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What are considered extracurricular activities?

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) defines extracurricular activities as any Minnesota High School League sponsored Athletic and Fine Arts program for students in 7th through12th grade. These events may include such activities as:

athletics 7-12th grades
band
small and large group competition
choir
speech
debate
one act plays
visual arts festival

Governing agency

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) is the governing agency that develops the policies and procedures regarding extra curricular activities. In August 2004 the MSHSL Board of Directors determined that "the public school district in which the virtual school student is located will be the student’s resident district for the purposes of athletic and fine arts eligibility."

MSHSL will use current charter school eligibility rules. Students are eligible at the charter if the charter offers extracurricular activities. Otherwise, the charter must co-op with a MSHSL member school that agrees to host the cooperative program.

Specific questions about eligibility should be directed to the Minnesota State High School League.

Source: Minnesota Department of Education

Page last updated in August 2008.