What SJO fans need to know about home basketball games this season
To protect players and fellow fans, every spectator will be screen for COVID-19 symptoms upon entry to the facility.
The latest IHSA guidelines also require all student-athletes to participate in masks -- with the exception of swimming and diving, gymnasts on an apparatus and outdoor events where social distancing can occur -- all game personnel not participating in the contest and spectators must wear masks and observe social distancing.
Below are the entry and seating information for SJO basketball games this season.
• The home team will provide a list of two spectators per athlete for each freshmen, JV, and varsity home game. Athletes and their families will need to communicate who is on this list ahead of game time so that we can keep accurate records of who is in the building.
• Spectators will be allowed to enter St. Joseph-Ogden High School through the north Commons doors fifteen minutes prior to tip-off. All spectators should park in the north parking lot, just outside of the Commons.
• Upon entry, spectators will be screened for symptoms. After being symptom screened, all spectators will need to report to the balcony seating area in the SJO main gym. Please sit on the Spartan head stickers taped to the balcony bleachers. Members of the same household may sit together.
• The gym will be cleared after the JV game is over, and the spectators from the JV game (or prelim game) need to exit the gym and return to their respective vehicles.
• Remember, masks must be worn at all times.
• No gathering in the gym or outside.
• Failure to follow IDPH guidelines will result in immediate removal from the facility.
• Concessions will not be available. There are water bottle filling stations located outside the main gym.
• Restrooms are located right outside of the northeast corner of the gym.
