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"Successful students have Confidence, dis- Continued from page C-I cipline and a lot of internal motivation," he said. "I believe that our athletic programs Judson Said grade checks will still be con- teach and reinforce these skills. Why would ducted by coaches, we not allow a willing student to learn these "Anyone not passing five of six classes will skills in our athletic programs?" be inelligible," he said. "It was approved by He stated that the athletic programs of the board, supported by coaches and myself SHS promote much more than sports. and I think it'll lead to more success because "Engaged student athletes form relation- it will allow for athletes to fail slightly and ships and skills that help them in all aspects still be involved in the program." of life," Lacy said. "I can only see a positive Judson said that many coaches and ath- side to this outcome." letic programs choose to run study programs Judson said that even athletes who play and that he believes there are a lot of things sports all year around and fail one class per being done within the separate programs to semester will still be able to graduate on time, help athletes be successful students, in most cases. The school requires a specific "To maintain equity, we set the standard number of credits in core subjects such as lan- • and that's what everyone's held to," Judson guage arts and math. Students have the abil- said. "Coaches can have incentives for kids ity to earn 24 credits but only 22 credits are to achieve at a higher level. We want kids to needed for graduation. excel in the classroom and to keep kids afloat Each semester, a student earns three who may drop out of athletics or out of school credits if all classes are passed, therefore, altogether." any student at SHS who fails one class per Lacy said that many of the athletes in semester will still reach the required num- Shelton's programs have no trouble main- ber of 22 credits to graduate, Judson said. In the best interest of the students 1~ ecently, Shelton High School took the advice l l~bf an advisory commit- tee and decided to lower the academic requirements for athletes. This year, and in recent years, athletes have been required to pass all of their classes and maintain a mini- mum 2.0 Grade Point Aver- age (GPA). Next year, the academic reqmrements will be lowered to match those required by the Washing- ton Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) which requires athletes to pass all but one class to remain eligible and does not have a minimum GPA requirement. When I first heard about this decision, I thought the standards were too low. High school was very easy for me and I graduated with a 3.6 GPA, so I wondered why the standard was already so low and then why it was being lowered more. Then I spoke to a couple of my coaches and learned about the piece of the puzzle I'd never considered. Shelton is a poorer city than Lacey, where I grew up, and the stu- By EMILY dents here HANSON sometimes do not have any incen- tive to stay in school. When students who are on the border of dropping out decide to play a sport, they are then told the academic requirements to be eligible. Sometimes that standard, which they feel they can not live up to, is what pushes them out the door. By lowering the academic requirements to match those of the WIAA and not requiring a minimum GPA, Shelton is hoping to keep more students from drop- ping out while also providing these borderline students with a support system. Be- cause that is what athletic teams are: they are a group of people, adults and peers alike, who are working together for success. This o£centimes means working in study groups to keep grades up and definitely means the coaches are checking to make sure athletes are stay- ing eligible. Taking this into consider- ation, I feel SHS has made the right choice for the stu- dents: I wish athletes would want to work harder and have higher GPAs so that life a~r high school would theoretically be easier for • them, but keeping borderline students in school so they earn their diplomas is more important. I know people believe that if the bar is, raised, people will rise to the occasion, but that's not always what hap- pens. Hopefiflly, by making academic eligibility easier to maintain, these borderline students will stay in sports so that they can have the support group they need in order to succeed. 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