SPRING ACTIVITIES
For Use Through May 24, 2008
STUDENT ACTIVITIES PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN THE EDUCATION OF THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS) BELIEVE MIDDLE AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DESERVE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE FREE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL INFLUENCES.
WE’RE WORKING TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL! WE SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE DRUGS FROM MIDDLE AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY MORE THEN 780 MEMBER SCHOOLS. KSHSAA AND ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS PROMOTE, DEVELOP, AND DIRECT INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO A WELL-ROUNDED AND MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
THE POSITIVE VALUES OF COMPETITION AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP FOR BOTH PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS ARE CONTINUALLY ENCOURAGED.
A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM YOUR KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS).
For Use May 1 through May 24, 2008
THE TRUE VALUE OF WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM IS APPLYING IT EVERY DAY. WITH SUMMER ACTIVITIES AROUND THE CORNER, POSITIVE SPORTSMANSHIP IS A VALUABLE LESSON TO REMEMBER.
GOOD SPORTS ARE WINNERS! – ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM YOUR KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS).
SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS SIGNAL THE END OF ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT DOESN’T CALL FOR AN END TO GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP. GOOD SPORTMANSHIP IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS ENDED, BECAUSE IT MEANS VALUABLE LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED WHILE WATCHING OR PARTICIPATING IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS.
For Use May 1 Through May 24, 2008
“WE FEEL THAT SPORTSMANSHIP JUST DOESN’T BEGIN AND END WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR,” SAYS GARY MUSSELMAN, KSHSAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. “IT IS NECESSARY FOR PARENTS AND SPECTATORS TO SET THE TONE FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOR AT ALL EVENTS, ALL YEAR.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SPORTSMANSHIP AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AT 785/273-5329.
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP! – ENCOURAGE IT YEAR–ROUND. A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM YOUR KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS).
SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS
For Use Through May 3, 2008
IF SOMEONE ASKED YOU WHAT WERE THE TWO MOST POPULAR HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? . . . 95% OF ALL KANSAS HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC AND/OR SPEECH EVENTS.
COMING TO YOUR AREA APRIL 26 AND MAY 3 ARE STATE CONTESTS IN MUSIC AND SPEECH. THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS) URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE FINE ARTS PROGRAMS IN KANSAS SCHOOLS.
REMEMBER . . . ACADEMICS PLUS ACTIVITIES ARE CURRICULUM PARTNERS IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH.
For Use Through May 10, 2008
THE FINALS OF THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION BOYS STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD MAY 9 & 10. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE BEST TENNIS PLAYERS IN THE STATE!
MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM ON MAY 9 and 10.
A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS).
For Use Through May 19, 2008
THE FINALS OF THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION BOYS STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD MAY 19. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE BEST GOLFERS IN THE STATE!
MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM ON MAY 19th.
A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND (YOUR STATION’S CALL LETTERS).
For Use Through May 17, 2008
WANT TO SHARE EXCITING MOMENTS WITH THOUSANDS OF FANS ACROSS THE STATE? BE A PART OF THE CROWD THAT ATTENDS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS SPONSORED BY THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION.
GIRLS STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD MAY 16th & 17th, HUMMER SPORTS COMPLEX, NATATORIUM, TOPEKA. MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION.
For Use Through May 24, 2008
MAY IS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP TIME IN KANSAS AND WHAT COULD BE MORE EXCITING THAN WATCHING SOCCER, SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, OR TRACK AND FIELD CONTESTS . . . LAST YEAR, THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS TURNED OUT FOR THESE FAST PACED TOURNAMENTS.
HELP CREATE THE EXCITEMENT, ATTEND THESE KSHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAY 23-24.
CALL THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION
AT 785/273-5329 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
STUDENT MESSAGES
For Use Through May 24, 2008
IN A SCHOOL WHERE READING, MATH, AND TESTING HAVE BECOME THE NORM, A STUDENT NEEDS TO EXPLORE OTHER ACTIVITIES TO ENRICH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. WHETHER IT IS ARTS, SPORTS, MUSIC, THEATER, DANCE, DEBATE, OR DRAMA, GETTING INVOLVED IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IS A MUST! NOT ONLY WILL IT OPEN YOUR EYES TO NEW AND EXCITING HOBBIES, INTERESTS, AND CAREER POSSIBILITIES, IT WILL HELP TO IMPROVE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL RESUME AS YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE! SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL'S ACTIVITIES AND GET INVOLVED! SHOW YOUR COMMUNITY THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND ARE WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS. ENCOURAGE YOUR DISTRICT TO KEEP FUNDING THESE ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE IMPORTANT, BENEFICIAL, AND FUN! THIS HAS BEEN a message from MICHAEL SCHNACKENBERG, a SHAWNEE MISSION WEST HIGH SCHOOL senior, THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION, and the student advisory team.
For Use Through May 24, 2008
EMILY JONES, A SENIOR AT ROSE HILL HIGH SCHOOL IN ROSE HILL, KANSAS STATED THAT EVERYONE THINKS THEY HAVE ONE STAR THAT DOES IT ALL, BUT IT'S NOT TRUE. ONE PERSON CANNOT DO EVERYTHING. PARTICIPATING TOGETHER AND GIVING 110% IS WHAT MATTERS THE MOST. IT WOULD NEVER BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT EVERYONE THERE. REMEMBER, THERE IS NO I IN TEAM! THIS HAS BEEN A MESSAGE FROM THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND THE STUDENT ADVISORY TEAM.
For Use Through May 24, 2008
"GOING THE EXTRA MILE." IT'S A STATEMENT THAT PEOPLE USUALLY SEE AS ACTUALLY GOING ANOTHER MILE OR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS NEEDED. THIS ACTION SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT AREA OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES BECAUSE IT IS HOW WE STRENGTHEN OURSELVES. THROUGH IT, OUR PERSONAL GOALS BECOME MORE REACHABLE. WITHOUT IT, WE MIGHT SEE OURSELVES FALLING BEHIND AND MISS MANY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. SO THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DO A LITTLE EXTRA, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AND GO THE EXTRA MILE. THIS HAS BEEN a message from AARON MEISENHEIMER, a senior at PRETTY PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL, THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION, AND THE STUDENT ADVISORY TEAM.
For Use Through May 24, 2008
KRISTEN DOERING, A 2007 GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL graduate LOVEd being INVOLVED IN HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL, she PARTICIPATED IN MANY EVENTS and was A FAN AT MANY GAMES. THERE IS ONE THING THAT ALWAYS STANDS OUT TO her AT THESE ACTIVITIES, SPORTSMANSHIP. She THINKs IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH RESPECT BETWEEN OPPONENTS, AND RESPECT CANNOT BE GAINED FROM PARTICIPATING IN BAD SPORTSMANSHIP AS A FAN OR AS A PLAYER. SO THE NEXT TIME YOUR COMPETITIVE SIDE TAKES OVER, THINK OF WHAT MIKE MARSHALL SAID, "VICTORY IS IN THE QUALITY OF COMPETITION, NOT THE FINAL SCORE." THIS HAS BEEN A MESSAGE FROM THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND THE STUDENT ADVISORY TEAM.
For Use Through May 24, 2008
MATT REGIER A 2007 GRADUATE FROM REMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BELIEVES LEADERSHIP COMES IN MANY SHAPES AND SIZES AND DEVELOPING LEADERS TAKES TIME AND DEDICATION FROM MANY PEOPLE. HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PROVIDE GREAT SETTINGS TO LET YOUNG LEADERS LEARN AND GROW. SKILLS LEARNED IN ACTIVITIES HELP TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF TOMORROW. THIS HAS BEEN A MESSAGE FROM THE KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION AND THE STUDENT ADVISORY TEAM.
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