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extensive interscholastic and intramural programs. The Boosters Club meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call the President of the Boosters Club or the Athletic Office at (440) 845-0442.
The Padua Parents Club exists to provide the parents/guardians of our Padua students the opportunity to become better acquainted with their children's school and to actively support its efforts on behalf of all the students. For more information, call Mrs. Ann Marie Frattare ’94 or Mrs. Kammy Shuman ‘88 at (440) 845-2444.
The Padua Franciscan High School Endowment Fund was founded in May 1981 to provide for the future financial needs of the school. The trust consists of gifts (wills, bequests, stocks and bonds, memorial offerings, cash contributions) which are permanently invested. The accrued interest is annually given over to the school. Parents and friends of all students are encouraged to become members of the Endowment Trust by making an annual gift to the fund c/o Institutional Advancement Office. There are no meetings to attend. For more information, call Institutional Advancement Office at (440) 845-2444.
The Padua Music Association consists primarily of parents/guardians of children who take part in our vocal and instrumental music programs. By means of various fundraisers they provide for partial scholarships for talented musicians, purchase new instruments and music, and cover the cost of many repairs. The Music Association meets on the third or fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. For further information, call the President of the Music Association or the Fine Arts Department Chair at (440) 845-2444.
ALCOHOL (See DISCIPLINARY POLICIES, p.24)
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Students may purchase pre-sale student tickets for selected away athletic events from the Athletic Office. (The only exception to this policy is hockey. Student tickets for home and away hockey games must be purchased at the rink.)
A THLETICS
For the purpose of school policy, a student athlete is defined as any member of an interscholastic sports team or a cheerleader.
Christian Athlete
Padua students are expected to act as Christian young adults at all times. Discourteous conduct either on or off the playing surface will not be tolerated. Misconduct in the shower or locker room, in transit to games and practices, and on the athletic field or floor may result in suspension or expulsion from the team. Team prayer and Mass on game days and other days are encouraged for personal improvement and team unity.
Academic Standards for Student-Athletes
There are two standards that athletes must meet in order to be scholastically eligible. The first is spelled out in the OHSAA Constitution and Bylaws in Bylaw 4-4. This regulation states that in order to be eligible for the current grading period (9 weeks), a student must have passed subjects in the preceding grading period (9 weeks) that earn a minimum of five credits per year towards graduation. Incoming ninth graders must have received a passing grade in a minimum of five subjects of all subjects taken during the final grading period of the eighth grade in order to be eligible for the first grading period at Padua.
A student who does not meet the OHSAA Bylaw 4-4 is ineligible for an entire grading period.
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