Athletics

August - October

• $50 sports User Fee: TouchBase (For tryout sports, please wait until after team selections are finalized before submitting payment)
• $20 ASB Fee: TouchBase (Paid once per school year)
• Final Forms Sports registration
• Current Sports Physical on file in Final Forms

November - January

• $50 sports User Fee: TouchBase (For tryout sports, please wait until after team selections are finalized before submitting payment)
• $20 ASB Fee: TouchBase (Paid once per school year)
• Final Forms Sports registration
• Current Sports Physical on file in Final Forms

February - March

• $50 sports User Fee: TouchBase (For tryout sports, please wait until after team selections are finalized before submitting payment)
• $20 ASB Fee: TouchBase (Paid once per school year)
• Final Forms Sports registration
• Current Sports Physical on file in Final Forms

April - May

• $50 sports User Fee: TouchBase (For tryout sports, please wait until after team selections are finalized before submitting payment)
• $20 ASB Fee: TouchBase (Paid once per school year)
• Final Forms Sports registration
• Current Sports Physical on file in Final Forms

Register for sports here:

FinalForms

It is the duty of all concerned with school athletics:

• to emphasize the proper ideals of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and fair play
• to eliminate all possibilities which tend to destroy the best values of the game
• to stress the values derived from playing the game fairly
• to show cordial courtesy to visiting teams and officials
• to establish a happy relationship between visitors and hosts
• to respect the integrity and judgment of sports officials
• to achieve a thorough understanding and acceptance of the rules of the game and the standards of eligibility
• to encourage leadership, use of initiative, and good judgment by the players of the team
• to recognize that the purpose of athletics is to promote the physical, mental, moral, social and emotional well-being of the individual players
• to remember that an athletic contest is only a game - not a matter of life or death for players, coaches, schools, officials, fans, the community, state or nation

In keeping with the belief that participation in the interscholastic activities is a privilege and not a right, six separate standards of eligibility have been established, each reviewed at Pioneer Middle School to determine a student's athletic eligibility. Student eligibility is determined by the athletic director. Standards on age, residence and seasons limitations promote the WIAA's goals of fairness and equality of opportunity for all participants. Standards on scholarship, attendance and amateur standing support the WIAA's goals of educating youth, and promote activities as an integral part of the total educational process.

• Criteria: All participants must be eligible under the rules of the WIAA to participate in an interscholastic contest. If a school district adheres to more restrictive eligibility standards, the student will be held to the more restrictive standard.
• Cleared for Participation: No student shall participate in a practice unless they are on the cleared for participation list on file at Pioneer Middle School.
• Eligible to Compete: Only students who are currently eligible to compete in an activity may appear in the team uniform on the team bench, sideline, court, field or deck during the contest. A student must be currently eligible for an activity in order to participate in the pre-event warm-up. Upon mutual agreement of schools or Leagues, eligibility lists may be exchanged.
• Physical Examination: Prior to the first practice for participation in the interscholastic athletics a student shall undergo a thorough medical examination and be approved for interscholastic athletic competition by a medical authority licensed to perform a physical examination. Results of the exam shall indicate:

1. Documentation of a detailed review of the student's medical history with special attention to presence or absence of cardiovascular/pulmonary risks and/or previous significant injury and rehabilitation on their form.
2. Documentation of satisfactory examination of the cardiopulmonary system.
3. Documentation of satisfactory sport-specific orthopedic screening examination.
4. Written statement by the examiner as to the fitness of the student to undertake the proposed athletic participation, together with suggestions for activity modification if necessary.
5. Those licensed to perform physical examinations include a Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of osteopathy (DO), Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), Physician's Assistant (PA), and Naturopathic Physician (NP).
6. Pioneer Middle School must have on file a statement (or prepared form) from a medical authority licensed to give a physical examination, certifying that the participant's physical condition is adequate for the activity or activities in which the student wishes to participate.
7. To resume participation following medical care by a medical authority licensed to perform a physical examination and/or a dentist (for dental injury) or podiatric physician (for a foot and/or ankle injury), a participating student must present to the school officials a written release from a medical authority licensed to perform physical examinations as listed above and/or a dentist or podiatric physician as applicable
8. To resume participation following medical care for suspicion of concussion or concussion, both the school athletic director and the medical authorities approved the WIAA to make return to practice/play decisions (MD, DO, PA, ARNP, LAT or PhD/PsyD neuropsychologists with concussion assessment and management experience) shall use the WIAA's designated "Return to Practice and Competition for Athletes with Suspected Concussion" form. This new rule will be known as the "Kenney Bui Rule."
9. The physical examination shall be valid for 24 consecutive months to the date unless otherwise limited by Steilacoom Historical School District #1 policy or when the physician indicated the physical is only good for less than twenty-four consecutive months.
10. For each subsequent 24-month period the student shall furnish a statement or physical examination form signed by a medical authority licensed to perform a physical examination that provides clearance for continued athletic participation.

• Age Limits: A student shall not have reached their 15th birthday prior to June 1 of the previous school year. Middle school is defined as a school with at least seventh and eighth grade levels.
• Overage student: A student who is ineligible to compete in middle school level school athletics due to the age rule may participate in all sports at Steilacoom High School provided principals of both Pioneer Middle School and Steilacoom High School approve the student's participation. Pioneer Middle School principal shall certify to Steilacoom High school principal the student's scholastic eligibility.

Practices are held every school day after school until 4:45pm.

There is a mandatory study hall for students from 1:45 - 3:00 on ACE Wednesdays. Athletes are not allowed to leave the building during this time.

Activity busing is available after practice if needed.
[Disclaimer: stop times vary depending on amount of student riders each day]

Visit the website for the After School Activity (ASA) bus schedule:

Steilacoom Pioneer ASA 5pm

DuPont Pioneer ASA 5pm