Office for Leading and Learning
Matthew Wicks, Supervisor
Physical Education K-12 and Athletics
813/ 794-2577 727/ 774-2577
352/ 524-2577 Fax: 813/ 794-2112
e-mail: mwicks@pasco.k12.fl.us
2023-24 Dedicated Magnet High School Athletic Participation Procedures
Eligibility for Participation in High School Athletics for the 2023-24 school year. Students who
choose to attend Angeline Academy of Innovation (AAI), Wendall Krinn Technical High School
(WKTHS) or Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation (KRAI) as defined by school choice, are eligible
to participate in sports offered at any public high school in Pasco County for the 2023-24 school
year. Participation is based on attending tryouts at a school and completing a season. Dedicated
magnet high school students do not have to participate in sports at the same school for entire year,
at this time it is only based on individual seasons (i.e. FHSAA fall, winter, spring seasons).
For example, once a dedicated magnet high school student attends fall tryouts at School A, they are
only eligible for fall sports at School A, even if they don’t make the team. Once the FHSAA fall season
is complete, they are now eligible to try out t a different in-county public school for winter sports, if
they so choose. All dedicated magnet high school students must notify the school’s athletic director
that they wish to attend tryouts for a sport(s) BEFORE tryouts occur. This will allow the school time
to collect athletic paperwork and other information. A list of school athletic directors can be found
at https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/athletics/page/athletics. Dedicated magnet high school students
will not be allowed to try out at a school if they do not notify the Athletic Director before showing
up at tryouts. Magnet school students cannot leave school early on a daily basis to attend practice.
Dedicated Magnet Middle School Athletic Participation Procedures at AAI only:
Students in grades 6-8 who attend AAI can try out for the following middle school sports that will
be offered at AAI for the 2023-24 school year:
1
st
Quarter – Girls Volleyball
2
nd
Quarter – Cheer, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer
3
rd
Quarter – Cheer, Boys Basketball, Girls Soccer
4
th
Quarter – Boys and Girls Track & Field
Any AAI student who wishes to play middle school football in the 1
st
quarter must contact one of
our other public middle school’s athletic director BEFORE football tryouts occur at that school and
inform them that they wish to try out for football. This will allow the school time to collect athletic
paperwork and other information. A list of school athletic directors can be found at
https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/athletics/page/athletics. Dedicated magnet middle school students
will not be allowed to tryout at a school if they do not notify the Athletic Director before showing up
at football tryouts. Once a student attends try outs at a school, they have declared themselves
eligible for football at that school. If they do not make the team, they will not be allowed to tryout at
another school within the same season. All other sports listed above must be played at AAI.
