West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
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The closing session wrapped up a memorable week. Internationally renowned motivational speaker and author Wes Morris, who has worked with professional athletes and Olympians, sent everyone home inspired as country roads lead the group back to West Virginia. Carson, Hadleigh and Mariella have been outstanding ambassadors all week, representing WV with pride at the NFHS Student Leadership Summit.
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Fall sports rules clinics kicked off today. WVSSAC Assistant Director Chris Wells and Football Rules Clinician Larry McCloy presented this year’s rule changes and procedures to rules interpreters and officials from boards across the state.
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Why is this on Sundays??
Community Service Project Day! NFHS Leadership Summit ambassadors take over Riverside Park in Indianapolis to clean up, spread mulch, and paint tables and benches. Jason Bankston and Jaclyn Swayne from the WVSSAC office got in on the action!
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How wonderful!
Fantastic!!!
Outstanding!!
Front row seats and full participation. West Virginia's student ambassadors are making the most of the National Student Leadership Summit, from the Unified Sports Experience at Plainfield High School to the opening general session. Bonus: Hadleigh took home a dance contest win.
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Congratulations young lady!
West Virginia is represented at the National Student Leadership Summit for the first time this week in Indianapolis. Mariella Policano, a volleyball and basketball player at Notre Dame High School; Hadleigh Cossin, a volleyball player and rising junior at Point Pleasant High School; and Carson Austin, a golfer and rising senior at Montcalm High School, are among 220 student ambassadors from 30 states, Canada and Honduras taking part in the four-day event hosted by the NFHS. The summit brings together student leaders for keynote speakers, workshops and a Unified Sports Experience with Indiana Special Olympics athletes, all focused on developing the skills to lead in their schools and communities.
Congratulations to Mariella, Hadleigh and Carson on representing West Virginia.
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Awesome! How are students selected?
I love you, Had!!!! ❤️
Have fun, Mariella! ND is proud of you! ☘️🙏🏻
Who we are
The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) is the principal governing body responsible for overseeing high school athletics, cheerleading, and marching bands across the state of West Virginia. Operating under a volunteer, non-profit framework recognized by county school boards, the commission standardizes eligibility rules, certifies sports officials, and presides over regional band festivals and state championship tournaments for 13 different sports. To promote fair play and address historical enrollment size disparities, the WVSSAC utilizes a competitive four-class division system (Classes A through AAAA) determined by a unique algorithm factoring in school population, localized median parent incomes, and geographic proximity to large towns.
