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ANTI-VAPING CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS OUTREACH PRINCIPALS AND
SUPERINTENDENTS OUTREACH
Continuing its partnership with the Indiana The Association prioritizes two separate
Department of Health, the IHSAA remains initiatives regarding contest officials. The first The IHSAA acknowledges the vital role school
committed to addressing the issue of vaping is recruitment, and the second is retainment. administrators—particularly principals,
among high school students. Through the Considerable resources are dedicated to both. superintendents, and school boards—play in
#DontPuffThisStuff anti-vaping campaign, As was mentioned in the Year in Review, helping maintain a healthy education-based
the Association provides member schools with the Association standardized ticket prices athletics program. To support these leaders,
robust social media campaigns, other digital for retainment purposes, which improved the Association has developed materials
assets, and radio PSAs to raise awareness about officials’ benefits. The Association also designed to emphasize the significance of an
the risks associated with vaping. actively invests in creating assets to attract education-based athletics curriculum for the
new individuals to officiating positions. overall success of their school communities.
The Indiana Department of Health
also offers supportive school and policy
recommendations to combat this pressing
concern further. The IHSAA has invested in resources to help
with the recruitment of new contest officials.
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The IHSAA is fortunate to have corporate partners that not only care about enhancing the experience of
high school student-athletes, but also about the well-being of ALL high school students.
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