Student Activities
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
CO-/EXTRA-CURRICULAR COORDINATION
The West Ottawa school district believes that a well-rounded school experience includes involvement in extra-curricular activities and encourages students to participate in a variety of school activities.
Recognizing that students who participate in multiple school activities may encounter scheduling conflicts which obligate them to more than one event, the following procedure has been established to assist in the resolution of scheduling conflicts that occur:
When a conflict occurs between scheduled practices, the students may choose either activity.
When a conflict occurs between a competition/performance and a practice, students are expected to attend the competition/performance.
Regular participation rules and expectations will prevail. In these situations, the student will not be allowed to participate in the practice.
When a conflict occurs between competitions/performances, the student must first consult with the adult advisors before the event to see if he/she can resolve the conflict or to show that one activity should take priority over the other.
If the advisers agree the student should attend one event over the other, the student must comply with their decision.
If the advisers agree both competitions/performances can be attended, the student is expected to attend both activities.
If the advisers remain undecided or do not establish the priority of one event over the other, the student may choose either activity.
It is recommended that the adult advisers consider the following in making their decisions:
The overall importance of the conflicting events, such as state/regional/district/conference events versus regular events.
The impact the student’s absence will have on each team/group; i.e., is the student a principal contributor (starter, first chair, soloist, etc.) or does he/she provide a secondary/back-up function?
In all situations where this policy has been followed and the student has ultimately made the decision, the advisers are expected to honor that decision and to support the student positively as he/she represents the school in the event. Repercussions to the student as a result of his/her decision, academic or otherwise, shall not occur and will not be supported. Adult advisers will make every effort to coordinate schedules annually to avoid scheduling conflicts.