3.4.5. Extracurricular Activities

General

• To attend an extracurricular function or participate in an activity, a student must follow the protocol set by the department overseeing that activity.
• All school rules will be enforced at extracurricular activities and any infraction will result in parent notification and possible penalty.
• All guests are expected to abide by the same rules as CHCA students.
• For spirit competition events, students must present tickets at the door at which time their attendance will be registered.
• Students who do not attend CHCA, alumni, and/or parents must submit any required forms prior to attending any event. Check with event coordinator for details.
• No personal profit is permitted for students selling school related t-shirts, athletic wear/gear, or any other product.
• Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, athletics, fine arts, robotics, and SOS activities.

Eligibility

CHCA’s academic environment is designed for students to thrive and robust extracurricular offerings allow them to further explore and grow their gifts and leadership skills. The minimum requirements in these 4 areas (Academic & Service & Attendance & Conduct) help student activities align with those ideals since participating in extracurricular activities is a privilege at CHCA, not a right.

1. Academic

• A student must be passing five classes to participate in any extra-curricular activity.

2. Service

• All students must complete a minimum amount of hours & mission projects to remain eligible for extracurricular activities.
  • By end of Gr 9 – 30 hours
  • By end of Gr 10 – 60 hours (including 30 direct hours) + 1 service immersion
  • By end of Gr 11 – 90 hours (including 45 direct hours) + 1 service immersion
  • By 12/31 of Gr 12 – 90 hours (including 45 direct hours) + 2 service immersions
  • By 3/1 of Gr 12 – 120 service hours (including 60 direct hours) + 2 service immersions
• Students become re-eligible to participate once hours are completed and documented in the Upper School 9-12 Guidance Office.
• The SOS Homepage is a great resource containing links to many service opportunities.

3. Attendance

• To be eligible to participate in after-school activities, students must be in class by noon and must remain at school and in class for the remainder of the day.
• See the Attendance Policies handbook section for more information.

4. Conduct

• All discipline consequences supersede participation in extracurricular activities. See the Student Conduct Guidelines handbook section for details.