Missouri State High School Activities Association Journal Official Publication of MSHSAA Vol. 84, No. 1 September 2019 Departments Missouri State High School Questions & Answers ...................4-5 News........................................1,6-23 Activities Association Board of Directors.....................24-26 Awards of Excellence ...............27-30 2019-20 Board of Directors Executive Staff DR. KERWIN URHAHN Executive Director Eligibility rulings, transfers, Constitution and By- Laws interpretations, budget and finance, insurance, litigation, legislative liaison, school classification, enrollments. STACY SCHROEDER Assoc. Executive Director Swimming and diving, Scholar Bowl, Transfers (hardships & waivers), personnel, MSHSAA Leadership School program, eligibility. Corey Johnson, Pres. Dan Clemens, V.P. Travis Dittemore John Dunham Dr. Kim Presko At-Large Region 1 Kansas City District Northwest District Northeast District At-Large Region 2 DAVINE DAVIS Athletic Director Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Principal Asst. Executive Director Parkway North North Kansas City Schools DeKalb Macon County Battle HS Music, volleyball, cheerleading, dance, performing Term Expires 2023 Term Expires 2022 Term Expires 2020 Term Expires 2023 Term Expires 2020 groups, Transfers (foreign exchange/international students), sanctions, eligibility. KEVIN GARNER Asst. Executive Director Basketball, soccer, transfers, athletic directors liaison, waivers, eligibility. DON MAURER Asst. Executive Director Cross county, track & field, speech and debate, eligibility. GREG STAHL Asst. Executive Director Mark Linneman Kevin Smith Dr. Jennifer Schmidt Brett Soden Dr. Chris Wilson Football, golf, wrestling, eligibility. St. Louis District Central District South Central District Southwest District Southeast District KENNY SEIFERT Athletic Director Superintendent Principal Superintendent Superintendent Asst. Executive Director Lutheran South HS Lincoln Sullivan HS Strafford HS Kennett Officials coordinator, officials’ registration, officials’ Term Expires 2021 Term Expires 2021 Term Expires 2022 Term Expires 2023 Term Expires 2023 rules meetings, special reports, tennis, eligibility. LOU MAZZOCCO Asst. Executive Director Baseball, softball, eligibility, sportsmanship programs & Summit, student services, Why We Play. Mission Statement Contact Info. CRAIG LONG “The MSHSAA promotes the value of participation, MSHSAA Chief Financial Officer sportsmanship, team play, and personal excellence 1 N. Keene St., PO Box 1328 Budget and finance, vendor contracts and bids, to develop citizens who make positive contributions Columbia, MO 65205 advertising, corporate partners, awards, billing, to their community and support the (573) 875-4880 democratic principles of our state and nation.” buildings and grounds. Fax (573) 875-1450 www.mshsaa.org JASON WEST [email protected] Communications Director Publications, media and public relations, television 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 and radio rights, web site maintenance, records, correspondence and faxes. The MSHSAA office can be reached at (573) 875-4880 during regular office hours. As time permits, staff statistics, Distinguished Service Awards, Keller will reply to email messages that include the sender’s complete name, address and phone number. Questions regarding student eligibil- ity or specific MSHSAA by-laws should first be directed to your local school administrator. By Board policy, our staff is not permitted Awards, Scholastic Achievement Awards, Traditions. to answer specific eligibility inquiries via email, and any follow-up questions to the MSHSAA should be done via telephone or written correspondence. August 2019 (vol. 84, no. 1) • The MSHSAA Journal is published four times per year by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. • © 2019 MSHSAA, all rights reserved. The Journal is available free on the Association website, www.mshsaa.org. 1 N. Keene St. Phone: (573) 875-4880 P.O. Box 1328 Fax: (573) 875-1450 Columbia, MO [email protected] 65205-1328 Eligibility Rulings All official eligibility opinions shall be in writing and shall bear the signature of the executive director. Verbal rulings are not official. Proud Member Principals are reminded that correspondence concerning eligibility National Federation of State High rulings, annual eligibility lists, applications for waiver of the transfer School Associations rule, hardship transfers and sanction forms, must be signed by the principal for consideration by the MSHSAA. NEWS Outgoing Board President’s Message By Dr. Chris Wilson Board of Directors are professionals who member schools to Serving as the 2018-2019 President strive to do what is right for each and continue to support of the MSHSAA Board of Directors has every student and school in order to pro- the great organization been an outstanding professional and vide opportunities that will last for a life- available to your stu- personal experience. I have grown to time. Students learn and gain so much dents. Good luck and appreciate the job Dr. Urhahn and the from participation in MSHSAA sponsored I hope everyone has amazing MSHSAA staff do for students activities, and it is very rewarding to see a great and success- and schools across our great state. It those individuals reap the benefits of ful 2019-2020 school takes many long hours and difficult deci- their hard work and dedication. year. sions to produce the top notch organiza- In closing, it has been an honor to serve tion we have, and I want to Thank You as the President of the Board of Direc- for the time, effort and energy. tors, and will be an experience that will The group of individuals serving on the not be forgotten. I encourage you as Johnson to Serve As Board President for 2019-20 The 2019-20 school year will be full in addition to coaching football and track football team before of new experiences for Corey Johnson. & Field for 13 years before moving into earning a Bachelor’s The St. Louis native, graduate of Sumner administration. of Arts degree from High School, will not only be beginning This schools will mark the fifth year Westmar University the new year at a new school he will also Johnson has served on MSHSAA Board in 1995, In 2008, he be serving as President of the MSHSAA of Directors, with the last being vice earned a Master’s of Board of Directors. president. Prior to being named to the Arts from Lindenwood For the past nine years, Johnson Board, Johnson was a member of the University. has been active in the St. Louis area as MSHSAA Appeals Committee for a four- Outside of the the Activties Director at Hazelwood East year team. He has also served on other school, Johnson is High School. This year will be his first as MSHSAA committees. the proud husband to his wife, Denise. Activities Director at Parkway North High Johnson completed his Certified He has four daughters - Cierra, Ashley, School. Athletic Administrator certificate with Amber and Cortnee’. He also has four Prior to serving as Activities Director, NIAAA in 2014. After graduating high grandchildren – Josiah, Mah’kai, Zoe’ Johnson spent two years as assistant school, Johnson speent three years as and Zalia. principal. He also taught social studies a member of the University of Oklahoma Parents and Adult Fans: The Biggest Challenge Facing High School Sports Today By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Direc- If you are a parent attending a high School Sport Is Not tor of the National Federation of State school athletic event this fall, you can About Getting a Col- High School Associations and Kerwin help by following these six guidelines: lege Scholarship. Urhahn, Executive Director of the According to the Missouri State High School Activities 1. Act Your Age. You are, after all, an NCAA, only about Association. adult. Act in a way that makes your family 2% of all high school and school proud. athletes are awarded Inappropriate adult behavior at high a sports scholarship, school athletic events in Missouri has 2. Don’t Live Your Life Vicariously and the total value of reached epidemic proportion. Through Your Children. High school the scholarship is only sports are for them, not you. Your family’s about $18,000. MSHSAA Journal August 2019 When more than 2,000 high school reputation is not determined by how well athletic directors were asked in a recent your children perform on the field of play. 6. Make Sure Your Children Know You national survey what they like least about Love Watching Them Play. Do not cri- their job, 62.3% said it was “dealing with 3. Let Your Children Talk to the Coach tique your child’s performance on the car aggressive parents and adult fans.” Instead of You Doing It for Them. High ride home. Participating in high school school athletes learn how to become sports is about character development, And the men and women who wear the more confident, independent and ca- learning and having fun—not winning and black and white stripes agree. In fact, pable—but only when their parents don’t losing. almost 80% of officials quit after the first jump in and solve their problems for two years on the job, and unruly parents them. Purchasing a ticket to a high school are cited as the reason why. As a re- athletic event does not give you the sult, there is a growing shortage of high 4. Stay in Your Own Lane. No coaching