The
following information is provided in promoting the value and benefits of
participation in interscholastic athletic and activity programs:
§ The one yardstick to predict
"success" in later life (self-satisfaction and participation in a
variety of community activities two years after college) is achievement in
school activities.
-American College Testing Service (ACT)
§ Nearly seven of ten Americans say high
school sports teach students lessons about life they can't learn in a
classroom. Nine in ten believe sports contribute to health and fitness.
-USA Today
§ Ninety-five percent of Fortune 500
executives participated in school activities
-Fortune Magazine
§ Students who do not participate in
sports average a 2.39 GPA. Those who participate in one sport average a 2.61
GPA and those in two sports average a GPA of 2.82 GPA.
-Iowa
High School Athletic Association
- Participation in high school athletics and activities are a much better indicator of overall college performance than other yardsticks.
-Educational Testing Service and College Board Study
- Ninety-six percent of dropouts in 14 school districts in seven regions of the nation were NOT participating in activities programs.
- National Federation of State High
School Associations
- Student-athletes are 40% less likely to smoke than non-athletes.
-American Medical Association
"With
high school activities, what you see is not necessarily what you get. The
public sees who wins or loses, and not much beyond that. What they get is so
much greater that what they see."
-Al Burr, Retired High School Principal
§ Ninety-five percent believe
participation in high school activities teaches valuable lessons to students
that cannot be learned in the regular classroom routine.
§ Ninety-five percent agreed activity
programs contribute to the development of "school spirit" among the
student body.
§ Ninety-nine percent agreed
participation in high school activities promotes citizenship.
-SURVEY OF HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
