Ben Easterling, Department Chairperson

Volleyball: Ninth grade try-outs begin Monday, August 6th at 9:00 am at Clark High School.  Tenth grade tryouts were held in May but a try-out will be held 8:00 am to 9:30 am Monday August  6th to finish out the team. If cuts are necessary for the 9th grade team they will be made after tryouts end approximately Friday, August 10th.  Students in volleyball will sign up for first period athletics.   Once school begins practice times will be 7:30-9:30 for 9th and 7:00-9:00 for 10th.  Practice times subject to change.

Football: Football Football practice will begin August 13.  Students who participated in football the previous year must be enrolled in seventh period athletics.  No tryouts are required for these students.  Tenth grade students who were not in the football program the previous school year and did not participate in spring football practice must have approval from Coach Easterling to tryout.  These students will not enroll in the athletic period until a decision is rendered from the tryout. Tryouts will be held during the two weeks before school starts and continue after school during the first two weeks of the school year.   Students may be dropped from the program during the first weeks of each semester for violation of policies, rules, or regulations or based upon the student’s lack of desire to continue participation.  Cuts will be made in these circumstances.  Compliance with all dress, grooming, and conduct guidelines is required.  The only equipment you need to provide is football shoes, preferably one pair for grass and one for artificial turf.  There are two teams for ninth grade students and one team for tenth grade students.

Boys Basketball

Boys Basketball: Students must be enrolled in seventh period athletics. If you play football, you will not need to sign up for basketball. There will be tryouts for football players after the football season is over. The boys that are in basketball will have tryouts the first two weeks of school. There will be two teams for the ninth grade, an A and B Team. The sophomores will have only one team. After school practices start in mid-October and the season will continue until the middle of February.

Girls Basketball: Students must be enrolled in first period athletics. Tryouts will take place the first two weeks of school. Volleyball players may try out after their season is over. Ninth grade will have two teams, A Team and B Team. The tenth grade will have one team.

Boys Soccer: Soccer is offered only at Plano East. Boys must be enrolled in first period athletics. Tryouts are open to anyone and will be held the first two weeks of school at Plano East. You must provide your own transportation to Plano East, and a shuttle bus will return you to Clark. Be at Plano East at 9:00 on the first day of school.