{"id":1426,"date":"2026-02-26T14:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/homeeducation-new\/?page_id=1426"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:56:40","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/homeeducation\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1426\" class=\"elementor elementor-1426\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9636685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9636685\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f57ba7\" data-id=\"7f57ba7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba57a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ba57a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sports Participation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b48916e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b48916e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6ac76\" data-id=\"ba6ac76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be3cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be3cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Home education students in St. Johns County may participate in sports at their zoned public school or any school in the district, provided they meet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fhsaa.com\/sports\/2020\/3\/11\/nontraditional_students.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Florida High School Athletic Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (FHSAA) standards, are registered with the district home education office, and submit required forms <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">EL2, EL3, GA4, and EL7 to the school where they intend to participate. All eligibility forms are available on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fhsaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FHSAA website<\/a><\/strong> under<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the PARENTS tab.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd6767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebd6767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Requirements for St. Johns Home School Sports Participation:\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be24a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be24a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"padding-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Registration:<\/strong> Must be registered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/homeeducation\/\"><strong>St. Johns County School District Home Education Office.<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li style=\"padding-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Complete the EL7 (registration &amp; verification) and GA4 (recruiting policy affidavit).<\/li><li style=\"padding-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Physical:<\/strong> A current physical EL02 and consent form EL03 are required.<\/li><li style=\"padding-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Students are allowed to play at <strong><em>any<\/em> <\/strong>St. Johns County School. <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The FHSAA Board of Directors establishes the dates in which the first day of allowable practice or tryouts can begin. These dates are published on the FHSAA website. Once a student athlete has\u00a0<u data-ogsc=\"\">participated in<\/u>\u00a0conditioning, tryouts, or practice, they have officially started that sport and may not participate in the same sport at another school during the same season, unless the student athlete meets the criteria of F.S. 1006.15(9)(b).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"padding-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Academics:<\/strong> Must meet the same standards for interscholastic extracurricular activities as brick-and-mortar students.<\/li><li style=\"padding-bottom: 15px\"><strong>PEP students:<\/strong> Must fill out the EL15 to register for athletic participation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0492e62\" data-id=\"0492e62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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