Attention parents/guardians;
Please see the updated email recently sent via the Idaho High School Activities Association below:
The Idaho High School Activities Association, in the response
to COVID-19, and to best serve
our member schools, student participants, coaches and Idaho families
are announcing the
following:
• Cancellation of the Association’s State Cheer/Dance Championships,
this event will not
be re-scheduled.
• The State Debate Championship is still postponed as we work on the
possibility of
combining with the State Speech Championships.
• Suspension of sanctioned sports and activities for all of its member
schools effective
Tuesday, March 17 through Sunday April 5th.
Implementing cancellations and/or suspension is
taken in part with consultation with public
health officials to implement best practices in slowing the spread of
COVID 19 and therefore aid
in protection of students and the general public; to reduce competitive
inequity among member
schools and in an effort to have the opportunity to hold our spring
state tournaments/events on
the assigned dates/sites as those dates will not be extended.
During the suspension, IHSAA member schools are
not to compete in games or contests.
Member schools are not to conduct practices in IHSAA sanctioned sports
at any location.
Neither member schools nor their coaches nor student athletes are to
hold meetings. Member
schools are not to allow students or coaches at any IHSAA member school
to use the school’s
athletic facilities for a practice, game or contest in any IHSAA
sanctioned sport regardless of the
affiliation (club or otherwise) of the group seeking to use the
facilities. The use of athletic
facilities for currently scheduled classes as a part of the regular
school curriculum such as P.E.
classes is allowed. Rule 8-11, Outside Competition is still in effect.
This activity suspension does include music (i.e.band/choir), debate and drama. For an updated list of sanctioned activities, please visit the Idaho High School Activities Association website.
During this suspension, all Lewiston School District athletic/activity facilities will be unavailable for use to outside entitities.
As athletic director, I will continue to ask the question regarding what this can/will look like upon our return as it pertains to practice, competition, regional and state play.
Thanks,
Corey Williams
Lewiston High School Athletic/Activities Director