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= ** The sports for FALL 2011 ** = = Health Forms =

=DUE = ** TO THE MERCY HEALTH OFFICE ** ALL FALL SPORTS ALL LEVELS HEALTH FORMS DUE TO SCHOOL NURSE Monday **AUG 8 2011** ** All health appraisals ( physical done by MD office**** ) and parent re-certifications ( **** parent permission forms)**** must be on file in the nurse’s office and the student “//approved//” by the nurse before student may participate in a sport. **** Once a student is “//approved//” she will be added to the coaches list to participate. **** If a student is not approved the __day before__ tryouts/practice there may be a delay in her participation. **

**__A CHECKLIST FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES __** **__1._ __**Student-Athletes must have a valid physical examination on file in the Health Office. New York State regulations specify that physical exams are only valid for a period of one year (twelve continuous months to the last day of the month it was given).If you are unsure of when your physical expires, check with your school nurse as soon as possible. We suggest that you staple a copy of your current physical to your paperwork if you have it. __2. _____ __The **__Parent Permission Slip/Medical Recertification Form__** is available online on the Athletic Department website.Hard copies are also available in the Mercy Health Office and main office.The forms must be **filled out** **completely** and **__signed by a parent and student__** **__ NO EARLIER than 30 days __**__ **before the first practice or try-out** __.If turned in before 30 days, the form will be invalid and not accepted.A new permission slip is needed before **__EACH__** sports season.Please provide all the information requested. __**3.** All athletes must have had a__ Tetanus shot __within the past 10 years__ on record with the school nurse.Consider asking your physician’s office for a copy of your Immunization Record with your physical. If your daughter is a **7th or 8th grader** who wants to try-out for a JV or VARSITY TEAM there is additional paperworkand requirements. Please contact Dr. Nick Schlierf-Athletic Director 482-1352

**Thank you, Eileen Kay RN, School Nurse**  PHONE NUMBERS : Our Lady of MercyHS 288-7120, 288-7128 School Nurse Ext. 314