Why High School Sports is Good News for Students
Posted by in School Sports on October 21, 2011
Sports programs have been an integral part of most high schools in America. They support the academic goals of schools, foster success in life. Moreover, these programs are educational and help produce productive citizenship. Typically costing less than two percent of a school’s overall budget, athletics are likely the best investment of any department of education. Students are the big winners because they learn valuable lessons that last a lifetime, including lessons involving character building, teamwork, self-discipline, and competitive attitudes.
Do you have a son or daughter participating in their school’s athletic program? If so, he or she is probably an above average student in the classroom. It’s a proven fact that participation in high school sports encourages better grades, self esteem, and a higher level of academic achievement. Granted, there have been hundreds of studies demonstrating successes from the student-athlete combination. This article reveals three of those studies.
In 1996, the Carnegie Corporation of New York discovered that students benefited from participating in high school sports. An improvement in grades, confidence, and personal health and welfare were appreciably noted in students involved in sports. In the class room, these students maintained greater discipline and a stronger work ethic in comparison to those who were not student athletes. The study, called “The Role of Sports in Youth Development”, also found that student athletes had higher-than-average social bonds with institutions and individuals. Read the rest of this entry »
High School Athletics Fundraisers
Posted by in School Sports on October 19, 2011
High school means studies, enjoyment and a lot of sports. Schools, like many corporations, are facing a financial crisis; the first things to go are the non-essentials. Unfortunately, in many schools sports are one of the first to go.
To avoid this, high school students and staff are actively involved in fundraising events to support their teams. In order to raise money, teams sell things like candy bars, tee shirts, cookie dough, magazine subscriptions, and scratch cards, organize car washes, bake sales, spaghetti dinners, and golf tournaments. They set up booths at grocery stores and malls, and ask for cash sponsorships from local merchants.
High school students are always on the Internet; so online auction fundraisers are popular among the high school crowd. There are hundreds of websites to go to for information and ideas. Sites that support high school fundraising claim to have 30% more catalog items, 45% more items sold, and 133% more donated items than the average live action event. Read the rest of this entry »