The Board of Education of the Northeastern Clinton Central School District understands that inter- scholastic athletics are a significant part of the educational process. The combination of academics and athletics enhances the quality of student-athletes’ lives and expands their options for learning and personal growth. Athletics provide an educational opportunity in which student-athletes can learn essential life lessons beyond those that can be learned in an academic classroom. Athletics provide opportunities for students in regards to responsibility, fair play, cooperation, concern for others, leadership, respect for authority, good citizenship, loyalty, and tolerance. Also, the essential requirements for teamwork and the mental and physical challenges of training and competition, are important life lessons in every student-athletes’ developmental experience. These lessons will serve student-athletes well into their future.
It is recognized that a well-organized and well-conducted athletic program is a potent factor in the morale of a high school student body and an important phase of good community school relations. The Board believes that students should develop a positive attitude toward both winning and losing. A gracious winner and a good loser are both important goals in the educational aspect of athletics. To this end, the Board recognizes that the various athletic levels have differing goals. The following deals with each tier of the district’s total athletic programs (click the link below):
