The Idaho High School Activities Association has announced the 2014-2015 winners of the "Schools of Excellence" initiative, a year-long, voluntary program in which schools earn points based on their student-athletes’ performance in the classroom, at the athletic venue, in activities’ competitions and in the area of citizenship and sportsmanship.  The participating schools in each classification with the best overall programs will be recognized at the IHSAA Annual Meeting, August 5^th. These schools will be presented with a plaque, sponsored by the 4^th District Coaches Association.

2014-2015"Schools of Excellence"

  5A (tie)     Eagle High School                       Terry Beck, Principal; Kimber Chrz, AD

                    Rocky Mountain High School    Mike Hirano, Principal; Troy Rice, AD

  4A             Century High School                   Sheryl Brockett, Principal; Stephen Anderson, AD

  3A             Shelley High School                    Dale Clark,Principal; Dave Hadley, AD

  2A             Declo High School                       Roland Bott, Principal; Jay Darrington, AD

  1A Div I    Oakley High School                     Michael Corbett, Principal; Travis Noble, AD

  1A Div II   Community School                       Ben Pettit,Principal; Richard Whitelaw, AD

Exemplary Achievement Status is awarded to schools of each classification that finish second and third in the final point compilation.  2014-15 Exemplary Achievement high schools are:  5A: Centennial;4A: Bishop Kelly, Twin Falls; 3A: Snake River, Emmett; 2A: Bear Lake, Salmon;1A Div I: Challis, Prairie; and 1A Div II: Lighthouse Christian, Logos.

The three major areas of high school activities are weighted equally in determining recipients of the award. 

Ø     The Academic Component is based on the varsity team's cumulative GPA as submitted on the State Academic Champions application for all IHSAA sponsored sports/activity programs. 

Ø     The Performance Component is based on place of finish at IHSAA-sponsored state championships and activity program competitions.

Ø     The Citizenship Component is based on a school's self-evaluation of their citizenship/sportsmanship activities as submitted on an itemized form.  Deductions are made by the IHSAA for player and/or coach unsportsmanlike ejections and also for unsportsmanlike school behavior at state tournaments.

In addition to the primary awards, schools that score 90% on the Citizenship Component and have no player/coach ejections throughout the year or incidents of unsportsmanlike school behavior at state tournaments will receive an "Award of Excellence" certificate. The 2014-2015 Award of Excellence schools are Centennial, Rocky Mountain, Vallivue, Canyon Ridge, Kuna, Gooding, Parma, Declo, Ririe, Challis, Prairie, Grace, Lighthouse Christian, Garden Valley and Clark County.