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Im not sure about now, but Whitley has always let 7th graders who will be entering the 8th grade, lift.
Even have there own weight facilities at the middle school.
However, 8th graders have to wait until they start practice before they start lifting, but you do get some that take the initiative to start lifting again at the middle school.

It may have changed, but last i heard, this was still the case.