1. Presi link “The IHSA serves member schools by providing leadership for equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience.”

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5.  Activities foster citizenship.  Activities support the schools mission.  Activities are inherently educational.  Activities develop success later in life.

6. 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.

7.  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.

8.  Interscholastic activities provide: Boundaries for students Boundaries for students Achievement motivation for students Achievement motivation for students Planning and decision making skills for students Planning and decision making skills for students

10.  Each activity home page contains specific contest contains specific contest terms and conditions and competition information

11.  Questions can be addressed to the specific administrator  Entry questions can be addressed to Tammy Craig at tcraig@ihsa.org tcraig@ihsa.org  Check the activity tracker to follow your entries

12. “The IHSA serves member schools by providing leadership for equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and activities that enrich the educational experience.”