LEAP Committee Class of 2025 Announced

07/24/202306/20/2023 by rstadmin

LEAP COMMITTEE CLASS OF 2025 ANNOUNCED

We’re excited to welcome the eight incoming juniors from WIAA member schools who have been selected to join the LEAP (Leadership through Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee as the Class of 2025.

The incoming juniors selected are:

Brandon Bao – Thomas Jefferson
Bryn Beckman – Rainier
Joey Earl – Chief Leschi
Madison Hull – Renton
Nik Husarik – Emerald Ridge
Kara Ma – The Bush School
Mya Morales – Sunnyside
Cheyenne Shewell – Ellensburg

Now entering its 17th year, the LEAP Committee is comprised of 16 juniors and seniors (eight juniors; eight seniors) representing the WIAA’s member schools and serving as the voice of the Association’s 225,000+ athletics and activities student participants. These juniors will serve a two-year term, joining the eight seniors who recently completed their first term during the 2022-23 school year.

Senior Committee members returning to serve their second term are: Rylee Aloisio (Franklin Pierce), Alex Besteman (Interlake), Luka Kawahara (Juanita), Joey Lurie (Mercer Island), Gracie Pham (Davis), Kate Schneider (Freeman), Rocky Srinivasan (Eastside Prep) and Turner Van Slyke (Walla Walla).

All applicants completed an extensive application process which included an online application, letters of recommendation, short essays and a video personal statement about why they should be selected.

The Committee will meet five times throughout the school year to discuss and provide feedback on WIAA-related topics and initiatives. The group will also have the opportunity to be involved with WIAA State Championship events, and participate in WIAA Executive Board meetings.

In the summer prior to the start of their senior year, Committee members will participate in a summer retreat that combines team-building exercises, while also evaluating the previous year and setting goals for the upcoming year.

2022-2023 Scholastic Cup Champions

07/25/202306/07/2023 by mmartin

2022-2023 SCHOLASTIC CUP CHAMPIONS

The Scholastic Cup recognizes performance in the classroom as well as on the playing surface. Schools that finish at the top of their respective classifications in state athletic competition receive points, as do schools that finish at the top in team academic performance.

Sportsmanship is also a factor, with substantial points deducted for ejections from contests. At the end of the year, the school with the most points in their classification is awarded the prestigious Scholastic Cup. Join us in congratulating the 2022-2023 Champions:

4A		NEWPORT (BELLEVUE)
3A		CHENEY
2A		SEHOME
1A		SEATTLE ACADEMY
2B		SAINT GEORGE’S
1B		CROSSPOINT

Rep Assembly Passes Eight Amendments

08/25/202305/04/2023 by rstteam

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Representative Assembly voted to pass eight amendments, the Association announced Monday.

The Representative Assembly is comprised of 53 (35 high school, 18 middle level) school administrators from each of the nine WIAA districts. For an amendment to pass, 60 percent approval is needed from voting members of the Assembly. A total of 32 votes are needed for a middle level/high school amendment to pass, while 21 votes are needed for a high school amendment to pass.

In total, 11 amendments were proposed this year and the eight that passed will go into effect next school year with the exception of HS #1 which will go into effect at the beginning of the next classification cycle in 2024-25. In addition to those amendments, three WIAA Executive Board positions were voted on with Steven Carson II of Inchelium (District 7), Dwayne Johnson of Port Angeles (District 3), and Harlan Kredit of Lynden Christian (District 1) being re-elected to their positions on the Board.

PASSED AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT	RULE	SUMMARY	S	O
HS #1	4.2.0	Adjusts the enrollment parameters for 3A and 4A schools to balance the number of schools in those classifications.	34	1
HS #2	4.2.0	Based upon recommendations from the Classification Committee, authorizes the WIAA Executive Board to adjust the enrollment parameters every four (4) years.	32	3
HS #4	18.6.0	Defines a resident public school and school of choice; if a hardship is granted for a student transferring from a school of choice, they may be eligible only at their resident public school.	31	4
ML/HS #5	18.12.2	If a middle level student transfers to a school district where eighth graders are allowed to play at the high school level, high school eligibility at the receiving school will be limited to sub-varsity only for the remainder of the school year.	43	10
ML/HS #7	20.0.0	All coaches, whether paid or volunteer, would be required annually to complete the WIAA general rules clinic and the WIAA approved rules clinic for the sport being coached.	45	8
ML #9	30.64.1	Middle level basketball games may be four (4) quarters of up to eight (8) minutes, or two (2) halves of 20 minutes of running clock time.	18	0
HS #10	41.5.2	A school may schedule 18 team contests for tennis.	24	11
ML/HS #11	46.1.3.2	League review of the WIAA administrative staff regarding the misinterpretation or misapplication of a rule is no longer required.	51	2

FAILED AMENDMENTS

AMENDMENT	RULE	SUMMARY	S	O
HS #3	4.2.0	Splits the 1B classification into 1B-1 and 1B-2 divisions.	10	25
ML/HS #6	18.24.0	Allows for accommodations to be made for students to participate in non-school athletic activities no more than twice per week.	21	32
HS #8	30.3.0	A basketball tournament consisting of up to four (4) contests played on consecutive days will count as one (1) contest toward the season limitation.	14	21

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