2020-21 Incoming 9th Grade Clearance Information

Quartz Hill High School Athletic Staff:
Vice Principal of Athletics - Neil Love
Athletics Secretary - Heather Cusick
Athletic Director - Aaron Kavanagh
Hello parents and welcome to Quartz Hill High School! My name is Aaron Kavanagh and I am the Athletic Director at Quartz Hill. I am excited to help you through your athletic career here at QHHS, but first you need to be cleared to start participating, once the official go ahead is given for athletics.
Right now, we are in a holding pattern, but hoping for a return to sports sooner rather than later, with so much is up in the air, as things change hourly. So instead of our usual incoming 9th grade athletic information night, here is a quick rundown of the important information you will need to begin to get your student-athlete cleared so when we can return to sports, your student-athlete is ready to begin competing!
If you have any questions please email me at akavanagh@avhsd.org.
Westside Union - June 4th
Soar/Knight/Palmdale Preps - June 4th
Physicals:
Starting Tuesday May 26th, Athletic Injury Management (AIM) will be allowing physicals.
There are a few conditions that AIM asks of you:
Please have $20 cash for the physicals
Please call ahead and get an appointment, NO WALK-INS
Please limit the number of family that accompanies your child to 1, to maintain proper social distancing in the office
All people that enter the office need to wear masks, per the CDC
Any individual that is symptomatic, please schedule for an appropriate time, and do not enter the office
AIM is located at 1051 West Avenue M Suite #209
All physical forms MUST have a doctor's signature and stamp on it, otherwise they are not cleared
Click on the link for the physical form.
This form, the bus waiver, also needs to be signed and completed to be able to be cleared.
All physicals must be returned to Quartz Hill before a student can be cleared
Academics:
Quartz Hill students must maintain a 2.0 Grade Point Average to stay eligible for high school sports
This means a 2.0 GPA at the 1st Quarter, 1st Semester, 3rd Quarter and 2nd Semester (for the current year's sports)
A = 4 points, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1; a student would need 12 grade points, assuming typical 6 classes and no more than 2 F’s are allowed for any grading period.
Academic probation will be available for those who fall short of a 2.0 GPA at the grading periods. However, there are minimum requirements in order to meet eligibility for Athletic Probation.
Sports and Seasons:
Fall:
Football
Cross Country
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Girls Golf
Winter:
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
Girls Soccer
Boys Soccer
Girls Wrestling
Boys Wrestling
Spring:
Baseball
Softball
Track and Field
Swimming
Boys Volleyball
Boys Tennis
Boys Golf
Q and A’s:
Q - Why am I not cleared for baseball but I am for football?
A - The athlete won't be cleared until the sport comes into season. So this athlete would be cleared for football during football season, and then assuming grades and physical were still good, would be cleared for baseball during baseball season.
Q - I'm cleared for one season, so am I cleared for all seasons?
A - No. Grades change and physicals expire. Physicals only last one calendar year.
Q - I turned in my paperwork, but I am still not cleared.
A - Clearances do not happen instantly. In normal circumstances you should allow 24-48 hours to get cleared after turning in the paperwork.
Q - I turned in my paperwork, and I am not still cleared, can I still practice while waiting?
A - No. Student-athletes must wait until FULLY cleared (email to the parent when cleared) to participate in any sports at QHHS.
Q - My team is holding virtual workouts and I am not cleared. Since they are virtual can I participate?
A - No. Student-athletes must wait until FULLY cleared to participate in any sports at QHHS, online, virtual or physical.