Activities Overview By Shaunda Brown

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“The IHSA serves member schools by providing leadership for equitable participation in

interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience.”

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

The IHSA offers state series in 37 sports and activities and governs the interscholastic competition of all emerging sports and activities.

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

IHSA activities such as music (solo & ensemble and organizational contest), speech (individual events), drama/group interpretation, debate, journalism, chess, bass fishing, scholastic bowl, and spirit activities (sideline cheerleading, dance, poms, drill, & flags) are where young people learn lifelong lessons.

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

At a cost of only approximately 3 % (or less in many cases) of an overall school budget, high school activity programs are one of the best bargains around! There are no entry fees for our activity state series and only a few have minor event fees to cover the cost of judges.

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Activities foster citizenship.

Activities support the schools mission.

Activities are inherently educational.

Activities develop success later in life.

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Students who spend no time in extracurricular activities are 57% more likely to drop out of school, 49% more likely to use drugs, 37% more likely to become teen parents and 27% more likely to be arrested.

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Students involved in interscholastic activities stay more involved in the community after graduation. Students are more socially involved.

Interscholastic participation is correlated to a positive impact on female and minority students.

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Interscholastic activities provide:• Boundaries for students• Achievement motivation

for students• Planning and decision

making skills for students

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Each activity home page contains specific contestterms and conditions and competition information

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

Questions can be addressed to the specific administrator

Entry questions canbe addressed to Tammy Craig at tcraig@ihsa.org

Check the activity tracker to follow your entries

Activities OverviewBy Shaunda Brown

“The IHSA serves member schools by

providing leadership for equitable participation

in interscholastic athletics and activities that

enrich the educational experience.”