SEPTEMBER 2017 BULLETIN North Dakota High School Activities Association 350 2nd St. NW • PO Box 817 • Valley City • ND Phone (701) 845-3953 • FAX (701) 845-4935 PICTURED ABOVE: 2017/2018 NDHSAA/Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Students with North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance General Manager Mark Anderson NDHSAA PREMIER PARTNER: SUPPORTING SPONSORS: Inside This Issue High School Activities Bring Communities Together 3 North Dakota High School Activities Association 4 CHECK IT OUT! Brian Bubach named NFHS Speech Committee Chair 5 Wayne Sanstead to receive NDHSAA Distinguished Service Award 5 T 2017 NDHSAA Spring Team State Champions 6 2017 NDHSAA Spring Team State Champions 7 PAGES 6-7 2017-18 NDHSAA Board of Directors 8 A NDHSAA Website Login Information 8 2017 NDHSAA SPRING NDHSAA HELP (FAQ) 8 CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTOS B Participants Must Be Accompanied 8 Two Board Members Join NDHSAA 9 L Concussions in Sports Course Available 9 2017-18 NDHSAA/Farmers Union Insurance Distinguished Students 10 PAGE 10 E NDHSAA Award of Excellence Nominations 10 NDHSAA Distinguished Service Nominations 10 2017-18 NDHSAA/FARMERS NDHSAA Staff Contacts 11 UNION INSURANCE Mandatory Administrator Meetings 11 NDHSAA Constitution & By-Laws 12 DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS O Fall NDHSAA Website Requirements 12 Student Congress, Play, Music, Debate & Speech Clinics Online 12 F Coaches & Officials Mandatory Online Testing 13 Online Rules Clinics for Activity Advisors, Coaches & Officials 13 2017-18 Tennis Regulation Changes 13 NDHSAA Boys Tennis Region & State Tournament Information 14 Co-op Application Deadline Reminder 14 C Co-op Application Renewal Policy 14 Annual October Membership Meeting 15 O Cross Country Regulations 15 PAGE 22 2017 NDHSAA State Cross Country Meet 16 N Officials Registration Online 16 ACT/SAT National Test Dates 17 2017 NDHSAA DAKOTA BOWL 2017 Student Congress 17 SCHEDULE T Speech and Theatre Fall Conference September 14-16 17 NDOA Board Meetings 17 E Music Judge Certification 17 2017-18 NDHSAA Board Meetings 18 N Regional Play Dates, Sites & Managers 18 Heat Acclimatization & Heat Illness Prevention 18 Team Scholar Recipients 19 T NDHSAA Minimal Behavior Expectations 20 2017 Volleyball Regulation Changes 20 S Class A Girls Golf Region & State Tournament Information 21 2017 Soccer Regulations 21 2017 NDHSAA Boys Soccer State Tournament Schedule 21 2017 New Football Regulations 21 PAGE 30 2017 Dakota Bowl Schedule 22 Dakota Bowl Television Coverage 22 2017 NDHSAA Football Playoff Brackets 22 SEPTEMBER CALENDAR Division I Eligibility Standards 23 NFHS LEARN - A Guide to Sports Nutrition 23 NFHS LEARN - Engaging Effectively with Parents Course 23 NFHS LEARN - Coach Education Sportsmanship Course 23 2017 Spring Sports Financial Report 24 NDHSAA Local (Sub-Varsity) Official Certification Available 25 Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account 25 NDHSAA Coaches Education - Permit Submission Form 26 NFHS Network School Broadcast Program 26 ACT/SAT Programs Available 27 Richardton-Taylor Speech Coach Earns National Coach of the Year Award 27 Officials Workshops 27 NDHSAA HELP - NDHSAA Admins Reporting Scores 28 NDHSAA HELP - NDHSAA Coaches Reporting Scores 29 September Calendar 30 NDHSAA BULLETIN Calendar Corrections 30 Written by NDHSAA Staff Editor: Tom Mix, NDHSAA Media 2 September BULLETIN 2017 Specialist HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations & Matt Fetsch, Executive Director of the North Dakota High School Activities Association. Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is here! And that’s exciting news for student- athletes and high school sports fans alike. Research shows that being a student-athlete is about a lot more than fun and games. It teaches important life lessons, too. In fact, high school athletes not only have higher grade point averages and fewer school absences than non-athletes, they also develop the kind of work habits and self-discipline skills that help them become more responsible and productive community members. Attending high school sporting events teaches important life lessons, too. Among them, it teaches that we can live in different communities, come from different backgrounds, faiths and cultures, cheer for different teams, and still have a common bond. That’s why attending the activities hosted by your high school this fall is so important. It’s not only an opportunity to cheer for your hometown team, it is also an opportunity to celebrate our commonality. And that’s something our country needs right now. The bond we share is mutually supporting the teenagers in our respective communities. We applaud their persistence, tenacity, preparation and hard work, regardless of the color of the uniform they wear. We acknowledge that education-based, high school sports are enhancing their lives, and ours, in ways that few other activities could. And we agree that, regardless of what side of the field we sit on, attending a high school sporting event is an uplifting, enriching, family-friendly experience for all of us. Many of the high schools in our state lie at the heart of the communities they serve. They not only are educating our next generation of leaders, they also are a place where we congregate, where people from every corner of town and all walks of life come together as one. And at no time is this unity more evident than during a high school athletic event. This is the beginning of a new school year. Opportunities abound in the classroom and outside it. Let’s make the most of them by attending as many athletic events at the high school in our community as possible. Turn on the lights, and let the games begin! 3 September BULLETIN 2017 North Dakota High School Activities Association NDHSAA STAFF MATT FETSCH Executive Director [email protected] (701) 845-3953 BRIAN BUBACH Associate Director [email protected] (701) 845-3953 JUSTIN FLETSCHOCK Assistant Director [email protected] (701) 845-3953 NDHSAA CONTACT INFORMATION KEVIN MORAST Street Address: Phone: (701) 845-3953 Assistant Director 350 2nd Street Northwest Fax: (701) 845-4935 [email protected] Valley City, North Dakota 58072 (701) 845-3953 Mailing Address: PO Box 817 BRENDA SCHELL Valley City, North Dakota 58072 Assistant Director [email protected] (701) 845-3953 NDHSAA ON THE WEB WWW.NDHSAA.COM TOM MIX Media Specialist WWW.NDHSAANOW.COM [email protected] (701) 845-3953 NDHSAA NOW is where you will find news and current information about NDHSAA and SHARON PROSBY our member schools. This is the site where you Business Manager will find current teams, districts and region [email protected] placement, team schedules, pictures, and (701) 845-3953 rosters. Basketball standings, human-interest stories, twitter feed and much more! This is also the site where you will access video from the NFHS Network and SUE CARLSRUD video streams from member schools. Check it out NOW!!! Administrative Assistant www.ndhsaanow.com [email protected] (701) 845-3953 NDHSAA ON SOCIAL MEDIA PATTY BASS The NDHSAA is on Twitter (@NDHSAA), Instagram (profile name: ndhsaa) Administrative Assistant and Facebook. Be sure to follow NDHSAA on these platforms for updates on [email protected] statewide activities. (701) 845-3953 4 September BULLETIN 2017 Brian Bubach named NFHS Speech Committee Chair VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Brian Bubach, Associate Director of the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA), has been named chair of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Speech Committee. The NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school athletics and performing arts activities with over 18,000 member schools nationwide. The NFHS Speech Committee works conjointly with a number of other national organizations to promote high school speech and theatre activities. Bubach administrates sanctioned fine arts events for the NDHSAA. He served on the NFHS Speech Committee from 2011-15 and is a current member of the NFHS Music Committee. He received the Communication, Speech & Theatre Association of North Dakota (CSTAND) Service to the Profession Award in 2015 and Roughrider District National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Administrator of the Year Award in 2016. Bubach joined the NDHSAA in 2008 and has served as Associate Director since 2014. Wayne Sanstead to receive NDHSAA Distinguished Service Award VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Wayne Sanstead, former North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction and North Dakota High School Activities Association Board Member, has been named a recipient of the NDHSAA’s Distinguished Service Award. The NDHSAA Board of Directors approved Sanstead’s nomination in May. The NDHSAA’s Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made positive contributions to interscholastic activities in the state. Wayne Sanstead served as North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction for 28 years prior to his 2012 retirement which ended a public service career that lasted almost a half century. During his tenure as North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction, Sanstead served on the North Dakota High School Activities Association’s Board of Directors. According to the Council of Chief State School Officers, a Washington-based organization of education administrators, Sanstead was the longest-serving state school administrator in the country prior to his retirement. Sanstead was first elected as North Dakota’s