We, the undersigned, support the addition of a policy that allows in season athletes that are enrolled in a Wellness class to count their sport as a Wellness credit if they choose so. If the athlete is enrolled in Wellness, and wishes to still participate they may do so. If any athlete is in season but is not taking Wellness than there is no correlation. This will only apply to athletes who play for a junior varsity or varsity team. In place of the Wellness period students will be allowed to take part in an a study hall.

Currently there is no relationship between athletics and academics, meaning that there is no option for the student to use their sport as a Wellness credit. According to the researchers at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University, “kids who participate in organized sports do better in school, have better interpersonal skills, are more team oriented, and are generally healthier.” Many things that Wellness has to teach and offer is present in all sports so it is almost redundant to take Wellness while already taking part on a sports team. According to Carol Shookhoff, Sports doctor for young athletes, “Sports allow kids to velar their minds from school to literally run off the tension that's accumulated in their muscles.” Derryfield, a close by high school which currently allows sports as a Wellness credit states that “ They need to have athletic opportunities that enhance fitness and healthy physical development, Sports brings encouragement to teamwork, motivating individual improvement, developing sportsmanship.” Currently kids can be stressed out from overload of work and on average public high schools assign 3.5 hours of homework a night. Even though kids tend to get higher grades while playing a sport, having an extra slot open to do homework or to study can boost their grades even more.