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  • Participation in high school athletics in Colorado hits an all-time high

    State track boys
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    More students than ever before are participating in high school athletics in Colorado.

    The participation survey for the 2016-17 was recently completed, and resulting data was published for the first time on Tuesday. It shows that 60.26 percent of students enrolled at CHSAA member high schools participated in sports during the 2016-17 school year, a total of 139,969 athletes.

    Both figures are the highest since the yearly survey began after the 1988-89 season.

    In addition, 23.53 percent of enrolled students participated in activities, meaning 83.79 percent of students participated in some form. That percentage is the highest since 2012-13, and the fourth-highest in the survey’s history. There were 54,649 participants in activities.

    This is the fourth time in the past five years that at least 83 percent of students are participating in some activity.

    “That’s amazing to see that many kids participating in high school activities,” CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico said. “Participation is our top priority, and recent changes with that goal in mind — including new classifications for three girls sports — seem to be helping.”

    New classifications in girls golf, girls swimming and girls tennis for the 2016-17 season may have helped spark this most recent growth. Those three sports alone saw an additional 1,682 students participate in 2016-17.

    All participation numbers are turned in by schools on the survey each year.

    The full data can been seen on the participation database page.

  • Photos: Music festivals around the state

    Photos from the 2017 music festivals at events around the state this spring.

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  • Final results from the state speech tournament

    HIGHLANDS RANCH — The 2017 state speech tournament was held at Mountain Vista High School.

    Full results are below.

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    2017 state speech tournament results

    Download: PDF

    http://www2.chsaa.org/activities/speech/pdf/17_State_Tournament_Results.pdf

  • Video: October’s Jeffco Preps with Dennis Pleuss

    A roundup of Jeffco prep highlights, interviews and schedules with Jeffco Public Schools’ Communication Specialist for Athletics & Activities Dennis Pleuss. This month’s edition features softball, boys soccer, football, the Pomona Marching Festival and Jeffco League cross country championships.

  • NAAC site of 28th annual Pomona Marching Festival

    The North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada was the site of the 28th annual Pomona Marching Festival on Oct. 1. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)
    The North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada was the site of the 28th annual Pomona Marching Festival on Oct. 1. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics)

    ARVADA — For more than 12 hours Saturday, Oct. 1, there was constant music playing at the North Area Athletic Complex in Arvada.

    Twenty-five high schools descended on NAAC for the 28th annual Pomona Marching Festival. Legacy came away with the grand championship title with a finals score of 78.05. Legend took second and Fairview placed third.

    Jeffco Public Schools had four bands make the 12-band finals. Arvada West (10th), Bear Creek (9th), Lakewood (7th) and Chatfield (6th) all placed in the top 10.

  • 2016 music adjudicator conference call

    CHSAA staff held a conference call with music adjudicators last week. A full replay of that call is below.

  • Student Leadership’s State Reps to serve on CHSAA committees

    (Troy Rivera)
    State Reps and the CHSAA staff met on Tuesday. (Troy Rivera/CHSAANow.com)

    FORT COLLINS — Students will have direct voice on select CHSAA committees beginning this school year.

    That was the result of a meeting between CHSAA staff and the State Representatives during the annual Student Leadership summer camp at Colorado State University on Tuesday.

    The student committee members will be selected by the Student Leadership State Representatives with the help of liaison Troy Rivera, the advisor at University High School. The students will be appointed to serve on various CHSAA committees, including certain sports and activities committees, as well as things like the Classification and League Organizing Committee.

    “This is something we’ve wanted to work toward,” said CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico. “We really believe that a student’s voice will carry a lot of weight in that setting, and add a needed perspective to our committees.”

    The State Reps are broken into geographic regions, meaning each student will serve as the voice of a given area during the 2016-17 school year.

    The meeting between the State Reps and the CHSAA staff also worked toward further collaboration between the Association and students, including things like social media, and a contest which is taking shape.

  • Student Leadership camp kicks off at CSU

    (Troy Rivera/CHSAANow.com)
    (Troy Rivera/CHSAANow.com)

    FORT COLLINS — The annual Student Leadership Camp is underway on Monday, with more than 450 students and advisors flocking to the campus of Colorado State University for a week-long retreat which teaches them how to be leaders within their schools.

    This year’s camp is the 52nd in history, and it marks the start of the 2016-17 school year for CHSAA activities.

    The camp seeks to give its attendees skills they can use throughout the school year, and touches on topics like diversity, self-evaluation, team-building, technology and how to build leadership programs.

    Camille Yameen will be this year’s keynote speaker. She is a motivational speaker who traded in a job working for clients all over Las Vegas and the strip to go work for the Peace Corps in Madagascar.

    CHSAA assistant commissioner Harry Waterman is the camp’s coordinator and director, and Rashaan Davis, the advsior at Highlands Ranch High School, is the curriculum director. The full CHSAA administrative staff will visit on Tuesday.

  • The 2016 student leadership camp is just weeks away

    Student Leadership Camp
    (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com)

    The 2016 student leadership camp is quickly approaching.

    This summer’s camp, the 52nd annual gathering, runs July 18-21 at Colorado State University. Registration is already closed, but more than 450 total students and advisors are set to attend. A total of 76 different high schools will be represented, drawing attendees from all over the state and from every classification.

    Every year, the student leadership camp gives attendees skills they can use throughout the school year. Included in the topics are diversity, self-evaluation, team-building, technology and building leadership programs.

    This year’s keynote speaker will be Camille Yameen, a motivational speaker who traded in a job working for clients all over Las Vegas and the strip to go work for the Peace Corps in Madagascar.

    According to her bio, Yameen is “an advocate for laughing hard each and every day, teaching how to embrace our inner weirdness, celebrating the beauty of the magical world we live in and reminding everyone that hey — we’re all in this together.”

    CHSAA assistant commissioner Harry Waterman is the student leadership camp’s coordinator and director. Rashaan Davis, StuCo Advisor at Highlands Ranch High School, is the curriculum director.

  • Student leadership’s “Adviser U” on as scheduled for Monday

    A snowstorm over the weekend will not affect the “Adviser University” seminar scheduled for Monday.

    CHSAA assistant commissioner Harry Waterman said Sunday that the event will go on as scheduled. It begins on Monday at 8:30 a.m., and covers a variety of topics for student leadership advisers.