It is the policy of the Chenango Valley Central School District to provide interscholastic athletic opportunities for the students of the middle/senior high school. The program is designed to provide appropriate competition with students of other school districts. Participation in Chenango Valley’s athletic program is voluntary on the part of the student and, being extracurricular, is not assigned course credit.

The interscholastic athletic program is administered by the Director of Athletics, supervising the varsity, junior varsity, and modified offerings. Secondary students are invited to try out for various sports at their skill specific level and encourage grade level programming. It is recognized that the competitive nature of the interscholastic program intensifies as students get older and mature athletically. The varsity program (generally 11/12) within each sport will naturally be more selective than the junior varsity (generally 9/10) and less so for the modified sports (generally 7/8). While the program is not intramural or recreational, efforts are made to keep as many students as possible actively involved within each sport. Competition for membership on a team, however, is a factor. This will be more of a consideration at the varsity level than on the junior varsity or modified teams. The numbers of students able to participate on a junior varsity or varsity team may vary from sport-to-sport. Students in 7th grade will not be able to participate on a junior varsity or varsity team unless there is not a modified team or the Director of Athletics determines otherwise. Students cannot be selectively classified if there are older athletes who are being cut from a team unless the Director of Athletics determines otherwise. The availability of athletic fields, gymnasiums, equipment, qualified coaches, budget limitations, etc. will all serve as self-limiting factors within the total program.

Participation in the athletic program will be subject to rules established through the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Section IV, the Southern Tier Athletic Conference and the school district.