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9th grade athletic teams

Harvard‑Westlake Middle School considers athletics to be an important extension of the classroom. The intent of the athletic program is not only to teach skills, sportsmanship, cooperation, and leadership, but also to help build confidence, a feeling of self-worth, and the desire for self-improvement. Coaches work to develop the players’ overall physical and psychological well-being while laying a strong foundation for continued participation. The athletics program involves as many students as possible in a variety of activities, further strengthening the sense of community gained through the achievements of group efforts.

Harvard‑Westlake fields a wide array of teams. Ninth-grade students can receive one trimester of physical education (PE) credit by participating on any of the freshman, junior varsity, or varsity teams listed under Ninth-Grade Athletic Teams later in this section.
Ninth-grade students can fulfill their PE requirement by participating on two teams, taking three trimesters of PE, or by being on one team and taking two trimesters of PE. A training class is considered to be a PE class. Students may not fulfill their PE requirement by concurrently enrolling in a PE class and participating on an athletic team.

Ninth graders must use the numbers listed to indicate the sport(s) they wish to participate in during each trimester. In sports for which a freshman team is listed, few, if any, ninth-grade students should sign up for a junior varsity or varsity team. All ninth graders must get a signature authorizing their participation on any athletic team on which they plan to play. In sports for which only junior varsity and varsity teams are listed, transportation to and from the practice facility will be provided for freshman athletes on those teams. Practices for freshman, junior varsity, and varsity teams are five days per week. Saturday and vacation commitments are common.

Ninth-grade students should pick their sports carefully and, when planning to try out for an athletic team, enroll in a PE class as a backup measure.

Students may only list a junior varsity or varsity sport on their schedule with the permission of the coach.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS

Most teams composed of students who are in grades 7 and 8 are members of the Junior High Delphic League. If a team requires tryouts, they are held before each season. Students are given notice through the Daily Bulletin and other means about the days and times of tryouts. Generally, practices are held three days per week from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Below is a list of the teams offered and their seasons.

NINTH-GRADE ATHLETIC TEAMS

FALL

8535-3 Basketball Training Class—Girls
8501-3 Cross Country—JV Girls
8500-3 Cross Country—Varsity Girls
8614-3 Field Hockey—Freshman Girls
8611-3 Field Hockey—JV Girls
8610-3 Field Hockey—Varsity Girls
8620-3 Golf—Varsity Girls
8555-3 Soccer Training Class—Girls
8575-3 Softball Training Class—Girls
8585-3 Swimming Training Class—Girls
8511-3 Tennis—JV Girls
8510-3 Tennis—Varsity Girls
8524-3 Volleyball—Freshman Girls
8521-3 Volleyball—JV Girls
8520-3 Volleyball—Varsity Girls
8545-3 Water Polo Training Class—Girls

8765-3 Baseball Training Class—Boys
8735-3 Basketball Training Class—Boys
8711-3 Cross Country—JV Boys
8710-3 Cross Country—Varsity Boys
8704-3 Football—Freshman
8701-3 Football—JV
8700-3 Football—Varsity
8745-3 Soccer Training Class—Boys
8723-3 Water Polo—Frosh/Soph Boys
8721-3 Water Polo—JV Boys
8720-3 Water Polo—Varsity Boys
8755-3 Wrestling Training Class

8930-3 Cheerleading
8920-3 Equestrian
8902-3 Fencing*

* Concurrent enrollment in Physical Education 9 is required.

WINTER

8534-4 Basketball—Freshman Girls
8531-4 Basketball—JV Girls
8530-4 Basketball—Varsity Girls
8551-4 Soccer—JV Girls
8550-4 Soccer—Varsity Girls
8575-4 Softball Training Class—Girls
8585-4 Swimming Training Class—Girls
8605-4 Track and Field Training Class—Girls
8541-4 Water Polo—JV Girls
8540-4 Water Polo—Varsity Girls

8765-4 Baseball Training Class—Boys
8734-4 Basketball—Freshman Boys
8731-4 Basketball—JV Boys
8730-4 Basketball—Varsity Boys
8825-4 Lacrosse Training Class
8743-4 Soccer—Frosh/Soph Boys
8741-4 Soccer—JV Boys
8740-4 Soccer—Varsity Boys
8785-4 Swimming Training Class—Boys
8805-4 Track and Field Training Class—Boys
8815-4 Volleyball Training Class—Boys*
8751-4 Wrestling—JV
8750-4 Wrestling—Varsity

8930-4 Cheerleading
8920-4 Equestrian
8902-4 Fencing
8975-4 Springboard Diving Training Class

* Concurrent enrollment in Physical Education 9 is required.

SPRING

8535-5 Basketball Training Class—Girls
8615-5 Field Hockey Training Class—Girls
8555-5 Soccer Training Class—Girls*
8571-5 Softball—JV Girls
8570-5 Softball—Varsity Girls
8581-5 Swimming and Diving—JV Girls
8580-5 Swimming and Diving—Varsity Girls
8601-5 Track and Field—JV Girls
8600-5 Track and Field—Varsity Girls
8525-5 Volleyball Training Class—Girls

8764-5 Baseball—Freshman Boys
8761-5 Baseball—JV Boys
8760-5 Baseball—Varsity Boys
8735-5 Basketball Training Class—Boys
8705-5 Football Training Class
8771-5 Golf—JV Boys
8770-5 Golf—Varsity Boys
8821-5 Lacrosse—JV
8820-5 Lacrosse—Varsity
8745-5 Soccer Training Class—Boys*
8781-5 Swimming and Diving—JV Boys
8780-5 Swimming and Diving—Varsity Boys
8791-5 Tennis—JV Boys
8790-5 Tennis—Varsity Boys
8803-5 Track and Field—Frosh/Soph Boys
8801-5 Track and Field—JV Boys
8800-5 Track and Field—Varsity Boys
8814-5 Volleyball—Freshman Boys
8811-5 Volleyball—JV Boys
8810-5 Volleyball—Varsity Boys
8725-5 Water Polo Training Class—Boys
8755-5 Wrestling Training Class—Boys

8930-5 Cheerleading
8920-5 Equestrian
8902-5 Fencing

* Concurrent enrollment in Physical Education 9 is required.