NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team
"School of Distinction" Award
Effective 2002-2003, the "School of Distinction" Award will be presented to any NYSPHSAA member school who annually can successfully meet the following criteria:
- Certify that 100% of their varsity programs qualified for and received the NYSPHSAA Scholar/Athlete Team Award. NOTE: Qualified is interpreted to mean having met all of the program"s criteria, including having met the deadline date to apply as set for each sports season. Effective 2006-07, member schools sponsoring a varsity team with less than five (5) athletes may apply for the School of Distinction Award and meet the 100% standard provided each athlete has a gpa of 90% or greater earned during their sports season.
- 100% of the school’s programs with sports season GPA’s as approved by the NYSPHSAA must be listed on the provided application.
- Signatures verifying certification by the District Superintendent, Principal and Athletic Director must be provided.
- Applications must be submitted within 30 days following the close of the Spring Sports Season portion of the Scholar/Athlete Team Award Program. ie. June 30.
- "100% schools" will be announced at the annual meeting of the NYSPHSAA Central Committee and published in the NYSPHSAA "Scholastic Athletics" under the listing of "NYSPHSAA Academic Honor Roll".
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