INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMPETITION

Our school is a member of the Bay-Midland Lutheran Athletic League, comprised of the Lutheran schools in the area.  Boys of the upper grades compete in soccer, basketball, softball, and track.  Girls in these grades serve as cheerleaders and compete in soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, and track.

We believe that this aspect of the physical education program can play a valuable part in:

    1.  Providing a wholesome outlet for recreation, fun, and enjoyment in a Christian setting and under Christian leadership.

    2.  Promoting and developing sportsmanlike attitudes, conduct, and relationships.

    3.  Teaching children the importance of self-sacrifice, team spirit, and team play.

    4.  Training children to properly accept victory and defeat, success and failure.

    5.  Teaching children to approach the tasks and challenges of life with vigor and determination.

    6.  Offering sports skill training to children.

    7.  Opening the door for the children to wholesome associations with people outside of our school and congregation.

It is very important that all spectators always show Christian Sportsmanship.

St. John's Eagle Athletics

The eagles of St. John's compete with six other Lutheran schools of the Bay-Midland circuit.  The areas of competition include soccer, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, and track.  The current sport schedule can be found in The Weekly PIN.

St. John's Student Eligibility Policy:

Student participation in athletic competition is governed by the following guidelines.

1. A total of three or more late or incomplete assignments in a given week will result in the student being ineligible for the next whole week (practice and games).  All work must be completed to the classroom teacher's specifications by Thursday noon of the following week in order to become eligible again.
2. Disciplinary problems deemed so by the teacher and the principal will result in a minimum of one week of ineligibility.  After a clear demonstration of the student's improved behavior he/she will be declared eligible.
3. The student athlete must attend school on game dates to be eligible.  In cases of emergency (e.g. funeral) the school reserves the right to determine eligibility.
4. An unsportsmanship type technical foul will result in the player being removed immediately from that game and he/she will not be permitted to play in the next scheduled game.  A second unsportsmanship technical foul will result in his/her immediate removal from the game and suspension for the next two regular scheduled games.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:     Mark Koschmann

Soccer:          Soccer is co-ed, usually grades 6-8.

Practice begins the first week of school.  Games begin mid-September and runs through mid-October.

Season ends with a league tournament.

Volleyball:      Junior Varisity – girls, grades 5 & 6

                      Varsity – girls, grades 7 & 8

Practices begin mid-September.  Games begin mid-October and runs through mid-November.

Season ends with a varsity tournament.

Basketball:     Junior Varsity Girls – grades 5 & 6

                     Junior Varsity Boys – grades 5 & 6

                     Varsity Girls – grades 7 & 8

                     Varsity Boys – grades 7 & 8

Practices begin after Thanksgiving.  Games begin the first week of January and run through February.  Junior Varsity tournament is mid-February.  Varsity tournament is the first part of March.

Cheerleading: Junior Varsity Girls:  grade 6 – cheer for varsity girls

                        Varsity Girls:  grades 7 & 8 – cheer for varsity boys

The cheerleading schedule will follow the basketball schedule.  Cheerleading practices are the same as basketball practices.

Track:            Junior Varsity teams grades 5 & 6

                     Varsity teams grades 7 & 8

      MPS invites 4th graders to their all-school meet at the end of May

Track season begins in April and the track team competes in approximately four different meets along with our league Field Day in May.  (Field Day is held at Valley Lutheran High School and our school competes with schools in the Bay-Midland Lutheran School League.)  The regional track meet is at Frankenmuth High School and the state track meet is in East Detroit.

Intramural Softball:    Grades 5-8

In the spring co-ed intramural softball is played on the field across the street form the school.  8th grade captains pick the teams.  Slow-pitch rules are followed during this sport.