Missouri State High School JournalActivities Association Official Publication of MSHSAA Vol. 78, No. 1 Sept. 2013 Departments Missouri State High School Executive Director’s Message .............................1 Questions & Answers ..........................................2 News...............................................................3-13 Activities Association Board of Directors.........................................14-21 Fall Athletics .................................................22-25 Winter Athletics .............................................26-27 2013-14 Board of Directors Activities .......................................................28-30 Awards ........................................................31-IBC Executive Staff DR. KERWIN URHAHN, Executive Director Eligibility rulings, transfers, interpretation of Constitu- tion and By-Laws, budget and finance, insurance, litiga- tion, legislative liaison, school classification, enrollments. STACY SCHROEDER, Assoc. Executive Director Swimming and diving, Scholar Bowl, Transfers (hard- ships & waivers), personnel, MSHSAA Leadership School program, eligibility. Don Maurer, Pres. Paul Sulser, V.P. Dr. Mark Beem Travis Brown Ken Eaton HARVEY RICHARDS, Assoc. Executive Director St. Louis District Northeast District Central District At-Large Region 1 Northwest District Football, cross country, track and field, camps and Athletic Director Superintendent Superintendent Athletic Administrator Superintendent clinics, all-star events, sports medicine, team hosts, MICDS North Shelby HS Hickory County St. Louis Public Schools Mound City R-2 nonfaculty coaches, coaches education, eligibility. Term Expires 2013 Term Expires 2016 Term Expires 2013 Term Expires 2015 Term Expires 2016 DAVINE DAVIS, Asst. Executive Director Music, volleyball, cheerleading, dance, perform- ing groups, Transfers (foreign exchange/international students), sanctions, eligibility. KEVIN GARNER, Asst. Executive Director Basketball, soccer, transfers, athletic directors liaison, waivers, eligibility. TIM THOMPSON, Asst. Executive Director Baseball, softball, golf, officials coordinator, officials’ registration, officials’ rules meetings, special reports, eligibility. GREG STAHL, Asst. Executive Director Wrestling, speech and debate, tennis, eligibility. Mark Fischer Toni Hill Blane Keel Dr. Paul Kinder Jennifer Schmidt CRAIG LONG, Chief Financial Officer Southwest District At-Large Region 2 Southeast District Kansas City District South Central District Budget and finance, vendor contracts and bids, District Athletic Director Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Principal advertising, corporate partners, awards, orders, buildings Springfield Public Schools Bloomfield Schools Clearwater R-1 Blue Springs R-IV Sullivan HS and grounds, technology. Term Expires 2015 Term Expires 2017 Term Expires 2015 Term Expires 2014 Term Expires 2014 JASON WEST, Communications Director Publications, media relations, public relations, televi- Mission Statement Contact Info. sion and radio rights, web site maintenance, records, “The MSHSAA promotes the value of participation, statistics, sportsmanship programs & Summit, Distin- MSHSAA sportsmanship, team play, and personal excellence guished Service Awards, Scholastic Achievement Awards, 1 N. Keene St., PO Box 1328 to develop citizens who make positive contributions Traditions, student services, video rentals. Columbia, MO 65205 to their community and support the (573) 875-4880 September 2013 (vol. 78, no. 1) democratic principles of our state and nation.” Fax (573) 875-1450 • The MSHSAA Journal is published four times per www.mshsaa.org year (August, December, February and May) by the [email protected] Missouri State High School Activities Association. • All photos by PhotoGliff, unless noted. 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It is to answer specific eligibility inquiries via email, and any follow-up questions to the MSHSAA should be done via telephone or written also available via subscription for $8 per school year correspondence. by calling the MSHSAA office. 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. Principals are reminded that correspondence concerning eligibility rulings, annual eligibility lists, applications for waiver of the transfer rule, hardship transfers and sanction forms, must be signed by the principal for consideration by the MSHSAA. Proud Member National Federation of State High School Associations A New Year... New Questions... The 2013-14 school year has begun and the instant access. so has the mandatory Heat Acclimatization in It is our responsibility to use education By-Law 1.7. It has been a time of education and based athletics and activities to teach our many questions like how do we implement and students about making good decisions and why do we have this? The easiest answer to that we all are responsible for our actions. It the why is because we have a different group of does not mean that they won’t make mistakes. kids today than we were 30 years ago. However, as adults we have to remember to let In many aspects kids are still the same as kids know, “It is not that you got knocked down, we were, but in other ways they are nothing but how you pick yourself back up!” like we were at that age. We did not have At the MSHSAA Sportsmanship Summit, air conditioning throughout all of our school the keynote speaker Keith Nord did an activity buildings when we were in high school, if we where he asked all the adults to stand up and had any at all. According to my impromptu we do heat acclimatization, it is easy, for the then he said, “Kids you see all these adults, poll at the area meetings and MSHSAA safety of our students. they are successful screw-ups” Keith wasn’t 101 meetings last year, the overwhelming Another way that kids have changed is the trying to be rude or disrespectful, but to make majority of high schools currently do have air instant contact and multiple pressures of social the point that no one is perfect and we all make conditioning. media pulling them in every direction. Our mode mistakes. The successful person is not afraid Next, we didn’t know what a PS3 was as of communication was a whistle from our dad to make a mistake and is willing to learn from it kids, we were out the door early to keep from to tell us it was time to get in the house. Now and make themselves better. I hope that your having to do work around the house. Lastly days, kids are never out of communication with students learn that life lesson this school year in and most importantly, the medical research their parents, their friends, and all individuals a way where they feel it is ok to make a mistake, shows that heat related illness and death is on on social media. The students walking your to take responsibility for their actions, and move the rise and according to the experts is 100% hallways this year will have more peer pressure forward. preventable. 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