All students must have a completed ticket to play and athletic physical 

Volleyball – Monday and Wednesday 9:30am-11:00am Tryouts are August 2nd & August 3rd ( Contact Lindsay Mcswain @ Lindsey.Mcswain@cms.k12.nc.us

Girls Basketball – Tuesday and Thursday 4:00pm-5:30pm (Contact Lauren Galvani  @Laurena.lewis@cms.k12.nc.us)

Softball – Monday and Wednesday 2:30pm-4:00pm (Contact Coach Jardina @ Amanda.jardina@cms.k12.nc.us

Men’s Soccer – Tuesday and Thursday 5:45pm-7:45pm (weight room 5:45pm-6:45pm/practice field 6:45pm-7:45pm) ( Contact Coach Gibson @ Tylerj.Gibson@cms.k12.nc.us)

Women’s Soccer – Tuesday and Thursday (weight room 5:00pm-5:45pm/practice field 4:45pm-6:45pm(Contact Andrew Shimko  Andrew.Shimko@cms.k12.nc.us)

Men’s Basketball – Monday and Wednesday 7:00pm-9:00pm (Contact Preston Davis @ Preston.Davis@cms.k12.nc.us)

Cheer –STARTS June 21 4-6 pm JV girls must wear green or gold shorts JV gold and V gold/yellow  both  groups must wear a white t-shirt with no graffiti and must wear sneakers ( Contact Mary M. Smith @Marym.Smith@cms.k12.nc.us)

Tennis –Will start preseason workouts on August 2nd at 7:30 am (Contact Dianne Spence @ Dianned.Spence @cms.k12.nc.us)

Cross Country- Preseason workouts will start July 13 – 16 in the morning from 7:00 am to 9:00 am Monday through Thursday.  The First official day of practice will be Monday, August 3, 2015 at 7:00 am (Contact Kenneth Waldron or Amanda Hawthorne @ Kwwaldron@cms.k12.nc.us  or Amanda.Hawthorne@cms.k12.nc.us

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Keller Williams University

Each office independently owned and operated

office: (704)409-4700

cell: (704)612-1271

email: FBorno@KW.com

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/north_carolina/charlotte/independence-high-school

The store never closes you can order when ready and packages will be shipped directly to you 

Here is the link to the new NCHSAA physical.  https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2021%20PPE%20%28English%29.pdf

Cross Country and Volleyball will resume workouts on September 14th2020. All other athletic teams are still postponed until further notice please continue to check our website for updated information in regards to athletics. Also listed on our Athletic page is the contact information for every head coach.You can reach the Athletic Director at Elijah1.Ashley@Cms.k12.nc.us.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Lindsay  Mcswain lindsayn.mcswain@cms.k12.nc.us for Volleyball related questions and Kenneth Waldron at Kwwaldronsr@gmail.com for any Cross Country related questions

Things you must have and they can be found on https://www.cmsathleticzone.com/independence

1. “Ticket to play “
2. Athletic Physical-
3. Initial Screen form  Initial Screening Questions – must be completed and signed by SA & parent/guardian; must be dated the initial day of return to campus to work 
4.  Communicable Disease Waiver Athletics (CMS) – signed no later than initial day of participation.

Athletic Department

1, Provide  support to the educational goals of the school and principal

2. Provide an environment conducive to positive growth and development of student-athletes and Athletic Department staff

3.  Develop the qualities of good sportsmanship, respect, responsibility, and moral integrity within each student-athlete

4. Develop positive working partnerships with all stakeholders develop the qualities of good sportsmanship, respect, responsibility, and moral integrity within each student-athlete.