Entries for April 2015

No Guns in Schools

[email protected] posted on April 28, 2015 03:20

Now there’s an effort by some to trade a ban on “open carry” in exchange for permission to carry concealed weapons onto school grounds.

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Posted in: Health & Safety

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A Healthy Future

[email protected] posted on April 24, 2015 03:20

What will the following two years – 2017-18 and 2018-19 – bring? Here are some aspirations – some predictions, but not quite promises – of where we will be.

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Posted in: Health & Safety

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The Safe Play Game Plan

[email protected] posted on April 21, 2015 03:17

This proposed federal legislation demonstrates two things. First, that we have been on target in Michigan with our four Hs – it’s like they read our playbook of priorities before drafting this federal legislation.

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Posted in: Health & Safety

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More Than X’s & O’s

[email protected] posted on April 17, 2015 03:58

Without leaving any of the three previous health and safety “H’s” behind, during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years, the fourth quarter, our focus will be on Hearts

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Classification Trends

[email protected] posted on April 14, 2015 03:53

The enrollment range between largest and smallest school is at historical lows in Classes B and C and near historical lows in Class D.

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Posted in: Classification

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Sounds of Silence

[email protected] posted on April 10, 2015 03:52

The task of written communication has become more difficult during the four decades I’ve been engaged in this enterprise.

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Posted in: Perspective, Technology

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Our Best and Brightest

[email protected] posted on April 07, 2015 03:49

The best two hours of each work year are those spent with the MHSAA Scholar-Athletes and their parents on the last Saturday of the winter tournament season.

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Posted in: Leadership, Scholarship, Student Services

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Seeding Questions

[email protected] posted on April 03, 2015 03:44

Seeding in school sports is a much more difficult task than it is at higher levels where there are many fewer teams operating in much less diverse settings.

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Posted in: Tournaments

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From the Director

From the Director is the official MHSAA Blog which will touch on pertinent school sports topics periodically throughout the school year from various MHSAA Staff.