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PleasePPleleeaasse callccall 1.888.CHEERUCA1.888..CCHEEEERRUCUCCA (888.243.3782)(888.243.3782) oror checkcchheecckk outoouut uca.varsity.comucca.a.v.vvaarsrssititytyy..ccoom NFHS REPORT Activities Other Than Sports Offered in Many States BY ROBERT B. GARDNER, NFHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND NINA VAN ERK, NFHS PRESIDENT The tagline on our cover states that High School Today is “the cil. Winter Guard is a part of state association programs in Arizona voice of education-based athletic and fine arts programs.” While and Missouri, and science fair competition is held in Maine, New high school sports often receives the lion’s share of attention, there Mexico, Texas and Vermont. are more than four million students involved in other co-curricular ac- New Mexico is the lone state involved with rodeo, and New Mex- tivity programs who receive similar lifetime benefits. ico and Wyoming are involved with Future Farmers of America com- Most of these individuals are competing on teams, vying for a petition. In addition, visual art is a part of the offerings in Alaska and state title and, like those students in high school sports, learning life- Minnesota. Although it could fall on either side of the athletics/other long lessons that complement the academic lessons taught in the activities ledger, Illinois lays claim to the nation’s only bass fishing classroom. championship. In addition to its services on the athletics side, the NFHS has been Although the other 24 NFHS member state associations govern a resource in the areas of speech, debate, music and theatre since athletics only, other organizations in those states are involved with the 1970s, when “Athletic” was dropped from the organization’s directing activities such as speech, debate and music, so the oppor- title of National Federation of State High School Athletic Associa- tunity for involvement in activity programs other than athletics exists tions. in all states. Among the services of the NFHS in the fine arts area is the orga- While performance in the classroom has to be the first priority for nization’s involvement in selecting the National High School Debate high school students, involvement in any of these activity programs Topic each year. This year, high school students are debating the can be a life-changing experience. In the February issue of High “Military Presence” topic, and in the last issue of High School Today, School Today, Janet Rubin offered 10 benefits of arts education. “Space” was announced as the 2011-12 debate topic. Although some are similar to ones listed in “The Case for High The values of being a member of the school’s debate team are as School Activities” document published by the NFHS, such as better important as being a part of the football or basketball squad. Being attendance, lower dropout rates, higher grade-point averages, im- a part of a team that works together to accomplish a goal is a proved self-esteem and self-confidence, and leveling the playing field tremendous benefit of high school activity programs – whether it is for students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, Rubin in the debate room, on stage with a choir or orchestra or on the also noted the arts education improves academic and performance football field or basketball court. Learning how to deal with “the skills for children with learning disabilities, improves literacy skills, thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” is an invaluable lesson fosters motivation, creates empathy for and understanding of oth- learned in all of these settings. ers, and improves oral and written communication skills. Among the 51 NFHS-member associations (50 states plus the Dis- While many adults in the business world today link their success trict of Columbia), 27 are “activity” associations, meaning they are to involvement in high school sports, others in position of leadership involved in sponsoring statewide events other than athletics. And, in point to their experience in the arts or other activity programs as the most of these states, opportunities for involvement go far beyond the springboard to the future. In addition to making sure that high “standard” offerings of speech, debate, music and theatre. school athletic programs stay afloat during tough economic times, Chess, for instance, is offered in four states – Arizona, Arkansas, we must keep the door open to all of these other opportunities for Illinois and New Mexico. Academic competition (Scholars Bowl, student involvement in activities. Scholastic Bowl) is a sponsored activity in nine states – Alaska, Illinois, Whether football or debate, lacrosse or journalism, cross country Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Vir- or chess, we must keep the doors of opportunity open for students NFHS | www.nfhs.org/hstoday ginia. Journalism is offered in a number of states, as is Student Coun- to . Take Part. Get Set For Life.™ 1 HighSchool™ THE VOICE OF EDUCATION-BASED ATHLETIC AND FINE ARTS ACTIVITIES TODAY Contents 10 Welcome We hope you enjoy this publication and welcome your feedback. You may contact Bruce Howard or John Gillis, editors of High School Today, at [email protected] or [email protected]. VOLUME 4, NUMBER 7 COVER STORY EDITORIAL STAFF Publisher.......................Robert B. Gardner Addressing Budget Issues Without Cutting Services: Schools Editors ..........................Bruce L. Howard are employing a combination of transportation and contest mod- .....................................John C. Gillis Production.....................Randall D. Orr ifications, along with increasing revenue, to offset budget cuts. Advertising....................Judy Shoemaker Graphic Designer...........Kim A. 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High School Today | April 4 FEATURES HST ONLINE 16 SPORTSMANSHIP Expectations of the High School Public-address Announcer: At high school events, public-address announcers should be the leaders in creating a proper atmosphere at games. –Jeff Kurtz You can access previous issues online 24 at www.nfhs.org/hstoday. EVENT PLANNING Supervision and Risk DEPARTMENTS Management of Off-campus Events: 1 NFHS Report Events held away from school 6 Quick Hits heighten the need for proper Interesting Facts and Information planning. –Dr. David Hoch, CMAA 14 Legal Issues ‘WebcamGate’ Case Addresses Student Electronic Privacy Issues 18 Fine Arts Performing with Understanding, Teaching with 32 Intention – A Primer for Music Teachers and Administrators ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Leading the Way Means 20 Above and Beyond Showing the Way: Athletic Student Sacrifices Spot on Team with Others in Mind directors have challenging job as head of the leadership 26 Ideas That Work team. –Dan Cardone E-communication with Your Families 29 Sportsmanship • Alabama, Mississippi Benefit from Required Sportsmanship Education • New Technology Promotes Safety at After-school Events 34 Sports Medicine Meeting the Needs of ADHD Students 20 30 34 in Athletic Programs 36 In the News 40 Voices of the Nation NFHS | www.nfhs.org/hstoday 5 QUICK HITS It All Started Here For the Record BASEBALL Most Grand Slams, Career Photo provided by Jaime M. Berdoza, athletic Photo provided by Creative Commons director of Carlsbad (New Mexico) High School. Attribution 2.0 Generic, Wikipedia.org. Cody Ross Cody Ross was born December 23, 1980, in Portales, New Mex- ico, a city of approximately 12,000 and the location of Eastern New Drew Henson Mexico University. Ross later moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico, where he played Class 5A baseball for the Carlsbad High School Cavemen and grad- uated in 1999. Although a professional baseball career has panned out for Drew Henson Ross, his childhood dream was to be a rodeo clown, wanting such 10 (Brighton, MI), 1995-98 a career because his father