Sports
An ongoing controversy concerns the school's ability to offer interscholastic sports. The California Interscholastic Federation currently allows Clark students to attend the local High Schools in their area of residence to participate in Athletics. These local High Schools include Glendale High School (Glendale, California), Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale), and Crescenta Valley High School. However, it has repeatedly said that this right would be revoked if Clark were to begin fielding its own interscholastic teams. Clark Magnet, due to restrictions imposed by the geography of the campus, would be unable to field the full spectrum of athletic activities offered by other High Schools in the Glendale area. As such, the decision has been made by the school's administration, thus far, not to pursue the creation of interscholastic teams.
Even though Clark Magnet is not able to have its own interscholastic athletic teams, it does have its own Intramural sports. These intramural sports allows students to participate in athletic activites such as basketball, flag football, softball, and volleyball. Students form teams with other fellow students and compete for trophies and medals.
However, the school does have a relatively successful mountain biking club.
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