffrm e a ro m, but---am -firm beiiever that our athT
pLriod.__ = . m os__L-fe.eLthat athletics is an letes..are among the tops in_their
L st r=uu y, the CIAC extension of the classroom and classes."
•published-results-of-izs-aeademie---shoul0cbe-treate.d-as-such:
eligibility survey for the 1997-98 "To met it's very simple," said •
their academic regulation for athletes
is identical to that stated in
" - the 2 .C code of eligibility. "
This fall, New"Britain
_
became the latest school system
to_ r qnire that students who want
' to participate in extracurricular
activities must maintain a C-average
in all their classes. N, w
BHtain implemented the rule in
the middle schools, effective
immediately, bat it will move to
the high school level in Sept.
!fig a higher standard than grad u_- p _ rq enLof_th time, thdy lose
ation,_lf e,_aLa_sch_o_ol gi_ve kids credit: If a studenLcuts.classes
graduation credit for getting D's twice, they lose credit.
and a student can get a diploma "I think people are happy
with that, we shfuld allow them with the way it works herin," said
to play sports with that." Auclair. "We have-good standards
If we h ave a gmdua.tion poli-___i.n-the.classroom.
o cy, we should have one that Joyce Kogut, chairwoman of
encompasses the entir.e school,"
said Zaya Oshana, a v., teran
member of the Board of Education.
"Don't. pick on sports, band
or clu.bs and give them special
ground are much different in.various
parts of the state•For example,
students in Greenwich and
Hartford, have completely different
demographics.
"- T re's also a percentag of
kids who have academic diffieultie
a d its not their faul b caus
Southington-High-does-have---they canrt
some rind standards, including a rain point," said Oshana. "When
classroCn/ -a-ttend ncE 61i-cyTIaf -- h e y e t to h ig]
the Board of Education, believes
that athletics are an extension of
the classroom.
One of the things I feel
about athletics that is so impor-
1999. Newington has had a s igt rules-for those activities. The tent, is that it's a lot ofw.ork .."
*rale-for nearly I0 y.ears a nd ath- same requirements should be for said Kogut. What you might see
letic performances have dimin- everyone." on Friday Mght or on the basketjshedJn_some
spqns bLCheshire,---Oshana-said-the-only-way a--balbcourWwhile-it might seem
students must pass six courses- C-rule wohld be worthwhile if ,,glamorous, is the result of hunwith
at ]east a C-average, while in you need to get people motivated dreds of hours of hard work, a lot
Bristol, students must pass at least and to apply themselves. ' of sweat and working when no
rewarding
maximum they can do. Now, just.
because they can do well in
sports, we'd co,he across with a
rule that this poor kid can't maint
in.
. But Oshana applauded the
coaches and the way they nspire
their teams.
"Absolutely, I think the
coaches hard the strongest inflti
ence than anyone else, said
Oshana. "If we work with the
- aches and tell them two things
-- watch .your behavior and
encourage kids to do well acader
mically --these kids will perform,
no doubt in my mind. ' :
(Next.u?: the achespoint ofview)'
HOMETOWN UPDATE
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AT C_ONN COII=GE
Keith Tunh_ey of Southi_n _on_
is a sophomore striker for the
Connecticut College men's_ soccer'team.
He enjoyed an outstandin
freshman campaign and earned
- the eam's Freshman of the Yearaward.
He finished fifth in scoring
with two goals an.d two
assists.
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