MAHOMETSEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

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MAHOMET-SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOLMISSION STATEMENT

• The mission of Mahomet-SeymourHigh School is to
  develop life-long learners, effective
  communicators,and responsible citizens.

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTMISSION STATEMENT

• Mahomet-Seymour athletics teach teamwork,
  leadership, positive attitude, commitment and
  perseverance, which provide life-long lessons
  that will serve athletes long after their playing
  days are over. Coaches serve as guide posts in
  this process providing role models, motivation,
  knowledge, positive reinforcement and enabling
  student athletes to develop the skills to excel
  in sport and life.

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ACTIVITIES PHILOSOPHYPLEASE REFER TO STUDENT
HANDBOOK PAGES 25 AND 26 OR GO ON LINE AT
http//www.ms.k12.il.us/mshs/pdf/StudentHandbook20
06-2007.pdf

• 1.At Mahomet-Seymour we feel that
  extra-curricular activities are an important
  educational experience for all those who choose
  to participate. A person is the sum total of all
  his or her living experiences, and experience
  comes in many ways. The channels of learning
  differ with each student, and each student tends
  to stress those channels that give expression to
  his or her best talents.

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• 2.All to often, people give little thought to
  those values that are usually described in
  abstract terms. Never-the-less, qualities such as
  loyalty, respect, service, sacrifice, love,
  pride, dedication, and courage become more
  obvious when exposed to the pressures associated
  with athletics and extra-curricular activities.

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• 3. When a student endures the physical or mental
  hardship of being a team member, when he or she
  accepts all the unpleasantness of weather,
  outside pressures, bruises, aches, the
  disappointment of losing, when they subject their
  performance to the judgment of all spectators and
  critics through all of this, a person can
  achieve a special discipline of character. This
  kind of discipline contributes to the strength,
  which helps us face hardships, responsibility,
  and the demands of duty throughout our lifetime.
  As a participant grows in their understanding of
  what it means to be a part of a team, and they
  face the difficulties of a challenging schedule,
  many of these qualities emerge.

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ACTIVITIES CODE

• Please turn to Pages 26-30 in the Student
  Handbook and read all sections of Articles I
  III. You may also access these on line at
• http//www.ms.k12.il.us/mshs/pdf/StudentHandbo
  ok2006-2007.pdf
• It is the student participants responsibility
  to insure that they understand each section of
  each article, as well the responses to the
  frequently asked questions following Article III
  in the handbook. The articles cover
• (a) Eligibility
• (b) Behavioral Expectations and Consequences
• (c) Season Schedules and Requirements

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ELIGIBILITY

• All participants must meet the Mahomet-Seymour
  School District academic standards
• All participants and their parents must attend a
  review session related to the extra-curricular
  activities code one time in Junior High and One
  time in High School

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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE ON FILE BEFORE ANY
STUDENT/ATHLETE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE
AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY

• A current physical
• Insurance information
• Parent Permission Form
• Payment of activity fee (currently 80.00 per
  activity with a 160.00 maximum)

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TRAINING RULES APPLY TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND ARE
IN EFFECT YEAR-ROUND, BOTH ON AND OFF SCHOOL
GROUNDS.

• Please consult the student handbook for
  details. It is also the participants
  responsibility to insure that they are familiar
  with any rules or guidelines that may be specific
  to their activity. If a student is unsure about
  any of these guidelines, they should contact
  their coach.

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THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIORS CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF
THE MAHOMET-SEYMOUR SCHOOLS EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES CODE

• Smoking or chewing tobacco
• Drinking or possession of alcohol
• Illegal use or possession of a controlled
  substance
• Engaging in conduct that specifically violates
  existing criminal code statutes
• Deliberate access, creation, display,
  transmission, or otherwise possession or
  dissemination of material which contains
  pornography, obscenity, or sexual explicit
  pervasively lewd and vulgar, or indecent or
  inappropriate language, text, sounds or visual
  depictions
• You should consult your Student Handbook
  concerning details of these and other behaviors.

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CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATION OF TRAINING RULES

• Consult pages 28 and 29 of the Student
  Handbook regarding these consequences.
• These should be clear in your mind before you
  engage in a student activity. You are expected to
  use good judgment at all times. Good judgment
  includes choosing not to engage in behaviors in
  which there may be uncertain consequences. The
  following frames outline consequences for
• offenses and proximity

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FIRST OFFENSE

• Suspension for 30 calendar days or ½ of the next
  activity season, whichever is less
• Suspension can be reduced to 15 calendar days or
  1/3 of the next activity season whichever is
  less if the student chooses to meet with a
  school-approved treatment counselor and performs
  8 hours of community service.

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SECOND OFFENSE

• Suspension for 90 calendar days and the
  completion of an approved counseling program
• Suspension can be reduced to 45 calendar days
  with mandatory counseling and performance of 40
  hours of community service

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THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES

• One year suspension and the completion of an
  approved counseling program
• The penalty for a third offense can be reduced to
  6 months with 80 hours of community service

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EXPUNGMENT CLAUSE

• Following a first violation, a student/athlete
  who has not be in violation of this policy for a
  period of one year will have their record
  expunged.

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PROXIMITY CLAUSE

• Students are not permitted to be in any location
  where alcohol, controlled substances, or illegal
  drugs are knowingly possessed or consumed by
  minors.
• The first offense for a violation of the
  proximity clause for activities that have fewer
  than 15 contests is a suspension from one
  contest. For activities that have more than 15
  contests, the suspension will be two contests.
• Any second offense of the proximity clause will
  be treated as a first offense for possession
  and/or consumption.

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SPORTSMANSHIP

• Sportsmanship is an honorable quality that
  desires to be courteous, fair and respectful.
  Participants and spectators in/of Mahomet-Seymour
  Activities are expected to know, understand and
  conduct themselves consistent with the following
  code

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FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTSMANSHIP

• Show Respect for the Opponent
• Show Respect for the Officials
• Know, understand and appreciate the rules of the
  game
• Maintain self control
• Recognize and appreciate skill in performance
  regardless of affiliation
• Be no party to the use of profanity, obscene
  language or improper actions

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FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTSMANSHIP (CONTINUED)

• Abstain from making negative statements towards
  coaches, players, officials or spectators
• Set a good example for players and spectators to
  follow
• Refrain from arguments in front of players and
  spectators
• Abstain from throwing any objects in disgust

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STUDENT/ATHLETE CODE OF CONDUCT

• Student participants have a duty to assure that
  their teams promote the development of good
  character.  This code of conduct applies to all
  student participants involved in interscholastic
  athletics and activities.
• Student participants will support the value of
  academics and the educational process.

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STUDENT/ATHLETE CODE OF CONDUCT CITIZENSHIP

• Student participants will respect peers, coaches,
  officials, opponents and other associated with
  the event.
• Student participants will promote fair play and
  uphold the spirit of the rules in the activity.
• Student participants will model appropriate
  behavior at all times.
• Student participants will engage in a healthy
  lifestyle.

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STUDENT/ATHLETE CODE OF CONDUCT

• Student participants will advocate, model, and
  promote the development of good character to
  include
• a) Trustworthinessb) Respectc)
  Responsibilityd) Fairnesse) Caring
• f) Citizenship

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PARENT AND FAN CODE OF CONDUCT

• Parents/Fans will promote academic, emotional,
  physical and moral well being above desires and
  pressure to win.

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PARENT AND FAN CODE OF CONDUCT (CONTINUED)

• Parents/Fans will teach, enforce, advocate,
  model, and promote the development of good
  character to include
• a) Trustworthinessb) Respectc)
  Responsibilityd) Fairnesse) Caring
• f) Citizenship

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PARENT AND FAN CODE OF CONDUCT (CONTINUED)

• Parents/Fans will respect participants,
  officials, opponents, and all other involved.
• Parents/Fans will promote fair play and uphold
  the spirit of the rules in the activity.
• Parents/Fans will model appropriate behavior at
  all times.

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• Mahomet-Seymour Schools have established a
  Tradition of Champions through our Commitment
  to Excellence

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ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED READING THE ACTIVITIES
CODE AND ARE CERTAIN YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS
CONCERNING ITS CONTENT, GO TO THE NEXT FRAME,
HIGHLIGHT ONLY THE TEXT IN THE FRAME AND SELECT
PRINT FROM YOUR COMPUTERS TOOL BAR. WHEN THE
PRINTER WINDOW SHOWS, CLICK SELECTION AND THEN
PRINT. FAILURE TO CLICK SELECTION MAY CAUSE
YOUR COMPUTER TO PRINT ALL 28 PAGES OF THIS
DOCUMENT. YOU MAY ALSO PICK UP A HARD COPY IN
THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE. SIGNED COPIES ARE TO BE
RETURNED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE.
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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED PLAYER AND PARENT, HAVE READ
AND UNDERSTAND MAHOMET-SEYMOURS ACTIVITY CODE
AND THE PARENTS HAVE ATTENDED MAHOMET-SEYMOURS
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTSMANSHIP OPEN HOUSE OR HAVE
VIEWED THE 27-FRAME POWERPOINT OF THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF SPORTSMANSHIP. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT OURSELVES
CONSISTENT WITH THIS CODE. WE DO HEREBY PLEDGE TO
DO OUR VERY BEST TO CONDUCT OURSELVES CONSISTENT
WITH THIS CODE.

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