ATHLETIC AWARDS
Basketball, cross country, football, golf,
gymnastics, competitive spirit, tennis, track and field, volleyball
and wrestling are the interscholastic sports which are sponsored
by
Brookings
High
School
. Baseball, bowling, soccer,
softball and swimming are recognized as club sports at
BHS.
Athletes must complete a season in “good
standing” in order to be eligible for any award or earn
credit for special awards. Code of Conduct violations will
not make a student-athlete ineligible for any award. If either hardship case or
extenuating circumstances exist, that may warrant special
consideration of whether or not an athlete should or should not
receive an award, the head coach and/or staff will make a
recommendation to the activities director for a final
decision.
Brookings
High School
sponsors an annual,
athletic awards ceremony that recognizes special achievements in
and contributions to Bobcat varsity interscholastic athletics and
club sports.
Major Award – Varsity
Letter
Each athlete will receive a varsity letter when
they first meet the athletic department competition requirements
through varsity competition in any sport. Boys are awarded a black letter,
and girls earn a red letter. As an incentive to attend the
seasonal athletic awards ceremonies, previous letter winners
– who are in attendance – will be awarded a Bobcat
medallion for earning subsequent major awards. The Bobcat medallion, however, is
not an earned award of the BHS athletic department that can be
received without the student-athlete’s attendance at awards
night.
Swimming:
An
athlete must compete in one half of the regular season
schedule (October-February) and qualify by placing at the state meet.
Athletes must be present for all meeting, practices and events
unless excused prior to the absence . . . . family and religious
obligations, activity conflicts and academic responsibilities are
valid excuses, but (participants) may not be excused
for social or work
reasons.
Minor
Awards
1.
Freshman – each athlete who completes a season
in “good standing” will be awarded a certificate with
his/her participation record for that school year.
2.
Sophomore – each athlete who completes a season in
“good standing” will be awarded a set of numerals for
his/her year of graduation (boys - black; girls - red). Three-sport participants will
earn a set of white numerals.
3.
Junior – an athlete who does not meet the
competition requirements for a major award, but who is a member in
“good standing” in any sport, will be awarded a
4” junior letter (one per year).
Special
Awards
1.
Varsity Scholar Athlete – each varsity
athlete, who earns a grade point average of 3.50 during the quarter
of participation, will be recognized with a
certificate.
2.
Varsity Most . . . . Athlete – at the conclusion of each
athletic season, team members select a Most Valuable, Most
Inspirational, and Most Improved athlete. These student-athletes are
recognized with an individual plaque at the annual awards ceremony
as well on a school display near the athletic department trophy
case.
3.
Outstanding Senior Athlete (Burger King) Award – as an
incentive for multi-sport participation, this award can be earned
by any senior athlete, who participates in an interscholastic sport
during each season in their junior year and letters during three
seasons in their senior year.
White Letter –
Coaches’ Award
The White Letter and White Letter Award were
created, by the Bobcat Head Coaches, as a special incentive for
participation in multiple, interscholastic sports. It acknowledges outstanding
interscholastic athletic as well as club sport and activity
participation.
Recipients must earn 30 points – during three consecutive
years – and must continue to participate in the sports in
which they have earned a major award (or in another sport during
those seasons).
Note: each recipient
must earn a minimum of three varsity letters (15 points) in
interscholastic sports in order to qualify for the white
letter. This
prestigious award remains the property of the athletics department
until graduation, and may be revoked either due to a lapse in
participation or gross student misconduct. The white letter is awarded at
the annual athletic awards banquet and pictures of white letter
recipients are displayed. White letter recipients who
continue to participate, in all sports – in which points have
been earned – during their senior year, will be awarded a
white letter plaque at the annual awards ceremony.
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