MCA ATHLETICS
FIERCE COMPETITORS WITH FIRST-CLASS SPORTSMANSHIP

As an outgrowth of MCA's physical education program, the Academy provides two levels of athletic participation for students.  One is club-level  athletics, which offers a wide age-range of students the opportunity to  engage in various types of activities from a low to a high level of personal involvement and competitiveness.  Although the concept of teamwork is important at this level, club sports allow the individual needs to prevail. Club athletics tend to meet weekly, but may be seasonal or year-round. The second level is interscholastic athletics. Teams at this level are fiercely competitive and equally mannerly.  Interscholastic athletics requires individual commitment to the greater good of the team.  Practice is three to five times weekly for a given season.

Regardless of the level of athletics, first-class sportsmanship before, during, and after an athletic event is essential and mandatory.  All MCA athletes, their parents, and fans are to uphold the high ideals of this institution, respecting the officials, coaches, and opposing team with their supporters. This school community is dedicated to exemplary conduct and interactions with all in attendance, cheering any noteworthy demonstrations of skill and avoiding  profanity, derogatory remarks and demeaning cheers.

Because students have the opportunity to grow physically, emotionally, socially, mentally, and morally, MCA is committed to acquiring and supporting coaches and sponsors that are not only skilled in their particular sport, but that are also able to convey those skills and concepts to young students in a meaningful and fun way.  Furthermore, MCA retains coaches that embody admirable and virtuous character.

SPORTS 

Our Middle School athletes (grades six-eight) compete in the Central Carolina Conference for Academics, Athletics and the Arts, which is divided into two divisions, east and west.  Geographically located from about Burlington in the east, Wilkesboro in the west, Mt. Airy in the north and Winston-Salem in the south, member schools include Bethany Community Middle School, Bridges School, Carter G. Woodson School, Clover Garden School, Downtown Middle School, Forsyth Academy, Forsyth Home Educators, Guilford Preparatory Academy, Millers Creek Christian School, and Summit School.  MCA and the Booster Club currently support soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, track, baseball, softball, tennis, golf, and marksmanship.

ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

A student must:

1. adhere to MCA’s behavior policies
2. sign the Athlete’s Honor Code, if participating in a middle school sport
3. maintain an average of “C” ( a “2,” if in K-2 grades) or higher in each subject, grades being checked bi-weekly
4. have no more than one unexcused absence thus far in the school year or a total of five
5. have no suspensions in this academic year or a total of five prior days
6. be present for a minimum of 50% of the school day on the day of an athletic contest in order to participate in the event
7. have received a medical examination by a licensed physician within the past 365 days. (If you miss five or more days due to illness or injury, you must receive a medical release before practicing or playing.)
8. be in the 6^th – 8^th grades and no more than fifteen years old on or before October 16 to participate on middle school competitive teams
9. be within the stated grade or age parameters, determined at the foundation of each club, to participate in athletic club activities.

Join the MCA Athletics Boosters Club Today!!

The mission of the Boosters Club is to support all interscholastic sports and then to support all club-level sports.  Please join with us in launching and sustaining the finest athletic teams in the area.  Contact the school office at 336.789.7570 or e-mail MCA for more info.