It is the mission of Grace Preparatory School to promote an enjoyable, athletic environment which emphasizes the attainment of strong Christian character development, physical skills and leadership qualities. Our program strives to cultivate outstanding sportsmanship, a spirit of cooperation, and personal character traits such as dedication, humility, maturity and integrity.
At Grace Prep, we believe athletics are an integral part of the educational experience. Athletics are important but should not take the place of academics, church or family commitments. We also believe every student has been gifted with various abilities. While it is impossible for every student to be involved in athletics, we encourage every student to explore his God-given capabilities in the athletic opportunities provided at Grace Prep.
To be eligible to participate in the athletics program at Grace Prep, a student must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA. Regular, punctual attendance in all classes is essential to student participation in the athletic program. If a student is not in class on the date of an athletic competition or scheduled practice session, the student may not participate in that event.
Homeschooled or outside students are expected to maintain the same eligibility requirements as other students. The administration and coaches of Grace Prep ask for the cooperation of the parents in monitoring academic eligibility.
Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball
In order to promote a system of eligibility for students who wish to participate in any extracurricular activities offered by Grace Prep School, the following goals have been established:
To provide a system where administration, parents and coaches may keep track of progress and academic excellence as established in school standards.
To provide a program to keep parents, teachers and coaches in harmony regarding students’ progress not only in academics, but also in Christian behavior and attitudes while in school and at home.
To give parents, teachers and coaches equal opportunity to have input in determining whether a student has met academic and behavior standards in a satisfactory manner to warrant activity participation.
To have the ability, at any specific point in the activity, to prohibit participation in such activity due to academic or behavior problems. If a student is not applying himself / herself or just not trying, the communication door is open to determine whether that student is ineligible for any upcoming events.
To provide extra help if a student is visibly trying and just has a hard time with a specific portion of school work. In this case eligibility may be determined by parties involved: parents, teachers and coach. Such a student may have to receive extra help in certain areas.
To encourage an open line of communication and responsibility to all parties involved in the development of the student, not only in the activity aspect, but also to develop discipline, character and integrity.
Academics being of the highest priority, athletes must maintain at least a "C" average in all of their classes. If an athletes’ course grade drops to a "D" or below, they are disqualified from practice participation and game participation until the grade is improved. The teacher will email the Athletic director and the Director of Secondary to let them know about the probation. The Director will meet with student and parents on academic performance and the Athletic Director will communicate the probation to the coach.