INDIANAPOLIS, IN – High schools interested in helping schools affected by the recent disasters in Louisiana,Mississippi and Texas can adopt a school with a similar nickname through the Mascot Adoption Program (MAP) initiated by the National Federationof State High School Associations (NFHS). Schools across the United States are encouraged to initiate fund-raising efforts, or perhaps…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a new multimedia educational toolkit to protect teen athletes from a serious but often underestimated health threat – concussion. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and…
CHAPEL HILL– The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced today the winners of its 10th annual NCHSAA Student Services Sportsmanship Awards. North Wilkes High School is the overall winner for the 2004-05 academic year, while East Bladen High School and Hendersonville High School will be recognized with honorariums in acknowledgement of the sportsmanship initiatives…
CHAPEL HILL— Dr. Gene Moore, superintendent of the Cleveland County Schools, will serve as president of the North Carolina High School Board of Directors for the 2005-06 academic year. Moore will serve as the Association president for his one-year term, replacing Ralph Holloway, principal of East Carteret High School, in that position. Holloway moves into…
CHAPEL HILL—Five more outstanding names in the annals of state prep athletics have been selected for induction into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Tim Brayboy of Cary, Jim Burch of Cary, Dick Knox of Chapel Hill, the late Tom McQuaid of Beaufort and Mike Raybon of Jamestown have been chosen…
CHAPEL HILL—Former North Carolina High School Athletic Association executive director Simon Terrell died this morning after battling the results of a stroke for the past several months. He was 81. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday, August 20, at 2 p.m. at University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, with visitation an hour before at the…
CHAPEL HILL—Over 6,500 individual awards have been earned by students for the spring semester from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association for achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing court or athletic field. The NCHSAA made the awards in its Scholar-Athlete program, which includes recognition of varsity teams which attain certain…
Members of the media in North and South Carolina are encouraged to nominate igh school football coaches in their area in the Carolina Panthers Coach of the Week program. The Carolina Panthers will select a coach for each week of the high school football season with the winning coach receiving Panthers memorabilia as well as…
CHARLOTTE—The Carolina Panthers, one of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s corporate partners, has several community outreach programs that could be of interest to NCHSAA member schools. The NFL High School Player Development program helps high school students in communities in need tackle the challege of getting to college. The program provides incoming (fall…
CHAPEL HILL– The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced today that Cheer Ltd. Inc., a national leader in the spirit industry, has established the Carolina Cup Award to recognize annually the top high school varsity cheerleading team in North Carolina. The first Carolina Cup will be presented at the 2005 NCHSAA State Invitational Cheerleading…
