Inside This IssueNDHSAA Board of Directors Meeting – November Summary 2Board Members Nominated 2-3National Anthem Performers 3Music Judge Certification 3Certified Speech and Debate Judges 3Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account 4NDHSAA Website Login Information 4ACT-SAT National Test Dates 4NDHSAA - Find Officials’ Info 4NFHS, NISCA release “Coaching Swimming” 5Winter Season NDHSAA Website Requirements & Deadlines 5Winter/Spring Sports - Coaches and Officials Mandatory Online Testing 5State Student Congress Results 6NDHSAA Accounts and Roles 6Attention B Band Directors 7NDHSAA Website Information Posting a Want Ad 7Online Rules Clinics for Activity Advisors, Coaches and Officials 7NFHS Spirit of Sport and Heart of the Arts 7Ticket Policy for General Public Orders State B Girls’ Basketball 8Policy for School Orders of Tickets State Class B Girl’s Basketball 8NDHSAA Board Meeting Dates 8State Wrestling Ticket Order Policy 9NDHSAA Contact Information 9Team Scholar Recipients 10Winter/Spring Sports-Coach and Official Mandatory Online Clinics 10Ticket Policy for School Orders State B Boys’ Basketball 11Ticket Policy for General Public Orders State B Boys’ Basketball 11Questions and Answers NDHSAA Aids to Interpretations 12NFHS Launches Second Level of National Coach Certification 122014 Girls’ Basketball District Info 132014 Boys’ Basketball District Info 14NDHSAA December Calendar 15NDHSAA Calendar Corrections 15NDHSAA HELP (FAQ) 15NDHSAA Coaches Education Permit Submission Form 15

December 2014

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North Dakota High School Activities Association 350 2nd St. NW • PO Box 817 • Valley City • ND Phone (701)845-3953 • Fax (701)845-4935

Pictured Above - 2014 State Student Congress Participants in the North Dakota State Capitol

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Editor’s note: Bio information submitted by candidates

Class A West Candidate Mark Vollmer, Superintendent MinotMark Vollmer is a North Dakota native and a 1984 graduate of Willow City High School. In 1988, Vollmer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in History from the University of North Dakota and continued his education with a Masters in Educational Leadership from Tri-College University in 2001. He received a Doctorate in Education from the University of North Dakota in 2014. Vollmer began his teaching career in the Crane Elementary District in Yuma, Arizona, in 1991. He returned to North Dakota and worked at Turtle Mountain Community High School from 1993–1998. In 1998, Vollmer returned to Willow City High School, where he served as social studies teacher, principal and athletic director. In 2002, he joined the administrative team at Minot High School–Magic City Campus, serving as an assistant principal from 2002–2005, and head principal from 2005-2011. In 2011, Vollmer became Superintendent of Minot Public School District #1 and Minot Air Force Base #160. Vollmer is a member of NDCEL, NDASA, NAFIS, MISA, ASCD, and AASA. He serves as a board member for NDASA and is currently president of the North Dakota School Study Council. Vollmer also serves as an ex-officio member of the Greater Minot Area Chamber of Commerce and the Minot Area Development Corporation. Vollmer also ranches with his two adult sons, Logan (25) and Levi (23).

Class B Northwest Candidate Ben Schafer, Superintendent Ray Ben Schafer graduated from Williston State College (A.A.), University of North Dakota (B.S), and Univer-sity of Mary (M.A.). He began his education career teaching as a Physical Education teacher at Cathedral School in Bismarck, ND. While there, he helped coach football and served as the head baseball coach at St. Mary’s Central High School.

After teaching, Ben took the Principal position at St. Joseph’s Elementary in Williston, ND where he served for two years. In 2011, he began his tenure as the Superintendent at Nesson Public School District #2 in Ray, ND. This past year, Mr. Schafer began coaching again, starting the first high school baseball team in Ray in over 25 years.

Over the past 17 years, Ben has served as an official for the NDHSAA in football, basketball, and baseball. He has worked several district, regional, and state tournaments across the state in the various activities. Additionally, Ben has coached Legion baseball in Wilton, Beulah, and Washburn.

In addition to his responsibilities as Superintendent of Ray Public School Ben is currently serving on the Wilmac Special Education Board, the Great Northwest Education Cooperative Board, the Energy Impact K-12 Advisory Committee, and the Ray Park Board. Fur-thermore, Ben is fulfilling a role as the President of Region IX Music, Speech, and Drama. He has experience as a tournament manager for both boys and girls basketball tournaments. Presently, Ben is serving the NDHSAA through the Ad-Hoc committee participating in the discussion regarding the future of Class “B” basketball postseason tournaments. Ben is also an active member in the NDSA, AASA and the NDCEL, for which he has served as a voting delegate for the representative assembly.

Ben lives in Ray, ND with his wife Brenda, a Speech-Language Pathologist at Ray School, their daughter Brekkyn (1) and son Benett (3).

Board Members Nominated at October Membership Meeting

Board Members Nominated at October Membership Meeting Continued on Page 3

NDHSAA Board of Directors Meeting – November Summary ● Approved late football coop dissolution.● Denied late football coop application.● Approved academic eligibility amendments for presentation to Membership.● Approved NDOA officials fee increase.● Reviewed Local officials program.● Denied extra semester request.● Approved dates correction for 2016 girls’ soccer season.

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Class B Northwest Candidate Dave Schoch, Superintendent Velva Dave is a native of New England, ND and a 1977 graduate of New England St. Mary’s. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in elementary and physical education from the University of Mary in 1981. While at the University of Mary he participated in men’s basketball. He earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership in both elementary and secondary education from North Dakota State University. Most recently he obtained his Superintendents credential through the University of Mary. Dave began his teaching and coaching career at his alma mater in 1981, as a 6th grade teacher and assistant girls and boys basketball coach. He later assumed the head coaching position in both sports as well as becom-ing the elementary principal. During his coaching career there, the New England St. Mary’s girl’s basketball teams qualified for the state tournament from 1984-1986 winning the state title in 1986. In the fall of 1987 he accepted a position as a sixth grade teacher and head girls basketball coach in Mohall, ND. In 1988 he became the elementary principal while continuing to teach in the classroom. He served as the head coach in girls and boys basketball until both sports went to the winter season. He also coordinated summer fundamental and shooting camps for student athletes in Mohall and the surrounding communities. Dave served as an elementary teacher and the elementary and secondary principal for a facility that served at-risk youth from 2006 – 2013. He began his duties as the Superintendent for Velva Public Schools in the summer of 2013. He is member of NDAEP, NDASP, and NDCEL and serves on the board for Souris Valley Special Services. Dave and his wife Terrie are the parents of Brock (Kristen) of Bismarck, and Eric (Lacie) of Minneapolis. His hobbies include reading, golfing, gardening, and spending as much time as possible with his grandsons Boston and Lincoln.

Board Members Nominated at October Membership Meeting (Continued)

Music Judge Certification College or high school personnel with a B.S. in Music Education and 5 years experience (recommended) may judge NDHSAA sponsored Music Festivals if they successfully complete the online rules test.

If you have questions regarding music certification, please contact Brian Bubach at: brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org

Certified Speech and Debate Judges Certification tests for 2014-15 speech and debate judges will open November 3. Lists of certified judges are online at http://www.ndhsaa.com/fine-arts-judges/speech and http://www.ndhsaa.com/fine-arts-judges/debate. Lists will be updated automatically following judge test completion (please wait 2-3 minutes for verification to post). Judges must complete the online rules test to become certified. Contact Brian Bubach if you have questions.

State tournaments are looking for high school students to perform the national anthem for each session of the 2015 Class B Girls’ and Boys’ State Basketball Tournaments. For audition/performance information, please email Jamie Nelson (Jamie.lynn.nelson@minotstateu.edu), for the State B Girls’ Tournament and Jim Haussler (jim_haussler@bismarckschools.org), for the State B Boys’ Tournament.

National Anthem Performers

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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The EduTech team of North Dakota is working on rolling out Office 365 beginning October 2014. North Dakota students and staff tran-sitioning from their @sendit.nodak.edu email addresses will have extensive time to transition. As schools transition to the new email addresses, users are reminded they must edit email addresses in the NDHSAA system. Editing accounts will allow user history and all existing roles to remain connected to NDHSAA accounts. Users should not create new accounts, they should edit their existing accounts.

To edit your NDHSAA email address/login: 1) Log in to your NDHSAA account 2) Click on “My Profile” on the bottom left portion of the page 3) Click the Edit Button on the Profile page 4) Click the “Account” tab on the grey menu bar that goes across the page 5) Enter your new email address 6) Confirm your new email address 7) Click the blue SAVE button

This is also where you would change your password, if you so desire. Editing your email address on your NDHSAA account assures you receive the proper information from the NDHSAA office.

Changing Email Addresses in NDHSAA Account

The NDHSAA website includes a public portion for public viewing and a password protected portion for school and NDHSAA adminis-tration of sports and activities. All coaches and advisors must create NDHSAA accounts in order to input their rosters, pictures, cutlines, schedules, tournament entrants and results. To create an NDHSAA account, go to our website http://www.ndhsaa.com and locate the Sign In section on the top right side of the page. Click on the “Create an Account” link. You must enter your account information then request a role at your school. To request a role, select your role (coach, activity advisor/coach, staff, etc.) and click the blue “Request Role” button. Then select the school you are affiliated with from the drop down menu, choose your sport or activity from the drop down menu and Click the “Request Role” button. Repeat the role selection process until you have requested all of your roles in your school. After submission, the main user at your school will approve your role(s) and you will be able to enter information concerning your sport or activity.

Any comments, questions or concerns regarding our website, please contact Brenda Schell at the NDHSAA office.brenda.schell@ndhsaa.org

NDHSAA Website Login Information

Administrators, activities directors and coaches should remind their students of the following 2014-15 dates so they may avoid conflicts. Please have them contact their school counselor for deadline registration dates and further details.

ACT-SAT National Test Dates

ACT National Test Dates December 13, 2014February 7, 2015April 18, 2015June 13, 2015

SAT National Test DatesDecember 6, 2014January 24, 2015March 14, 2015May 2, 2015June 6, 2015

Each month we post an NDHSAA Information article in our BULLETIN. This month the topic is finding officials’ information. In order to find contact information for officials in NDHSAA you must have administrative privileges. To view officials and their contact information: · Log in to NDHSAA · Click on the Officials tab on the left side of the page · Click the Filter button on the right side of the page and choose a sport from the drop down menu · You will see a list of all officials registered to officiate the sport you have selected for the current school year · You may sort by clicking on the arrows on any column · To show more than 10 officials on a page click a higher number than 10 from the Show Entries drop down menu · You may view this information online or export to Excel by clicking on the Export icon on the top right side of the page.

NDHSAA Information - Find Officials’ Information

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (October 24, 2014) – The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has added a course for swimming coaches to its lineup of sport-specific online courses available through the NFHS Learning Center at www.nfhslearn.com.

“Coaching Swimming” was developed with assistance from the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) and focuses on how to administer a student-first swimming program.

Topics covered in Coaching Swimming include recruitment, pre-event management, interscholastic coaching philosophy, differences in club and high school teams, communication and risk management. The course also teaches the basics of the four competitive swimming strokes, start variations and flip turns, and it highlights information from the NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Book.

“It is important that coaches have a strong foundation in skills and a strong concern for the safety of their athletes,” said Arvel McElroy, NISCA president-elect. “Completing [Coaching Swimming] provides this opportunity. I applaud the NFHS for its forward-thinking vi-sion to provide certification programs for coaches.”

NISCA is a volunteer organization that supports high school coaches of all aquatic sports. It is dedicated to coaches education and athlete recognition.

“The NFHS is pleased to partner with NISCA and looks forward to offering Coaching Swimming to coaches nationwide,” said Dan Schuster, director of NFHS Coach Education.

With the addition of Coaching Swimming, the NFHS now has 35 online courses, including two core courses – Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid, Health and Safety – and 16 sport-specific courses.

NFHS, NISCA release “Coaching Swimming” on nfhslearn.com

Winter sport rosters/pictures/cutlines and schedules are soon due. (A cutline identifies the lineup on the team photo.) Schools are required to have this information for all winter sports uploaded to NDHSAA three weeks into each season. Failure to upload required information will result in a $50 late fee. Schools have the ability to edit this information as rosters change throughout the season.

This process allows invitational, district, regional and state tournament managers the ability to download and prepare tournament programs. The NDHSAA system will accept photos up to 10 MB in size.

Winter Season NDHSAA Website Requirements & Deadlines

December 1Boys’ HockeyGirls’ HockeyWrestling

December 8B Girls’ BasketballGymnastics December 15A Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball

December 22B Boys’ BasketballBoys’ Swimming & Diving

Instructions on uploading pictures and entering cutlines, rosters and schedules are available on the “Help Documentation” under the FAQ link on the NDHSAA website. http://www.ndhsaa.com/faq/help

If you have problems, please contact Brenda Schell at the NDHSAA office.

Officials and head coaches of winter sports basketball, gymnastics, hockey, and wrestling must take an open book test in the sport(s) in which he/she is a head coach/official. The test will be available on-line only and must be completed and submitted within the applicable window. The test will be available by following the On-Line Testing link on the main page of the NDHSAA website. (www. ndhsaa.com)

The NDHSAA office will assess a penalty of $50 for non-completion of any mandatory online exam by a head coach. Officials non completion of a mandatory online exam will result in a lower classification the following year. If an official is certified, they will drop to probationary for one year in that sport. If an official is probationary they will drop to ineligible for one year in that sport.

The test windows are as follows:

Winter/Spring Sports - Coaches and Officials Mandatory Online Testing

Winter sports testing window:Wrestling, Basketball, Gymnastics & HockeyDecember 2 - December 8, 2014

Spring sports testing window:Baseball & SoftballApril 7 - April 13, 2015

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State Student Congress ResultsThe 52nd Annual NDHSAA State Student Congress was held at the Capitol in Bismarck on November 6-7. Team Placing1st – Richardton-Taylor; 2nd – West Fargo; 3rd (tie)– Fargo Davies; West Fargo Sheyenne; 5th - Shanley 2014 Presiding OfficersSenate – Kaitlyn Kidder, Fargo DaviesHouse I – Bailey Isaak, Richardton-TaylorHouse II – Toby Kindem, West FargoHouse III – Arcilla Davis, Richardton-TaylorHouse IV – Ashlen Wright, ShanleyHouse V – Dyuti Dawn, Fargo DaviesHouse VI – Allen Wu, Fargo Davies SENATE1st – Nate Thoreson , Fargo Davies; 2nd – Charlee Scott, Richardton-Taylor; 3rd – Neeraj Advani, West Fargo; 4th - Austin Walker, West Fargo; 5th – Andie Chandler, Grand Forks Red River; 6th (tie) -Billy Fleck, Mandan; Emily Tyrrell, Richardton-Taylor; Hannah Keogh, Shanley. HOUSE I1st – Jared Melville, Shanley; 2nd - Fatema Suleiman, Grand Forks Central; 3rd – Sarah Griffin, Fargo North; 4th (tie) – Marshall Ziegler, Richardton-Taylor; Logan Volk, West Fargo Sheyenne; 6th - Lisa Tellinghuisen, West Fargo Sheyenne; 7th (tie) – Casey Orvedal, Fargo Davies; Shiori Kudo, Fargo South. HOUSE II1st – Maycee Hance, Richardton-Taylor; 2nd (tie) – Lizzi Bohn, Richardton-Taylor; Tessa Chambers, West Fargo; Sidney Kaufman, West Fargo Sheyenne; 5th – Mariah Schafer, West Fargo Sheyenne; 6th – Madison Goetzfridt, Mandan; 7th (tie) – Hunter McKelvey, Devils Lake; Chelsey Cressman, West Fargo. HOUSE III1st – Taranvir Johal, Shanley; 2nd – Abigail Kleindl, West Fargo; 3rd – Cole Carazzo, Richardton-Taylor; 4th (tie) - Andrew Hao, Fargo North; Tanner Schmid, West Fargo; 6th - Gracie Lian, Grand Forks Red River; 7th – Saige Thurlow, Fargo Davies; 8th – An-gelina Zokego, Fargo South. HOUSE IV1st – Isaac Spanjer, Fargo North; 2nd – Davis Ekman, Shanley; 3rd (tie)– Mikey Meester, Valley City; Irene Astran, West Fargo; 5th – Rose Kuntz, Richardton-Taylor; 6th – Destiny Wallace, Richardton-Taylor; 7th (tie) – Brittany Benson, Grand Forks Central; Taylor Albrecht, West Fargo Sheyenne; Taylor Kunznia, West Fargo Sheyenne. HOUSE V1st – Shelby Floberg, Richardton-Taylor; 2nd – Raeef Rahman, West Fargo; 3rd (tie) – Elle Goetz, Richardton-Taylor; Padmanabha Kavasseri, West Fargo; 5th – Sofia Flores, Fargo North; 6th (tie) – Destiny Morley, Carrington; Gideon Kamau, West Fargo Sheyenne; Adam Khan, West Fargo Sheyenne. HOUSE VI1st – Josie Wicks, Richardton-Taylor; 2nd – Tejas Bajwa, West Fargo Sheyenne; 3rd – Akriti Saxena, West Fargo; 4th - Sierra Kelley, Richardton-Taylor; 5th – Elyce Kenzer, Fargo North; 6th – Amil Abdi, Grand Forks Central; 7th – Janaye Gbalazeh, Fargo South; 8th (tie) - Edward Shen, Fargo Davies; Juliet Geffre, Shanley.

REMINDER TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: New coaches should create NDHSAA accounts and request appropriate roles at your school as your coaching staff changes. Testing and online rules clinics are tied to NDHSAA accounts therefore all users must have appropriate roles at your school. If you need a role removed from your school or have any comments, questions or concerns regarding our website, please contact Brenda Schell. brenda.schell@ndhsaa.org

NDHSAA Accounts and Roles

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We are looking to secure high school bands for the State Class B Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Tournaments to be held in Minot March 5-7 and Bismarck March 19-21 respectively. If you would like to showcase your band, please email Jamie Nelson (Jamie.lynn.nelson@minotstateu.edu), for the State B Girls’ B Tournament and Jim Haussler (jim_haussler@bismarckschools.org), manager for the State B Boys’ Tournament.

Attention B Band Directors

The NDHSAA site allows member schools to post three types of advertisements: Games Wanted, Equipment Wanted and Job Oppor-tunities. These advertisements are posted through the administrative portion of NDHSAA but are viewable on the public side of the NDHSAA website. To post a want ad: • Log in to NDHSAA • On the bottom left side of the page click “Topics” • Choose a topic and click the green “Create” button Topics: • Games Wanted • Equipment Wanted • Job Opportunities • Enter a title for your want ad in the “Title” box. The title is the only information viewers will see, so make sure the information

is complete. ie: Girls’ VB game wanted or Boys’ Basketball Tournament Teams Needed. • Enter what you would like to buy/sell/trade/offer/acquire in the “Content” box including your contact name, telephone number

and email address • Click the blue “Save” button. • Voila! Your want ad is posted to the public side of the NDHSAA website under “Classifieds” on the blue menu bar! No need to

log in to see this information.

NDHSAA Website Information - Posting a Want Ad

Officials and head coaches/activity advisors must complete rules clinics in sports or activities where clinics are offered. These clin-ics will be available online only and must be completed within the three week clinic window. The clinic will be available through a link within NDHSAA. You must have an NDHSAA account in order to complete the rules clinic. Please note all clinics are available online only for the 2014/15 school year. Following are the sports and activities online rules clinics for 2014/15 clinic windows.Spring Sports - Track & Field: February 16 - March 9, 2015Spring Sports: March 9 - 30, 2015 Baseball Boys’ Golf & Class B Girls’ Golf Softball

2014/15 Online Rules Clinics for Activity Advisors, Coaches and Officials

Spirit of Sport and Heart of the Arts awards are National Federation programs to recognize students for exemplary actions. The Heart of the Arts award is similar to the Spirit of Sport and recognizes people involved in the performing arts. If you have something or someone worthy of recognition, please request a nomination form from the NDHSAA office.

Nomination forms must be submitted to the NDHSAA office before January 15, 2015. The NDHSAA nominee will be chosen and for-warded to Section 5 for selection of the Section 5 nominee to forward to the National Federation.To receive a Spirit of Sport nomination form, email: brenda.schell@ndhsaa.orgTo receive a Heart of the Arts nomination form, email: brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org

NFHS Spirit of Sport and Heart of the Arts

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”

~ Albert Einstein

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2014/15 NDHSAA Board Meeting Dates Following is a list of NDHSAA regularly scheduled Board meeting dates. Agendas, Board minutes, special meeting information and other Board documents may be found on the NDHSAA website by clicking the Board Agendas and Minutes link under the Boards & Committees across the top of every page on the NDHSAA website. http://www.ndhsaa.com/board/meetings2014/15 Meeting Dates January 14 Class A Review and Athletic Review - Valley CityJanuary 26 Bismarck – 4:00 pmJanuary 27 Membership Meeting, Bismarck – 8:00 amMarch 20 Bismarck-District Chair & Board meeting

April 21 Valley CityJune 10 Class A Review & Athletic Review-Valley CityJune 16-17 Valley CityJune 28 - July 2 NFHS Summer Meeting—New Orleans

Tickets to the general public for the 2015 State B Girls’ Basketball Tournament will go on sale Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at noon central time (all purchases are final and nonrefundable). Tickets may be purchased in the following ways: 1) On-line at www.msudome.com 2) By calling the MSU Athletic office at 701-858-3041 3) By walk up starting at noon on Wednesday, January 28th (available Monday-Friday from 9:00am to

4:30pm at the MSU Athletic office following the initial day of sale)*Special Notice: There is a limit of 8 tickets per individual and all purchases are final and nonrefundable. Ticket prices are as follows for the tournament: Adult Season Reserved (all three days) $44 Adult Single Session Reserved $11 Adult Single Session General Admission $8 Student Season General Admission (all three days) $21 Student Single Session General Admission $5 *Children 2 years and under are free if in someone’s lap. Sessions: Thursday, March 5th 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm Friday, March 6th 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm Saturday, March 7th 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm*Doors will open 1 hour before each session.

For more information and to view a seating map, please log on to www.msudome.com or call the MSU Athletic office at 701-858-3041.

Ticket Policy for General Public Orders of State B Girls’ Basketball Tournament Tickets, March 5-7, 2015 Minot State University Dome

Four reserved seat tickets will be available for purchase by each Class B high school for the tournament. There is a limit of one set of tickets per co-op or consolidation per tournament. Orders for these four reserved seat school tournament tickets must be postmarked by January 14, 2015. Send orders with a check made payable to the “ND State Girls’ BB Tournament” to: Rick Hedberg, Athletic Director Minot State University 500 University Ave W Minot, ND 58707 Adult Reserved Tickets: $38 plus $6 venue/ticket charge for a $44 total. (Note: School orders not postmarked by the deadline date will be placed with orders from the general public.)

Policy for School Orders of Tickets for the State Class B Girl’s Basketball Tournament, March 5-7, 2015 Minot State University Dome

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State Wrestling Ticket Order Policy The 2015 State Wrestling Tournament will be held February 19-21 at the FARGODOME. Group ticket orders can be postmarked no earlier than January 5th and those orders will be processed beginning January 12th. Orders postmarked prior to January 5th will be processed after those orders. Group orders (12 or more) will receive preference until January 20th (see complete information below).

All ticket purchases are non-refundable and only season tickets may be purchased in advance. Daily tickets may be purchased when the tournament begins. All orders will be filled with the best available seating at the time the order is processed. Please specify for Class A or Class B seating. 1. Please make sure to include a copy of the order form with your check. Cashier’s Checks or School Checks are preferred. 2. Phone: 701-241-9100 (FARGODOME Box Office). Fax number: 701-237-0987. Faxes are accepted only with credit card pay-

ment information on the order form. 3. Checks payable to FARGODOME, mail form and check to: FARGODOME 1800 N. University Dr. Fargo, ND 58102 Note: If you would like your group tickets mailed to you there is a $7.00 shipping charge per order or they can be picked up at the ticket office. Photo ID is required to pick up tickets.

Individual Orders at the FARGODOME (In-Person Only) 1. On-Sale January 26, 2015 at 10:00 AM 2. If used, checks must be made payable to FARGODOME. 3. Acceptable methods of payment for NDHSAA tournaments at FARGODOME: Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American

Express.Ticket Prices:Adult Season Reserved$38.00 + $3.00 venue charge = $41.00Adult Season Unreserved$30.00 + $3.00 venue charge = $33.00

Adult Daily Reserved$14.00 + $1.00 venue charge = $15.00Adult Daily Unreserved$12.00 + $1.00 venue charge = $13.00

Student Season Unreserved$15.00 + $3.00 venue charge = $18.00Student Daily Unreserved$6.00 + $1.00 venue charge = $7.00

Online or telephone orders: (Note: There is a convenience charge for purchasing tickets online or over the telephone). Please go to www.inforumtix.com to purchase tickets online or call 855-694-6367 to order tickets over the telephone.

Street Address: 350 2nd Street Northwest Valley City, North Dakota 58072-0817

Mailing Address PO Box 817 Valley City, North Dakota 58072-0817

Websites: www.ndhsaa.com - www.ndhsaanow.comPhone: (701) 845-3953Fax: (701) 845-4935Staff Email: Matt Fetsch: matt.fetsch@ndhsaa.org Brian Bubach: brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org Justin Fletschock: justin.fletschock@ndhsaa.org Kevin Morast: kevin.morast@ndhsaa.org Brenda Schell: brenda.schell@ndhsaa.org

NDHSAA Contact Information

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Principals and coaches are reminded that Team Scholar Award applications may be submitted as soon as your school has reached the first grading period. It is requested the school principal identify all fall teams that have met the cumulative 3.20 Grade Point Average and submit those all at one time. Activities eligible this fall are Student Congress, Class B One-Act Plays, A Girls’ Golf, Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Boys’ Tennis, Boys’ Soccer, and Girls’ Swimming & Diving. Applications are accepted electronically through NDHSAA. If you have questions, please contact brian.bubach@ndhsaa.org or (701) 845-3953.

Team Scholar Recipients

VolleyballOakes-3.74, Richland-3.81, Bowman Coun-ty-3.81, Kindred-3.84, Lisbon-3.58, Grant County-3.45, Westhope/Newburg-3.42, Car-rington-3.74, Dakota Prairie-3.99, Garrison/Max-3.43, Shiloh Christian-3.65, St. John-3.54, Valley City-3.67, Park River/Fordville-Lankin-3.66, Heart River-3.78, Maple Valley-3.59, Wyndmere/Lidgerwood-3.82, Devils Lake-3.54, Drake-Anamoose-3.63, Wilton/Wing-3.72

Boys’ Cross CountryBowman County-3.55, Jamestown-3.54, Southern McLean-3.54, Carrington-3.61, Valley City-3.53, West Fargo-3.54, Devils Lake-3.37

Girls’ Cross CountryRichland-3.82, Lisbon-3.32, Bowman County-3.64, Jamestown 3.68, South-ern McLean-3.81, Carrington-3.77, Gar-rison-3.55, Rugby-3.68, Shiloh Chris-tian-3.55, Valley City-3.77, West Fargo-3.59, Devils Lake-3.75

FootballRichland-3.39, Bowman County-3.21, Kin-dred-3.42, Carrington-3.41, Shiloh Chris-tian-3.52, Heart River-3.46, Wyndmere/Lidgerwood-3.28, Devils Lake-3.22

Play (B)Oakes-3.67, Kindred-3.48, Carrington-3.49, Dakota Prairie-3.79, Garrison-3.61, Park River-3.83, Wyndmere-3.73, Drake-Anamoose-3.58

Girls’ Golf (A)We s t F a r g o -3 .65 , Fargo North-3.81

Boys’ SoccerSt. Mary’s-3.80

Boys’ TennisWest Fargo-3.68, Fargo North-3.38, Valley City-3.34

Student CongressCarrington-3.64, Devils Lake-3.37

Winter/Spring Sports-Coach and Official Mandatory Online Clinics Please note that all rules clinics are online. Rules clinics attendance/completion is mandatory each year for all football, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross country, softball, swimming, hockey, gymnastics, basketball, wrestling, baseball, track & field officials and head coaches. Officials and coaches may also fulfill attendance requirements by attending any of-ficial rules clinic conducted by any of the state associations and having their attendance card sent to the NDHSAA office for credit. There are no make-up rules clinics. A coach/official must attend/complete one of the camps/workshops per sport as required. Penalty for failure to fulfill a mandatory clinic requirement shall result in a $50 fine to the school for each offense. Fines must be paid prior to being permitted to participate in NDHSAA post season activities to which the fine applies. Officials and head coaches/activity advisors must complete rules clinics in sports or activities where clinics are offered. These clinics will be available online only and must be completed within the three week clinic window. The clinic will be available through a link within your NDHSAA account. You must have an NDHSAA account in order to complete the rules clinic. Please note all clinics are available online only for the 2014/15 school year. Following are the remaining sports and activities online rules clinics for 2014/15 clinic windows. Spring Sports - Track & Field: February 16 - March 9, 2015 Spring Sports: Baseball, Boys’ Golf & Class B Girls’ Golf, SoftballMarch 9 - 30, 2015

We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

~ Aristotle

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NDHSAA State B Boys’ Basketball will be held March 19-21, 2015 at the Bismarck Event Center.

Four reserved seat season tickets will be available for purchase for each Class B high school. There is a limit of one set of tickets per co-op or consolidation per tournament. Orders for the four reserved seat season tickets must be received by January 23, 2015. Mail or fax orders (checks not accepted) to:

Bismarck Event Center Attn Box Office 315 S 5th St Bismarck, ND 58504 (701) 222-6599 (fax) Sorry-phone orders not accepted. The box office accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. Please do not mail cash with your order. Season Reserved Tickets: $38.00 + $3.00 facility charge for a total of $41.00

Please include the name the tickets should be held under at the Bismarck Event Center Will Call window. Photo ID is required on all will call orders.

Ticket Policy for School Orders of State B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tickets

NDHSAA State B Boys’ Basketball will be held March 19-21 at the Bismarck Event Center. Tickets to the general public for the 2015 State B Boys’ Basketball Tournament will go on sale on Monday, January 26, 2015. Tickets may be purchased in the following ways: 1) On-line at www.ticketmaster.com 2) By calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 Bismarck Event Center Box Office 11:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday-Friday Ticket Prices: Adult Season Reserved $38.00 + $3.00 = $41.00 Adult Session Reserved $10.00 + $1.00 = $11.00 Adult Session General Admission $8.00 + $1.00 = $9.00 Student Season General Admission $15.00 + $3.00 = $18.00 Student Session General Admission $5.00 + $1.00 = $6.00

Sessions: Thursday, March 19 Friday, March 20 Saturday, March 21 1:00 pm Session 1:00 pm Session 1:00 pm Session 6:30 pm Session 6:30 pm Session 6:00 pm Session

Doors open 90 minutes prior to each session. For more information, go to http://www.bismarckciviccenter.comNote: There is a convenience charge for purchasing tickets on-line through Ticketmaster.

Ticket Policy for General Public Orders for State B Boys’ Basketball Tickets

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

~ ~ Maya Angelou

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Executive Director’s Note: Beginning this month, the NDHSAA will periodically share questions and answers pertaining to NDHSAA by-laws, regulations, and Board of Directors interpretations. The intent of this section is to aid administrators in interpreting commonly received questions. If you have a specific area and/or question that you would like explained in future publications, contact NDHSAA Executive Director Matthew Fetsch.

Question #1: Our junior high girls basketball season begins in October and ends in December. Our high school coach would like to promote the eighth grade players to the freshman team following the junior high season. Is this permissible, and if so, what are the parameters?

Answer: The NDHSAA allows junior high students to participate on high school teams, provided that it is in accordance with local school policy. Part IV, page 3, #5 of the NDHSAA Constitution states that “no junior high participant may participate in a total number of consecutive weeks in excess of the number of weeks established for the high school season.”

1. The lengths of high school seasons are defined by the number of calendar weeks from the first allowable practice through the state tournament.

2. In basketball, the high school season is 16 calendar weeks long, which is the longest that any individual may participate in that sport.

3. An individual’s consecutive calendar weeks of participation begin with their first practice, regardless of the level. Question #2: We have a new student that would like to play basketball this winter. She provided a copy of her last physical examina-

tion form, which was conducted on April 1, 2014. Is that physical form acceptable for the 2014-15 basketball season? Answer: No. NDHSAA Constitution Part II, Article XII, Section I states that a physical examination is valid for one school year;

a physical examination completed before April 15 is not valid for participation the following school year. Question #3: We have a student that received a minor in possession of alcohol and was issued a six-week suspension from all activities

in accordance with NDHSAA rules. Three weeks into that suspension, they received another violation for possessing tobacco in school. When does the second suspension begin, and how long is it?

Answer: Part II, Article XIV, Section XII of the NDHSAA Constitution states that a student is suspended a minimum of 18 consecu-tive weeks for any subsequent offense of the tobacco, alcohol, and controlled substance rule. This 18-week suspension would begin immediately after the completion of the initial 6-week suspension.

Questions and Answers – NDHSAA Aids to Interpretations

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has launched the Certified Interscholastic Coach (CIC) program—the second phase of its national certification program for interscholastic coaches. As a follow-up to the first level of certification – Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) – the CIC is an additional professional credential for coaches or individuals who aspire to coach at the high school level.

Individuals must obtain AIC certification to be eligible for the CIC program. Since the first level of certification was introduced in 2009, more than 13,000 individuals have obtained AIC certification.

AIC certification requires the completion of four courses, which are designed to enable a coach to better serve students, the school, the community and the profession of coaching. The AIC required courses are Fundamentals of Coaching; First Aid, Health and Safety for Coaches; Concussion in Sports; and one sport-specific course.

In addition to the four AIC courses, the CIC program requires the completion of seven additional courses: Creating a Safe and Respect-ful Environment, Engaging Effectively with Parents, Sportsmanship, Strength and Conditioning, Teaching and Modeling Behavior, and two courses of choice.

“Certified Interscholastic Coaches separate themselves as individuals who value professional development and want to improve to cre-ate a better experience for participating students,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS Director of Coach Education. “We are pleased to offer the second level of the NFHS National Coach Certification Program. Providing quality ongoing professional development for coaches is the core mission of the NFHS Coach Education Program.”

The NFHS National Coach Certification Program is available for completion online at www.nfhslearn.com. Currently, 35 courses are offered in the NFHS Coach Education Program.

NFHS Launches Second Level of National Coach Certification Program

NDHSAA December Calendar2014 Girls’ Basketball District Tournament Information

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District 1 February 13, 14, 16, 2015 Teams: Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah Milnor/North Sargent Lisbon High School Hankinson Sargent Central Pat Adair, Mgr. Lisbon Wyndmere/LidgerwoodChairperson Chris Swenson, Wyndmere District 2 February 13, 14, 16, 2015 Teams: Central Cass Northern Cass Fargo Civic Center Enderlin Oak Grove Tom Milbrandt, Mgr., Maple Valley Kindred RichlandChairperson Dale Nordick, Northern Cass Maple Valley District 3 No Tournament Teams: Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page Larimore Super Region Griggs County Central May-Port CG Hatton/Northwood ThompsonChairperson Patti Aanenson, Larimore Hillsboro/Central Valley District 4 No Tournament Teams: Cavalier Midway/Minto Super Region Drayton/Valley-Edinburg North BorderChairperson Randy Rice, Grafton Grafton/St. Thomas Park River/Fordville-LankinDistrict 5 February 13, 14, 16, 2015 Teams: Barnes County North LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Jamestown Civic Center Carrington Midkota/Kensal Matt Herman, Mgr., Ellendale Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier OakesChairperson Matt Herman, Ellendale Ellendale District 6 February 13, 16, 17, 2015 Teams: Kidder County (Steele/Tappen) Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter Linton High School Linton/HMB South Border (Ashley/Wishek) Dan Imdieke, Mgr Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Strasburg/ZeelandChairperson Shawn Kuntz, Wishek District 7 February 13, 14, 16, 2015 Teams: Benson County (Leeds/Maddock) Lakota/Edmore New Rockford-Sheyenne High School Dakota Prairie New Rockford-Sheyenne Deb Burgad, Mgr. Four Winds/Minnewaukan WarwickChairperson Rick Smith, Four Winds Harvey/Wells County District 8 February 13, 14, 16, 2015 Teams: Dunseith Rolette/Wolford North Star High School Langdon Area/Munich Rolla Jeff Hagler, Mgr. North Star/Starkweather St. JohnChairperson Brad Fitzgerald, St. John District 9 February 13, 14, 16, 2015 Teams: Flasher Shiloh Christian Grant County High School Grant County Solen Terry Bentz, Mgr. New Salem Almont Standing Rock/SelfridgeChairperson Jerome Slag, New Salem Almont District 10 February 12, 13, 14, 2015 Teams: Center-Stanton Underwood Underwood High School Garrison Washburn Brandt Dick, Mgr. Max Wilton/WingChairperson Brad Rinas, Washburn Turtle Lake-Mercer/McClusky District 11 February 12, 13, 14, 2015 Teams: Bottineau TGU (Towner/Granville) Velva High School Drake-Anamoose Velva Larry Sandy, Mgr. Rugby Westhope/NewburgChairperson David Hoff, Bottineau Sawyer District 12 February 12, 13, 14, 2015 Teams: Bishop Ryan MLS-Mohall-Sherwood Minot Audi Des Lacs-Burlington Our Redeemer’s Alton Nygaard, Manager Glenburn SurreyChairperson Peggy Person, L & C Berthold Lewis & Clark (Berthold) District 13 NONE Teams: Beach Hettinger/Scranton Super Regional Bowman County Mott-RegentChairperson Brandt Gaugler, Beach Heart River (South Heart/Belfield) New EnglandDistrict 14 NONE Teams: Beulah Killdeer/Halliday Super Regional Dickinson Trinity Mandaree Glen Ullin/Hebron Richardton-TaylorChairperson Randy Johnson, Hazen Hazen District 15 February 12, 13, 14, 2015 Teams: Lewis & Clark (North Shore) Watford City/Alexander Williston State College New Town White Shield Bob Turcotte, Mgr., Trenton Parshall Williston Trinity ChristianChairperson Randy Cranston, Watford City Trenton District 16 February 12, 13, 14, 2015 Teams: Burke County(Bowbells/Burke Central) Ray Divide County High School Divide County Stanley Kent Harding, Mgr. Kenmare TiogaChairperson Michael Bergstrom, Ray Powers Lake

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2014 Boys’ Basketball District Tournament InformationDistrict 1 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah North Sargent 1st round-Dist. Schools Hankinson Sargent Central Semifinals & Finals-NDSCS Lisbon Wyndmere/Lidgerwood Thomas Dryburgh, Mgr. Milnor Chairperson Chris Swenson, Wyndmere District 2 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Central Cass Northern Cass Fargo Civic Center Enderlin Oak Grove Tom Milbrandt, Mgr., Maple Valley Kindred RichlandChairperson Dale Nordick, Northern Cass Maple Valley District 3 No Touranment Teams: Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page Larimore Super Region Griggs County Central May-Port CG Hatton/Northwood ThompsonChairperson Patti Aanenson, Larimore Hillsboro/Central Valley District 4 No Touranment Teams: Cavalier Midway/Minto Super Region Drayton/Valley-Edinburg North BorderChairperson Randy Rice, Grafton Grafton/St. Thomas Park River/Fordville-LankinDistrict 5 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Barnes County North LaMoure/Litchville-Marion Jamestown Carrington Midkota/Kensal Matt Herman, Mgr., Ellendale Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier OakesChairperson Matt Herman, Ellendale Ellendale District 6 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Kidder County (Steele/Tappen) Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter Wishek High School Linton/HMB South Border(Ashley/Wishek) Shawn Kuntz, Mgr. Medina/Pingree-Buchanan Strasburg/ZeelandChairperson Shawn Kuntz, Wishek District 7 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Benson County (Leeds/Maddock) Lakota/Edmore Devils Lake High School Dakota Prairie New Rockford-Sheyenne Jason Wiberg, Mgr. Four Winds/Minnewaukan WarwickChairperson Rick Smith, Four Winds Harvey/Wells County District 8 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Dunseith Rolette/Wolford Langdon High School Langdon Area/Munich Rolla Rich Rogers, Mgr. North Star/Starkweather St. JohnChairperson Brad Fitzgerald, St. John District 9 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Flasher Shiloh Christian Mandan High School Grant County Solen Lorell Jungling, Manager New Salem Almont Standing Rock/SelfridgeChairperson Jerome Slag, New Salem Almont District 10 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Center-Stanton Underwood Washburn High School Garrison Washburn Pete Moe, Mgr. Max Wilton/WingChairperson Brad Rinas, Washburn Turtle Lake-Mercer/McClusky District 11 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Bottineau TGU (Towner/Granville) Rugby High School Drake-Anamoose Velva Scott Grochow, Mgr. Rugby Westhope/NewburgChairperson David Hoff, Bottineau Sawyer District 12 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Bishop Ryan MLS-Mohall-Sherwood Minot Audi Des Lacs-Burlington Our Redeemer’s Alton Nygaard, Manager Glenburn SurreyChairperson Peggy Person, L & C Berthold Lewis & Clark (Berthold) District 13 No Tournament Teams: Beach Hettinger/Scranton Super Regional Bowman County Mott-RegentChairperson Brandt Gaugler, Beach Heart River (South Heart/Belfield) New EnglandDistrict 14 No Tournament Teams: Beulah Killdeer/Halliday Super Regional Dickinson Trinity Mandaree Glen Ullin/Hebron Richardton-TaylorChairperson Randy Johnson, Hazen Hazen District 15 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Lewis & Clark - North Shore Watford City/Alexander New Town High School New Town White Shield Chuck Hunter, Mgr. Parshall Williston Trinity Chirstian/TrentonChairperson Randy Cranston, Watford City District 16 February 27, 28, March 2, 2015 Teams: Burke County (Bowbells/Burke Central) Ray Tioga High School Divide County Stanley Ryan Eraas, Mgr. Kenmare TiogaChairperson Michael Bergstrom, Ray Powers Lake

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12/1/2014 Class B Boys’ Basketball Opening Date 12/1/2014 Boys’ Swimming Opening Date12/1/2014 FINAL DATE NDHSAA MEMBERSHIPS ACCEPTED12/1/2014 Gymnastics First Contest12/1/2014 Picture, Cutline, Roster, Schedule Deadline: Hockey (Boys’ and Girls’) and Wrestling12/2-8/2014 Basketball, Gymnastics, Hockey & Wrestling Online Exams12/3/2014 NDHSAA Tournament Managers’ Meeting, Carrington12/4/2014 EDC REGION/STATE WIND/PERCUSSION SOLOS, VALLEY CITY SU12/5/2014 Class A Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball First Contest12/6/2014 SAT National Test Date12/8/2014 Picture, Cutline, Roster, Schedule Deadline: Class B Girls’ Basketball and Gymnastics12/10/2014 WDA REGION/STATE SAX/PERCUSSION, BISMARCK12/12-16/2014 NIAAA National Conference, National Harbor, Maryland12/12/2014 Class B Boys Basketball First Contest12/12/2014 Boys’ Swimming First Contest12/13/2014 ACT National Test Date12/14-16/2014 Student Council State Conference, Bismarck Ramkota12/15/2014 Picture, Cutline, Roster, Schedule Deadline: Class A Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball12/22/2014 Picture, Cutline, Roster, Schedule Deadline: Class B Boys’ Basketball and Boys’ Swimming12/25/2014 Christmas Day

NDHSAA December Calendar

• The 2014 National Athletic Directors Conference will be December 12-16 in National Harbor, Maryland.NDHSAA Calendar Corrections

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

FROM THE

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NDHSAA HELP (FAQ)The NDHSAA website has a help link available. If you can’t find the answer to your question on the FAQs, please contact NDHSAA.Brenda.schell@ndhsaa.orgPhone: (701)845-3953

NDHSAA Coaches Education - Permit Submission Form Beginning in the fall of 2013 all coaches who work with student athletes in grades 9-12 must be certified. To become certified a coach must complete the requirements for a NDHSAA Coaching Permit. Member schools submit their coach-ing rosters through the NDHSAA Coaching Permit Submission Form. The NDHSAA Coaching Permit Submission Form allows tracking of all coaches through member schools. This is the only form that will be accepted and it must be emailed electronically as an excel file. If you find a need to track more coach information than listed on this form, please feel free to add columns AFTER (to the right of) column 10. Only columns 1-10 need be submitted to NDHSAA.

All coaches must be submitted each year. Only coaches not certified in a prior year will be mailed coaching permits. Coaching permits will be issued by the North Dakota High School Coaches Association. The due date for the Coaches Education Permit Submission form is April 1st each year.

This form has been emailed to main school contacts and is available on the NDHSAA website under Forms. Please contact NDHSAA for any questions concerning this form.