Departments Executive Director’s Message ................................ 1 Missouri State High School Questions & Answers .......................................... 2-3 News.................................................................. 3-15 Activities Association Board of Directors............................................ 17-21 Fall Athletics .................................................... 22-23 Winter A hletics ................................................ 23-24 2009-10 Board of Directors Spring A hletics ..................................................... 24 Activities ............................................................... 26 Officials ............................................................ 27-29 Awards ............................................................ 32-BC Executive Staff DR. KERWIN URHAHN, Executive Director Eligibility rulings, transfers, interpretation of Constitution and By-Laws, budget and finance, insurance, litigation, legislative liaison. STACY SCHROEDER, Assoc. Executive Director Swimming and diving, academic competition, Blane Keel Travis Brown Mark Beem Dennis Cornish Ken Eaton water polo, hardships, waivers, personnel, Pres., SE District VP, At-Large Region 1 Central District Southwest District Northwest District MSHSAA Leadership School program. Superintendent Principal Superintendent Principal Superintendent HARVEY RICHARDS, Assoc. Executive Director Clearwater R-1 Beaumont HS Hickory County Lockwood HS Mound City R-2 Football, baseball, softball, camps and clinics, Term Expires 2011 Term Expires 2011 Term Expires 2013 Term Expires 2011 Term Expires 2012 all-star events, team hosts. FRED BINGGELI, Asst. Executive Director Track and field, cross country, speech and debate, nonfaculty coaches, coaches education, sports medicine, school classification, enrollments. DAVINE DAVIS, Asst. Executive Director Music, volleyball, cheerleading, dance, performing groups, gymnastics, foreign exchange, sanctions. KEVIN GARNER, Asst. Executive Director Basketball, soccer, tennis, athletic directors liaison, waivers. Toni Hill Paul Kinder Dennis Lottmann Don Maurer Paul Sulser TIM THOMPSON, Asst. Executive Director At-Large Region 2 Kansas City District South Central District St. Louis District Northeast District Wrestling, golf, officials. Superintendent Superintendent Principal Athletic Director Principal Portageville Schools Blue Springs R-IV Union HS MICDS Highland HS CRAIG LONG, Chief Financial Officer Term Expires 2013 Term Expires 2010 Term Expires 2010 Term Expires 2013 Term Expires 2012 Budget and finance, vendor contracts and bids, advertising, corporate partners, awards, orders, buildings and grounds, technology. Mission Statement Contact Info. JASON WEST, Communications Director “The MSHSAA promotes the value of participation, MSHSAA Publications, media relations, public relations, sportsmanship, team play, and personal excellence 1 N. Keene St., PO Box 1328 television and radio rights, web site maintenance, to develop citizens who make positive contributions Columbia, MO 65205 records, statistics, sportsmanship programs & to their community and support the (573) 875-4880 Summit, Distinguished Service Awards, Scho- democratic principles of our state and nation.” Fax (573) 875-1450 lastic Achievement Awards, Traditions, student www.mshsaa.org services, video rentals. [email protected] June 2010 (vol. 74, no. 4) Email Policy: Due to the high volume of email messages received by the Association, an expedited personal response may not always be possible. The MSHSAA staff will respond first to more traditional means of communication such as telephone calls, written The MSHSAA Journal is published four times per year correspondence and faxes. The MSHSAA office can be reached at (573) 875-4880 during regular office hours. As time permits, staff (August, December, February and May) by the Missouri will reply to email messages that include the sender’s complete name, address and phone number. Questions regarding student eligibil- State High School Activities Association. ity or specific MSHSAA by-laws should first be directed to your local school administrator. By Board policy, our staff is not permitted 1 N. Keene St., PO Box 1328 to answer specific eligibility inquiries via email, and any follow-up questions to the MSHSAA should be done via telephone or written Columbia, MO 65205-1328 correspondence. (573) 875-4880, Fax (573) 875-1450 [email protected] All photos by PhotoGliff, unless noted. Printing by Kelly Press, Inc., 4430 Interstate Dr., Columbia, Mo. © 2010 MSHSAA, all rights reserved. The Journal is available free to all dues-paying senior highs, junior highs, officials and to all registered media. It is also available via subscription for $8 per school year by calling the MSHSAA office. Eligibility Rulings All official eligibility opinions shall be in writing and shall bear the signature of the executive director. Verbal rulings are not official. Principals are reminded that correspondence concerning eligibility rulings, annual Proud Member eligibility lists, applications for waiver of the transfer rule, National Federation of State High hardship transfers and sanction forms, must be signed School Associations by the principal for consideration by the MSHSAA. Life Lessons are Important Part of the Education Process by Dr. Kerwin Urhahn, global market and lifestyle. The education MSHSAA Executive Director in this country has its issues, and I am Today as I write this article and not naïve enough not to see that, but reflect over the past year, it is with very providing the opportunities for students mixed emotions. It has been a great to learn and develop are essential for the year of championships and events for United States and Missouri to climb out the Missouri State High School Activities of the current economic position. That Association. But, even with the success being said, it is my belief that we would of our students in sports and activities the loose a tremendous teaching tool and schools have been caught in an economy opportunity if athletics and activities were that is unpredictable and one that has taken out of the schools. We are under not been seen in recent history. The constant attack from many non-school financial picture in the State of Missouri athletic programs, promising students’ has been difficult for public and nonpublic national attention and riches if they devote schools throughout the state. The public, themselves to their sport. The issue is schools and personnel in the schools all that very few ever achieve that level. I am have different opinions on how we should not against club sports, but it is not always handle the situation. This is true for the equivalent to teaching the lessons learned by-laws and procedures that govern the in interscholastic sports. I believe there Missouri State High School Activities are many things learned on the practice Association. Returns from our Annual floor, game field and bus rides to and from Ballot, Surveys and Area Meetings show a the competitions that enhance and fulfill Principals are having everything but the differing opinion on how we should move the education process. Just one example kitchen sink thrown at them. Ultimately, forward. Teachers, athletic directors, of a life lesson comes from something that the principal is being held responsible for coaches, principals and superintendents I hear many times, “This is not fair.” It is the academic success or failure, discipline, all have views and beliefs of what should really unfortunate when someone feels and leadership of the high school building. happen at the school and in the Missouri they have been mistreated or in their That is not an easy task, but one that many State High School Activities Association. words “cheated.” principals throughout the state accept and Having worked in all these positions As I think back 25 years to my high fight everyday to accomplish. reminds me how my view and attitudes school graduation, I remember the speaker Finally, the superintendent is left to changed each time my job description and talking about getting out in the real world steer the entire district in a manner that responsibilities changed. and that it is not fair. That is something succeeds educationally, has the financial I look at teachers trying to educate to that I learned through athletics is that resources to pull it off, and decide what the best of their abilities with a student things don’t always go your way. But the gets done when everyone is asking for population that has grown up in the most important part of that lesson can be more. Often people do not understand electronic era. They have an attention how you respond to that situation. Life decisions made from central office, due to span that is the shortest in history, but knocks us down, which I believe everyone having one part of the information. It is the a capability to communicate with more knows and we hate to see it happen to responsibility of the superintendent to look people and shrink the world easier than our children. However, if we do not teach at the big picture and make a decision that any generation before. There is more and our children how to deal with it and move is best for the entire district. This provides more responsibility on teachers to cover on, we are setting our future up for failure. fuel for many arm chair quarterbacks to additional material and high stakes testing It is imperative, especially now, to teach second guess those decisions. Ultimately,