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IHSAA STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE BEGINS 10TH YEAR
Eighteen high school student-athletes from across Indiana will begin the school year as members of the 2010-11 IHSAA Student Advisory Committee (SAC).
The SAC represents the entire IHSAA membership of 409 schools, and its structure mirrors that of the IHSAA Board of Directors.
Each year, the IHSAA receives nominations from school principals on behalf of student-athletes who attended the IHSAA Student Leadership Conference in June. From that group of nominations, 20 are selected for interviews by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee, Executive Staff and returning members of the SAC. From those 20 interviews, nine are invited to join the new group.
Nine seniors return for a second year with the committee while nine juniors will take part for the first time. Among the returning seniors are Plymouth’s Meagen Barron who was elected president for 2010-11 by her peers and Bremen’s Hope Jordan who will serve as secretary.
Individuals who will serve as part of this year’s committee include:
| Name | Grade | School |
| Meagen Barron* | 12 | Plymouth |
| Jessica Brown | 11 | Mt. Vernon (Fortville) |
| Kelsey Carr | 12 | Muncie Burris |
| Alison Curtis | 12 | Lebanon |
| Isaac Gilkey | 11 | Evansville North |
| Robert Hawthorne | 12 | Indianapolis Crispus Attucks |
| Robert Jackson | 11 | Decatur Central |
| Hope Jordan** | 12 | Bremen |
| Tazree Kadam | 12 | Fishers |
| Katie Kaufman | 11 | Indianapolis Cathedral |
| Nick Kolar | 12 | Fort Wayne Canterbury |
| Tyler Mills | 11 | Center Grove |
| Abbie Newton | 11 | Harrison (West Lafayette) |
| Abby Rogers | 11 | Bloomington North |
| Sam Rumbach | 12 | Jasper |
| Nathan Smith | 11 | Muncie Central |
| Scott Smyth | 12 | Warsaw |
| Gregory Thome | 11 | Valparaiso |
| *President | ||
| **Secretary |
The IHSAA began sponsoring the Student Advisory Committee in 2001-02 to give the group of student-athletes hands-on experience and a voice to the IHSAA staff.
The SAC meets four times annually – twice each semester – and is responsible for hosting meetings with student peers at the upcoming Fall Area Principals Meetings; assisting with the awards ceremonies at IHSAA state championship events throughout the school year and; planning and administering the annual IHSAA Student Leadership Conference in June.
Other SAC functions include the development of an IHSAA Captain’s Handbook which will be distributed to member schools this fall as well as assisting in the creation of multiple public service announcements addressing good sporting behavior which will be utilized during 2010-11 state championships events.
NFHS OFFERS FREE "CONCUSSION IN SPORTS" ON-LINE COURSE
Coaches, parents, players and officials are encouraged to complete the Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know online course offered free-of-charge by the Indianapolis-based National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).