Missouri

2002 –

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Attended national conference with six student delegates and two adult delegates

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State action plan – “Show-Me
Your Can” food drive during week of district basketball tournaments

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Schools collect cans at school

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Total can count is sent to MSHSAA Office

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Food collected stays in the local community

* Top collecting school in each classification (plus junior highs)
announced during state basketball telecasts on Fox Sports
Net and at the arena site.

2003 –

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Attended national conference with seven student delegates and three adult
delegates

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State action plan – Continue “Show-Me Your Can” food drive.

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Student delegates recognized
at MSHSAA Sportsmanship Summit

2003-06

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Show-Me
Your Can Food Drive competition conducted

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More than 30,000 cans of food collected to assist local food bank and support
shelters

2007 –

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Attended national conference with six
student delegates and one adult delegate

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State action plans –

- Form standing Student
Advisory Council

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Create Student area on MSHSAA web site

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Create a Student Newsletter sent to all schools each semester

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Assist with MSHSAA Sportsmanship Summit

·
Student
delegates became student
facilitators at MSHSAA
Sportsmanship Summit

·
MSHSAA
Board of Directors approves formation of Student Advisory Council

·
“Student
News & Views” newsletter sent to all member schools and posted on
web site and Journal.

·
Student
Advisory Council met in January
2008 to discuss proposed changes to MSHSAA by-laws and policies and their
potential impact on students as well as 2008 MSHSAA Area Meeting topics.

·
Student
Advisory Council expanded to 11 members to include geographic representation of
entire state – new members will attend 2008 NFHS National Student
Leadership Conference

·
Many
students attended and assisted with media and event operations at various state
championship events (Football, Basketball, Track).

·
Students
assisted with judging finalists for MSHSAA Junior High Sportsmanship
Essay Contest.

2008 –

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Will attend national conference with six student delegates and two adult
delegates

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Students will once again serve as student facilitators at MSHSAA Sportsmanship Summit

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Issue #2 of “Student News & Views” will be released in August
2008.

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Plan to utilize Student Advisory Council students to develop new PSA TV spots.

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Plan to launch Students area of MSHSAA Web Site in 2008-09.