AWARDS
127-3-5 Awards.
5.1 Only a member school or a school sponsoring a
sanctioned event may give the following awards to a student or team: medal, trophy, cup,
certificate, ribbon, plaque, unattached letter, unattached chevron or any similar award.
5.2 A student may accept on an individual or team
basis the above specified awards in the following situations:
(a) from a member school for participation.
(b) in a sanctioned event.
(c) in a non-sanctioned event at any time
in the following sports: cheerleading, cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, track,
wrestling only gymnastics.
(d) in a non-sanctioned event but not
during the school sports-season for the following sports: football, basketball,
volleyball, baseball, softball or soccer.
5.3 A student may not receive the following awards from
any source:
(a) Wearing apparel - sweaters, jackets,
jerseys, shoes, etc.
(b) Equipment - radio, televisions, etc.
(c) Athletic goods - batons, tennis
rackets, bats, golf bag, tennis or golf balls, etc.
(d) Money - (scholarships to institutions
of higher learning are exempted.)
5.4 Purchase of an item as mentioned in subsection 5.3
above whereby any portion is donated by a school, booster club, auxiliary agency or any
other group or organization is prohibited.
5.5 Nothing in this Awards Rule shall be interpreted to
affect the recognition of scholarship or scholastic achievements.
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