MHSAA: Student Advisory Council

MHSAA Student Advisory Council

Student Advisory Council Belief Statement
Adopted Nov. 2007

As the voice of Michigan’s student-athletes, the Student Advisory Council’s role is to convey the message of how high school sports are supposed to be played. We are responsible for helping the MHSAA maintain a positive and healthy atmosphere in which interscholastic athletes can thrive.

We believe athletes should be competitive, sportsmanlike and excel academically. We believe students in the stands should have fun, but not take the focus away from the game. We believe coaches should act as teachers, helping student-athletes develop while still keeping high school sports in perspective. We believe that parents should always be positive role models and be supportive of their child’s decisions. We believe officials commit their own time to high school sports and respect should always be shown and given to them.

The most important goal for student-athletes is to enjoy high school sports while keeping a high level of respect between all those involved in the games.

- Written by the Student Advisory Council, adopted by MHSAA Representative Council in Nov. 2007.

The MHSAA recently selected its newest eight members to the Student Advisory Council. The four boys and four girls are all from the Class of 2010 and will serve a two-year term. The council meets on matters related to maintaining and promoting a proper perspective and sensible scope for high school sports in Michigan.

The eight members selected from the Class of 2010 include:

Mackenzie Lawler, Okemos
Andrea McIntosh, Ann Arbor Greenhills
Elyse McKenna, Algonac
Ryan Moore, Central Lake
Taylor Schultz, Richland Gull Lake
Nicole Trevarthen, Iron Mountain
Alex Van Tiem, Detroit U-D Jesuit
Daniel Yats, Clare

The members of the Class of 2009 serving their second year on the council in 2008-09 include:

Abby Cohen, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood
Willie Cruz, Harrison Twp L’Anse Creuse
Michelle DeMuro, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer
Adam Dingman, Cedarville
Matthew Herman, East Kentwood
Molly Lockwood, Fife Lake Forest Area
Jeffrey Petsch, Montague
C.C. Weber, Goodrich

Among other things, the council:

Acts as the voice of Michigan's student-athletes.
Serves as a student sounding board for the MHSAA’s Representative Council.
Assists in planning Sportsmanship Summits, Captain’s Clinics and other student leadership events.
Participates in a yearly focus group about the state of high schools sports for Michigan State University’s Institute for the Study of Youth Sports.
Helps with medal ceremonies at MHSAA championship events

SAC is funded through one of the MHSAA's corporate sponsors – AT&T. AT&T is working with the MHSAA to help promote the proper perspective on high school sports through this Student Advisory Council, as well as the new SCOPE Award given to schools that show a continuous emphasis on promoting a sensible scope for school sports. In addition, each school athletic department represented on SAC will receive a check for $1,000 recognizing the student's involvement with the SAC.

QUESTIONS? Contact Andy Frushour at the MHSAA – 517-332-5046 or afrushour@mhsaa.com.