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Student Leadership Conferences
 

Registration for the spring Leadership Conferences is now available online by clicking on the following link.

Conference Registration

The OHSAA Foundation will once again host the 2012    spring Student Leadership Conferences! These conferences are for sophomore and junior student-athletes that exhibit leadership qualities in the classroom, on their team, and within their community.  

These all day conferences will once again be facilitated by the dynamic motivational speaker Harvey Alston and each conference will consist of 3 to 5 interactive break-out sessions, and a luncheon speaker.

This year the Foundation will sponsor 3 conferences those locations and dates are listed below. 

Monday, March 12th - Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Tuesday, March 27th -   Wright State University, Nutter Center

Wednesday, March 28th - Kent State University, Stark County Campus 

For more information please contact Kim Combs at kcombs@ohsaafoundation.org

 
   
   
  Scholar-Athlete Scholarship
 

Each year the OHSAA Foundation awards $30,000 in scholarships to outstanding student-athletes from across the state. 

 

Scholarship recipients are selected based on a point system which rewards students for various academic and athletic achievements. For information on how to apply please contact your school counselor.

 

Click here for more information

 
   

Foundation Service Week

 

2011 BASKETBALL

Service Week

The 2011 OHSAA Foundation Basketball Service Week Games  were held Wednesday, November 16th through Sat., Dec. 3rd, with over 200 schools participating state wide.  Over $100,000 along with food, clothing and Christmas gifts were donated to charitable organizations around the state. 

The program offers OHSAA member basketball teams the opportunity to replace a scrimmage with a "Foundation Game."  Schools are required to participate in a community service project benefiting a charity of their choice in conjunction with the game. 

Many teams really stepped up this year and not only donated funds but more importantly donated their time.  Below is an example of the spirit of "Service Week." 

The Colonel Crawford boys basketball team delivers Christmas gifts and food to underprivileged children in the school district.

Athletes learn true meaning of Christmas

The OHSAA Foundation would like to thank all of the schools that participated in Foundation Service Week!  Your community and the charitable organizations that you supported are  grateful for your thoughtfulness and generosity.  

 

 

      

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Basketball for Food

Demand is at an all-time high at many food pantries across the state. More families than ever are seeking assistance during these tough economic times. Meanwhile, food pantries are struggling to keep their shelves stocked amid increasing demand and soaring food costs. According to a May 6, 2009 report from Feeding America, one in six young children live on the brink of hunger in 26 states in the U.S., including Ohio with the third highest rate of food insecure children under 5 years of age.

The OHSAA Foundation is proud to partner with Lebanon City Schools in their "Basketball for Food" program.  The Lebanon High School boys’ basketball team and cheerleaders have organized a “Basketball for Food” campaign for the past three years. During their second year they collected 12,000 pounds of food and during their third year they collected over 23,000 pounds of food and $5,000 for the Warren County Food Pantry! For 2009, Lebanon City Schools have plans to further expand their program to include boys and girls basketball programs at all sixteen schools in the Greater Western Ohio Conference.

Lebanon City School officials have graciously shared information they used to grow their food drive over the past three years in hopes of expanding this program across the state. Using their experience and tools, we are compiling a template for other schools to use.  For those schools who conducted a food drive last year, the template may assist in growing your program for 2009. For those schools unsure about what service project to do, the template provides guidance to make a significant impact in your community and help those in need.

Click here to access the template.


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