MINUTES OF THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SHSAA GoTo Meeting JUNE 25, 2020

2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DELEGATE LIST

BATTLE WEST NORTH EAST Ryan Nickell Maymont DEL Tim Johnstone Melfort DEL Greg Mamer Wilkie McLurg DEL Dan Bloski DEL Avery Saunders Maymont DEL Erik Kendrick DEL Greg Knot Medstead DEL Jennifer Johnsgaard Creighton DEL Ron Kowalchuk Living Sky SD DEL Lori Kidney North East SD DEL Graeme Gieni DEL Dwight Wrubleski DEL Tom Hawboldt Light of Christ SD DEL Stacy Lair Melfort DEL Vic Stynsky North OBS Lane Gerwing Arborfield OBS Jeff Barrett Cut Knife OBS Brad Nemish OBS NORTH WEST Lane Buswell Hartley Clark OBS Jessica LaClare Glaslyn DEL Robert Cey Unity OBS Lonnie Mercredi Eagleview DEL Ken Parker Unity OBS Ryan Sklapsky Bishop Lloyd DEL Troy Snider Kerrobert OBS Aaron Oakes North West SD DEL Rob Kozinski Meadow Lake DEL CENTRAL VALLEY Kendra Paramchuk Meadow Lake DEL Mitch Luiten DEL Barb Seymour North West SD DEL Deane Martin Gray Aberdeen DEL Brad Lejeune St. Walburg OBS Myles Loeffler DEL Sandra Schatz Dalmeny DEL QU’APPELLE VALLEY Pam Wieler Prairie Spirit SD DEL Trevor Viergutz Indian Head DEL Scott Cory Hanley DEL Tracy Faith Notre Dame DEL Brad Nichol Prairie Spirit SD DEL Caren Gilroy Greenall DEL Grant Elke Prairie Spirit SD OBS Jason Weitzel Greenall DEL Chris Anderson Allan OBS Verne Barber Prairie Valley SD DEL Syd Laskowski Osler VCA OBS Kayla Vargo Broadview DEL Dean Broughton Prairie Spirit SD OBS Mike Embury Prairie Valley SD DEL Ron Reinhart Prairie Valley SD OBS EAST CENTRAL Josh Godlien Wolseley OBS Dan Alspach Melville DEL Allen Trakalo Cupar OBS Shayna Zubko Esterhazy DEL Garret Karcha Sacred Heart DEL REGINA Bryce Krawetz Columbia School DEL Katie Rosenkranz FW Johnson DEL Shannon Leson Good Spirit SD DEL Lance Ford Winston Knoll DEL Evan Rostotski Norquay School DEL Mark Anderson Luther College DEL Alisa Leidl Good Spirit SD DEL Lawrence Biegler LeBoldus DEL Luke Krienke Langenburg OBS Aaron Anderson RHSAA DEL Kelley Ehman Regina Catholic SD DEL HORIZON CENTRAL Rob Bresciani Regina Catholic SD DEL Curtis Strueby Lake Lenore DEL Sandra Surkan Balfour OBS Brian Grest Horizon SD DEL Erin Bernhard St. Brieux DEL Travis Flahr Raymore DEL Carla Puetz St. Joseph DEL Cheryl Vertefeuille Horizon SD DEL Tony Michalchuk ED Feehan DEL Tessa Jordon Wynyard DEL Aron Knudsen Bedford Road DEL Todd Gjevre Horizon SD DEL Shaun Nechvatal ED Feehan DEL Ryan Trumbley St. Brieux DEL Suzanne Zwarych Saskatoon Public SD DEL Darin Faubert Wadena OBS Jud Heilman SSSAD DEL Barry Croshaw Watrous OBS Scott Gay Saskatoon Catholic SD DEL Kent Muench Saskatoon Catholic SD OBS NORTH CENTRAL Mark Williment Northern Lights SD DEL SOUTH CENTRAL Tori Glynn PA Carlton DEL Mitch Singleton Rouleau DEL Gabe Andrews Churchill DEL Joanne Feeley Assiniboia DEL Rick Croshaw Big River DEL Clayton Menzies DEL Bill Yeaman Sask Rivers PSD DEL Tana Arnott MJ Peacock DEL Rylan Michalchuk DEL Levi Broda MJ Vanier DEL Randy Emmerson Sask Rivers PSD DEL Derrick Huschi Prairie South SD DEL Tim Strom PA Carlton OBS Leigh Pethick Prairie South SD OBS Rene Quintal PA St. Mary OBS Devon Thorpe Shellbrook OBS Trent Rumpel OBS

SHSAA AGM JUNE 2020 Page 1 of 5 SOUTH EAST Clarke Tavanetz Oxbow DEL WEST CENTRAL Margie Gibson Moosomin DEL Lance Morrison Dinsmore DEL Nathan Johnson DEL Becky Dubasov Beechy DEL Ryan Nichols DEL Shannon Stephenson Outlook DEL Harold Laich South East Cornerstone DEL Jill Long Loreburn DEL Andrea Kerr DEL Sue Lytle Dinsmore DEL Shelley Sargent South East Cornerstone DEL Phil Guebert Kenaston DEL Fred Jerred South East Cornerstone OBS Darren Gasper Kenaston DEL Bryce Birch Redvers OBS Jacinda Drew OBS OTHERS Jody Kerr Weyburn OBS Megan Penno Basketball Sask OBS Colin Wilson Carlyle OBS Ashley Howard Curl Sask OBS Tracy Eden Ogema OBS Warren Proctor Sask Sport OBS Withman Jaigobin STF OBS SOUTH WEST Talena Scott DEL EXECUTIVE Riley Zielke Shaunavon DEL Jeff Kitts President Executive Adam Jackson DEL Val Gordon Past President Executive Ian Rewcastle Hodgeville DEL Al Wandler Section I Executive Tim Ramage Chinook SD DEL Ryan Fowler Section II Executive Tyson Krause Maple Creek DEL Nathan Noble Section III Executive Mark Benesh Chinook SD DEL Darren Nordell Section IV Executive Jennifer Foley Shaunavon OBS Dave Earl Saskatoon Executive Lana Marshall Leader OBS Kelly Adams Regina Executive Graham Comfort Officials’ Rep Executive Angela Mallory Women’s Rep Executive Cathy Morrow SSBA Executive Vicki Moore LEADS Executive

OFFICE Lyle McKellar Regina Office Dave Sandomirsky Regina Office Jessica Blair Regina Office Stefanie Lewis Regina Office

GENERAL SESSION #1 a) Jeff Kitts called the 2020 AGM to order at g) President’s Address: 1:09pm. Special Guests were introduced and I would like to welcome everyone to the 72nd annual, yet welcomed. first digital Annual General Meeting for the SHSAA. Although this meeting looks and feels much different b) MOTION by Trevor Viergutz (QV) / Rob than the 71 AGM’s before, we can view this as a moment in history, and look forward to getting everyone Kozinski (NW) to adopt the 2020 AGM together in in 2021. agenda. CARRIED It is easy to forget the amazing things that were c) MOTION by Clayton Menzies (SC) / Phil accomplished this school year, as much of our focus Guebert (WC) to adopt the minutes of the has been on cancelation of school, and with that, 2019 Annual General Meeting as circulated. cancelation of sport. But 2019/20 did give our schools CARRIED the opportunity to compete in all the 5 fall sports, where school communities got to experience incredible hosts d) Striking of Committees: for conference, regional, district, and provincial championships. Our students were granted the Nominations – Vicki Moore & Valerie Gordon opportunity to learn educate themselves through sport. Bids to Host – Dave Sandomirsky On top of those, our winter sports took place and more learning opportunities occurred. e) Nominations for the Executive positions open for election closed on June 24, 2020 at I want to thank all the coaches, volunteers, and 3:30pm. The positions open are: Section 1, everyone who makes school sport possible in all parts Section 3, Regina, and Officials’ Rep. All of . You have made a lasting impact on candidates for executive elections were thousands of students, taught them life lessons, introduced. teamwork, commitment, how to deal with adversity, and prepared them for whatever their future might hold.

Thank you to the schools, school divisions, and f) ACTIVITY REPORT: The 2019-2020 Activity administrators who believe in the power of school sport Report, including calendars for 2020-21 and and support these opportunities for the students. 2021-22 was presented. There were many learning opportunities throughout the year that allowed our coaches, players, and schools had the chance to reflect on personal behaviors and what school sport looks like from their end. We need to SHSAA AGM JUNE 2020 Page 2 of 5 continue to remind our coaches the power their scenario in a professional and caring manner. The leadership has on the attitudes of their athletes. We Association is fortunate to have such a dedicated group need to always lead by example and learn from the in place as it is not likely that much will change in the tough moments that occur during competition. foreseeable future as there will be many more discussions and decisions to be made about the state of This year saw some positive strides for the association school sport as society moves forward in the time of a with sport advisory groups taking on a bigger role when pandemic. it comes to each sport. Presidents meeting in Davidson with the focus on positive growth for the SHSAA. Thank you as well to the office staff of Dave Districts finding ways to ensure that the business that Sandomirsky, Stefanie Lewis, and Jessica Blair. needs to get done, was completed. I want to personally Weekly check-ins have kept your virtual offices moving thank everyone that takes on additional roles within the in a productive and positive direction Your lives were SHSAA, district, and school level because they believe turned upside down as you had to juggle adjustments to in the power of education through sport. your working conditions and the responsibility of becoming educators in your homes. In all of that, you I want to thank the office staff for all the work they do, have continued to serve the needs of the Association. specifically Jessica Blair and Stefanie Lewis, for dealing with a never-ending list of tasks, and quietly completing The corporate sponsors of SHSAA which include Sask everything without complaint! Dave Sandomirsky for his Milk, Sask Tel, University of Saskatchewan, and the dedication to high school sport and his patience when University of Regina have made significant contributions dealing with everyone who calls, emails, or texts him. to our Association in the past year. Other groups like Lastly, thank you to Lyle McKellar for his humble and Centaur, Just Volleyball, Sport Logo, Spalding, and passionate leadership of the SHSAA. Lyle lives by the Yonex have also provided support to SHSAA. In motto ‘the work needs to get done’, and it is addition, SHSAA remains grateful to be recognized as a demonstrated by his work ethic and enthusiasm for his multi-sport organization eligible for funding from the job as Executive Director. Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund. This fund I want to thank the province for affording me the managed through Sask Sport continues to be the opportunity to take on the role as president. I would like primary funder of amateur sport in Saskatchewan and is to lie, and tell you this was an easy year, but I cannot. a significant reason why the SHSAA continues to thrive What I can do is thank the executive council, the office, in its mission to foster educational opportunities through and the coaches who have supported us through this interschool sport. difficult journey. We will be back to competition and packing 3000 people into a track & field provincial Since we last met as an Association, there have been venue soon enough. many projects and school sport activities undertaken. Last August, the Coaches Symposium returned to As we wind down a historical school year, I want to Regina for the first time in many, many years and once remind all the people involved in school sport how again allowed a number of individuals to improve their important your role is. You act as parents to those in coaching expertise through the technical and multi-sport need. You provide mental and emotional support to sessions that were offered. With the onset of COVID-19 students who cannot find it elsewhere. You provide there have been many districts and individuals step up positive memories that will last a lifetime. You help in a leadership role to contribute to an awareness of shape and prepare our students for their futures. You professional development opportunities for our make a difference! volunteer coaches. Although some districts were not able to complete their coaching development project by Thank you all for attending the 72nd annual SHSAA utilizing the funds provided by the Len Williams legacy AGM. Enjoy your summers. And we will see you all in fund, the Williams family has indicated that those funds the fall! can be deferred to a time when the projects can be safely and successfully completed. The CIAAA has Jeff Kitts - President been able to provide additional Athletic Director training that many Saskatchewan AD’s have taken advantage of h) Executive Director’s Report: over the past few months. Although we were not able to Good afternoon, welcome to the 72nd Annual General offer the Youth Officials Conference earlier this month Meeting of Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic nor the Coaches Symposium later in August this year, Association. These are unprecedented times for our the professionalism of our volunteers will persist and we Association, and I wish to express my sincere gratitude will continue to work in developing officials and to all of our Members and delegates in attendance for improving ourselves to ensure a positive, safe, your patience and understanding of the unique situation education based, sporting environment. we are in. The activities that were able to be completed this year I would like to begin by thanking your Executive Council should all be considered successful. As always there for their dedication and commitment to school sport this were fantastic feats of athleticism, displays of genuine past year. Probably more so than any Executive before, sportsmanship, and edge of your seat excitement that the scenarios that played out over the course of the comes with each contest of school sport. Weather once 2019-20 school year have added significant stressors again played havoc with some fall activities but as usual and demands on the Executive. Additional meetings, a the student athletes, coaches, and officials dealt with never-ending list of questions, and very difficult the conditions and made the best of the situation they decisions were the norm rather than the exception. were in; the show must go on. President Kitts and his Board have dealt with each SHSAA AGM JUNE 2020 Page 3 of 5 There are many things on the horizon for SHSAA. m) Vote on Bids to Host: Dealing with the pandemic, securing sponsorship Presentations were made and votes taken funding, continuing the project to rewrite the SHSAA when necessary. The following schools were documents, and promote the message of school sport added as host venues for the 2021-22 philosophy. All of this will be pursued while continuing championship events: to recognize athletic excellence in the moment and contributing to the holistic development of our students Regional Badminton: through a competitive sport environment that is non- threatening, welcoming, and inclusive for all. SC TBD QV TBD As I close out this year of school sport and enter my last HC TBD year with SHSAA, I am once again honored and CV Osler VCA humbled to have had the opportunity to serve you, the Provincial Badminton: Rosthern membership, and the students of our province. I wish Basketball: Prince Albert you a successful annual meeting. Cross Country: OPEN Curling: Lyle McKellar - Executive Director Boys CV i) Bids for Future Championships Girls Assiniboia Notification of bids received and open Open Mixed CV activities for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. Football: 5A 12 Aside Football Saskatoon j) AGM Procedures Review and Declaration 6A 12 Aside Football Regina of Delegates: Darren Nordell reviewed AGM Golf: OPEN procedures. Darren reviewed voting Soccer: procedures and called for a declaration of 3A Boys Stoughton voting delegates. The official count was 98. 3A Girls WC - TBD Battle West 7 4A Boys OPEN Central Valley 7 4A Girls Martensville East Central 7 5A Boys Regional Horizon Central 7 5A Girls BW - TBD North Central 7 Track & Field: Saskatoon North East 7 Volleyball: North West 7 1A Girls Leroy Qu’Appelle 7 2A Girls Gull Lake Regina 7 3A Girls BW - TBD Saskatoon 7 4A Girls South Central 7 5A Girls QV - TBD South East 7 1A Boys WC - TBD South West 7 2A Boys Harvest City West Central 7 3A Boys OPEN Total 98 4A Boys SE - TBD 5A Boys OPEN k) Financial Report: Regional Wrestling: Warman The 2019-2020 audited financial report was Provincial Wrestling: Regina presented by Lyle McKellar. The financial AGM: Saskatoon report had been previously discussed at the Presidents Meeting held on June 23, 2020. MOTION by Rob Kozinski (NW) / Tessa The floor was open to questions. Jordan (HC) to accept the completed Activity Report. CARRIED MOTION by Jud Heilman (ST) / Joanne Feeley (SC) to accept the audited financial n) Election of Officers: statement as of April 30, 2020. CARRIED Section 1 Representative: Al Wandler (Assiniboia) - Acclaimed l) Selection of Auditor: Section 3 Representative: MOTION by Clarke Tavanetz (SE) / Tessa Nathan Noble (Meath Park) - Acclaimed Jordan (HC) to renew Virtus Group as the Regina Representative: auditors for the SHSAA. CARRIED Sandra Surkan (Regina) - Acclaimed Officials Representative: Graham Comfort (Nipawin) - Acclaimed

MOTION by Tessa Jordan (HC) / Myles Loeffler (CV) to accept all acclaimed positions to a 2-year term. CARRIED SHSAA AGM JUNE 2020 Page 4 of 5 COACH/OFFICIAL AWARDS o) Resolutions: Voting and discussion began at 2:25pm. The individuals receiving the awards were recognized on the program and the awards are p) Adjournment: presented at meetings held in each District. MOTION to adjourn by Rob Kozinski (NW) / Joanne Feeley (SC) at 3:30pm. 2020 Awards

SHSAA AWARDS Outstanding Female Coaches: Shannon Caffet Hartley Clark Battle West 2020 Merit Awards Laura Dahl Rosthern Central Valley Arlene Prestie East Central Audrey Severson LeRoy Horizon Central MYLES LOEFFLER Adrienne Schenk Carlton North Central (CENTRAL VALLEY) Cindy Miller L.P. Miller North East Vicki Nault Pierceland North West BARRY CROSHAW Sheri Reinhardt Pierceland North West (HORIZON CENTRAL) Kayla Vargo Broadview Qu’Appelle Valley Samantha Haniak Winston Knoll Regina Service Awards were presented to honour the Candace Loshack Walter Murray Saskatoon Service Award recipients. Lisa Reid Assiniboia South Central Kristy Gall Weyburn South East Pat Wilde Fox Valley South West 2020 Service Awards Teresa Newton Biggar West Central

Pat Orobko Unity Battle West Grant Elke CVAC Central Valley Outstanding Male Coaches: Reg Leidl Esterhazy East Central Ryan Barnstable Battle West Curtis Strueby Lake Lenore Horizon Central Clay Kirby Hague Central Valley Mark Williment Northern Lights North Central Tim Kempton Langenburg East Central Jerry Heffernan Melfort North East Trevor Smith Rose Valley Horizon Central Rob Kozinski Carpenter North West Rene Quintal St. Mary North Central Don McEwen North Valley Qu’Appelle Valley Kevin Stene L.P. Miller North East Lyle Morley LeBoldus Regina Chene Dallyn Carpenter North West Jill Konkin Centennial Saskatoon Craig Geisler Bert Fox Qu’Appelle Valley Al Wandler Assiniboia South Central Mike Silvius Winston Knoll Regina Shelley Sargent SE Cornerstone South East Justin Loshack Aden Bowman Saskatoon Jennifer Foley Shaunavon South West Leigh Wolverton Briercrest South Central Phil Guebert Sun West SD West Central Tyson O’Dell South East Neil Boutin Gull Lake South West Clint Hayes West Central Retiring Executive Members The following were recognized for their Outstanding Officials: contributions to the SHSAA: Graeme Gieni Kerrobert Battle West Aaron Schafhauser Dalmeny Central Valley Diane Filarczuk East Central Val Gordon – Past President Stephen Gray Humboldt Horizon Central Kelly Adams – Regina Representative Rory McIntosh Prince Albert North Central Linsey Thornton Melfort North East Brian Brander Meadow Lake North West Trevor Viergutz Indian Head Qu’Appelle Valley Ryan Forsberg Regina Regina Murray Sackmann Saskatoon Saskatoon Brent Chadwick Assiniboia South Central Darren Johnson Weyburn South East Wayne Burton Maple Creek South West Barry Martin Dinsmore West Central

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