AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association Hall of Fame has announced its 34th Hall of Fame class. This eight-member group embodies the core values of the Association along with its vision of seeking excellence in academics, activities, and athletics. Each of these individuals upholds the very essence of education-based activity participation.
AURORA – With the January Legislative Council meeting just two weeks away, one of the hot ticket items that has been discussed over the course of the last couple of years could come to a conclusion, as the democratic arm of the association will vote on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the DCSD Legacy Campus on whether or not to implement the shot clock for boys and girls basketball.
AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association office will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to the severe weather and extreme cold forecasted for the Denver metro area.
The Jan. 15 top-10 rankings for boys basketball, girls basketball and ice hockey.
For many years, CHSAA member schools have asked the CHSAA Tournament and Playoff Finance Committee (T & PF) to look at the process, funding structure and procedures that are involved when a member school hosts a post-season event. This past fall, under the leadership of Committee Chair Paul Cain (Mesa County Valley School District #51) and CHSAA Director of Finance Sarah Vernon-Brunner, the committee embraced this challenge and went to work. CHSAA’s current structure for T & PF has not changed in many years. Expenses have gone up over time and it is more common for teams to travel further distances in the playoffs. The current financial structure is difficult for host schools, as they are consistently losing money thus making this system onerous for our schools.
My first experience with Joe Ehrmann and Jody Redman was back in 2015 when I received an invitation to attend a special presentation for a grassroots movement called “Shift Why”. As a coach, teacher, counselor, athletic/activities director and school administrator, I had always understood and promoted what I felt was the true purpose of educationally based athletics and activities. I was committed to making sure that my students not only learned the sport I was coaching, but I was dedicated to the belief that the more important responsibility I had was to make sure that they became better people through their participation and that they were more prepared to be productive leaders as they grew into adulthood.
In honor of Winter Officials Appreciation Week, the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) is celebrating some of its winter officials on social media and CHSAANow.com, while member schools are encouraged to celebrate their officials, as well. This can be achieved in several ways, both big and small. All of which is meant to say, thank you officials!
After taking a couple of weeks off for winter break, we are back and looking forward to continuing our series. For those that are new to this feature, CHSAA has created an opportunity to share the individual stories of our female members. Whether they are administrators, advisors, coaches, or teachers, they represent leadership and excellence within their school, district, community, and Colorado. This series is meant to help all of us to get to know our leaders, to better understand their individual journey, and to inspire the next generation of leaders. Look forward to new interviews being posted each week.
The Jan. 2 top-10 rankings for boys basketball, girls basketball and ice hockey.
In honor of Winter Officials Appreciation Week, the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) is celebrating some of its winter officials on social media and CHSAANow.com, while member schools are encouraged to celebrate their officials, as well. This can be achieved in several ways, both big and small. All of which is meant to say, thank you officials!