Student/Parent Athletic Handbook 2017-2018 ATHLETIC HANDBOOK VERSION 2017 2018 | Page 26

Physical Examinations Students participating in athletic activities for St. Ursula Academy are required to undergo a physical examination pursuant to the regulations of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Physical examinations are valid for one year from the date of the exam. A student in grades 9 through 12, participating in a school sport, is required to have the Pre-participation Physical Examination Form properly signed by a physician, by the participant, and by the parent or guardian each year. To guarantee each athlete is able to participate in try- outs for any season, we recommend that physical forms are returned to the athletic office by July 1. GGCL St. Ursula athletes participate in the Girls’ Greater Cincinnati League, (GGCL). The purposes of the GGCL are as follows: 1. To promote girls’ athletics with emphasis on Christian ideals and good sportsmanship. 2. To encourage the spirit of competition within the bounds of genuine sportsmanship, fair p lay, and school spirit. 3. To organize, supervise, control and encourage athletic activities in harmony with policies of the member schools and the Ohio High School Athletic Association, OHSAA. The GGCL is divided in two divisions according to single- sex and co-ed enrollment of the schools. Six all-girl schools make up the Scarlet Division. Scarlet Division member schools are McAuley, Mother of Mercy, Mt. Notre Dame, St. Ursula Academy, Seton and Ursuline. The eight co-ed schools that make up the Grey Division are: Archbishop Alter, Archbishop McNicholas, Badin, Bishop Fenwick, Carroll, Chaminade-Julienne, Purcell Marian and Roger Bacon. 26