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Yes, it can be done in FCPS.  An 8th grader can actually participate in a HS varsity sport if he/she is qualified, and that sport does not exist at the MS where he/she attends.  I asked about this when my DS was an 8th grader at Longfellow MS and was informed by the HS AD that it was allowed.  [/quote]

I know some people who would try to do this and the parents and their children would be shunned. [/quote]

shunned because?[/quote]

Because they aren’t part of the community. Having 8th graders on a HS team ruins the experience for other team members.  [/quote]

Complete nonsense.  Maybe other members need to get better to avoid embarrassment that an 8th grader is better than they are.[/quote]

Coaches do not always take the "best" players.  Some coaches may fill their roster by position (i.e. only 2 liberos).  Some coaches might take really tall players (even if they have marginal experience).  Some coaches might take players with the best attitude.  Some coaches might take players that they know are associated with a particular club team.  Herein lies the problem...how is one to know that an 8th grader, who has taken a roster spot from an actual student at the school,  is truly "better" than that actual student at the school?[/quote]

Sorry...my response was intended to respond to the "complete nonsense" post, not to be part of it.

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