Student handbook for 1996-1997 - Southwestern Academy

ATHLETICS AT SOUTHWESTERNFOLLOW THE SUN!Our teams are called the SOUTHWESTERNSUN - HOT at both our California and Arizonacampuses. That’s SUN, by the way - never“Suns”. There is only one SUN. We play to win,to gain skills, and especially to have fun.Sports are important at Southwestern. Our CIF(California Interscholastic Federation) and CSC(Community Sports Conference in Arizona) teamshave won many championships in soccer, crosscountry, baseball, volleyball, basketball, andtrack. There are also opportunities in swimming,tennis, track and field, weight training, horsebackriding, and golf. The athletic director may beable to provide other sports if you ask.ATHLETIC RULES You are alwaysexpected to show good sportsmanship. You maynot swim, horseback ride, hike, or use gyms orweight equipment without a coach’s or teacher’sapproval in advance. Safety is a main concern.Don’t climb, throw, wrestle, hit, or act in a waythat can hurt you or others around you. Allpossession or use of creatine or other bodybuilding supplements is forbidden and may resultin disqualification from any sports activities.Students must meet CIF rules and maintain a 2.0semester GPA to participate in team competition.DRESS The team coach will advise you what isappropriate for each sport. For P. E. each day,Southwestern P. E. shorts, T-shirts, athleticshoes, and sweat shirts and pants are required.DRESSING PERIOD There is a brief periodafter classes, before P. E. or varsity practices orgames, to change. Be quick - the time is short.Dorm students dress in their rooms. Daystudents may not enter any dorms.In San Marino, girls and commuting boys changein the gym. The girls’ locker and shower area isreached by walking along the red west borderarea of the gym floor. Please don’t step on themain gym floor without proper gym shoes, as thiscan scratch our fine floor. Coaches will be inthe gym and dorms to supervise changing.LETTER CLUB Players who receiveparticipation certificates in a varsity or juniorvarsity sport, AND who receive the coach’srecommendation based on good effort andsportsmanship, have lettered and may join theLETTER CLUB. They may buy and wear letterjackets. Requirements for letters are availablefrom the athletic director.PHYSICAL EDUCATION P. E. is a daily class,required of all students unless an approvedmedical excuse or an approved alternativeexercise plan is filed with the Athletic Director inadvance of the semester. Students who havemedical excuses on file must check in daily withthe coach and must be on the field, even if theycannot participate.The campus director of athletics is the person toapprove any changes from regular P. E.Alternative exercises must be certified in writingat the end of each semester by the supervisor ofthe alternative plan.The P. E. coaches try to plan activitiesappropriate to each age and interest. Talk witha coach if you have any idea, complaint, problem,or need in sports.During P. E. time, NO STUDENT may be indorms or other buildings without getting aspecial excuse in advance.P. E. UNIFORMS Sweats, T-shirts, and shortsare available at the student store at bothcampuses when classes begin. Be careful tomark your P. E. clothes with your name, and towash new red clothes separately from the whites(or all the whites will be pink!). Socks and shoesmust be worn for all sports except - of course -swimming. Don’t walk outdoors barefoot ateither campus, to keep from cutting your feet.SPORTS AWARDS At a Sports AwardsBanquet held in San Marino each spring, playersfrom every varsity and junior varsity team arerecognized with a participation certificate. Ineach sport, coaches select a Most Valuable, MostInspirational and Most Improved Player.The year’s “Outstanding Athlete” is alsoannounced and honored at the banquet, with hisor her name added to the plaque in the SanMarino gym foyer listing all our OutstandingAthletes since 1924.TEAM UNIFORMS Players on our CIFand CSC teams get uniforms from the coach ormanager of the sport. You must use, clean, andtake care of your uniforms.In some sports, all or some uniform items may beindividually purchased to fit. Coaches will helpyou buy these at local stores if you areparticipating on a varsity sport that requiresspecial uniforms or equipment12