Buffalo Grove High School
No Pass / No Play Policy

In accordance with Illinois state law, students involved in certain activities at Buffalo Grove High School must maintain a specified academic standard.

I. Academic Standard:

• To participate in specific activities, students must meet the academic eligibility standards as established by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).
• Per IHSA standards, the student must be passing twenty (20) credit hours on a weekly basis to be eligible on a weekly basis.
• Per IHSA standards, the student must be passing twenty (20) credit hours on a semester basis to be eligible on a semester basis.

II. Activities governed by no pass / no play:

• All organizations involved in interscholastic competition:
• Athletic Teams, Debate, Math Team,
• Speech Team, Science Olympiad, Chess Team,
• Scholastic Bowl, Robotics, and Any credit bearing organization that competes inter-scholastically
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• Performance organizations:
• Drill Team, Cheerleaders, Pom Pons
• Orchesis
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• Major Productions:
• Fall Play, Musical, Spring Play
• Select Student Government Positions:
• Officers of Class Boards and Student Council

lIl. Activities not covered by no pass / no play:

• Activities that are singular in nature, have limited engagement, or involve general masses:
• V-Show, Improv Show,
• Clubs, Honor Societies, Madman Volleyball,
• Airband Mixer, Prom Court, Homecoming Court,
• General Membership - Student Council and Class Boards
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• Non-competitive* activities of credit bearing organizations:
• Jazz Band, Marching Band, Expressions,
• Charger, Stampede

* Non-competitive performance is evaluated by ratings of superior, good, fair, etc. Competitive performance is evaluated by rating of first place, second place, best of show, best of class, etc.

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