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15-509: ...one governing body remains consistently powerful and controversial. That body is a relatively unknown source of school policy in New Mexico—the New Mexico Activities Association. NMAA was organized in 1921 by John Milne, James Bickley, F. H. Lynn, and J. D. Shinkle as the New Mexico High School Athletic Association. In 1953 it began adding non-athletic activities and changed its name to New Mexico High School Activities Association. It continued to broaden its coverage and in 1961 changed its name to

30-598: A Level 1 - Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS. The National High School Hall of Fame is a program of the National Federation of State High School Associations that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school sports or performing arts. Since 1986, the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony has been the final event of the National Federation's annual summer meeting, which

45-584: A full member, while the body governing private schools is not an NFHS member at any level. In the state of Alabama, the public schools and a handful of private schools compete in the AHSAA ( Alabama High School Athletic Association ) which is a full member of the NFHS. The majority of private schools in the state are members of the AISA ( Alabama Independent School Association ) a non-member that uses NFHS rules. The AHSAA will not allow its members to play AISA schools but

60-600: A hall of the persons from New Mexico who have been inducted in the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame. The NMAA Foundation was founded in 2007. It raises funds and awards scholarships to individuals and grants to school programs in the activities sanctioned by NMAA. NMAA hosts the tournaments that determine the statewide champions in 13 different sports. National Federation of State High School Associations The National Federation of State High School Associations ( NFHS )

75-1412: A national leader in corporate development (that is, attracting sponsorships). In 1998 NMAA was reported to have multi-year sponsorship agreements with 50 firms, bringing in $ 100 to $ 35,000 per firm. In 2007 NMAA was reported to have increased its sponsorship revenue from $ 27,000 to $ 700,000 over the past four years. As of late 2008 the NMAA web site listed 31 corporate sponsors. NMAA-sanctioned athletics are: Baseball , Basketball , Cross Country , Football , Golf , Soccer , Softball , Swimming & Diving , Tennis , Track and Field , Volleyball , Wrestling , Spirit ( Cheerleading and Drill Team ), NMAA-sanctioned non-athletic activities are: Athletic Training Challenge , Bowling , Business Professionals of America , Chess , Choir , Concert Band , Marching Band , DECA Marketing Education , Drama / One Act Play, English Expo, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America , FFA Agriculture Education , Health Occupations Students of America , Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps , Mock Trial , Rodeo , Scholastic Publications, Science Fair , Science Olympiad , SkillsUSA , Speech and Debate , Student Council , Technology Student Association . Not all of these are competitive. The NMAA divides school sports into classes by geographic location ("District") and by enrollment ("Class"). An example

90-579: Is 5-3A, meaning District 5 and Class AAA. The number of districts varies by sport. A school may choose to compete in a higher class than its enrollment would indicate. Thus, a particular school may be in different districts and classes in different sports. For example, in 2008 Albuquerque Academy is in District 5-4A for most sports, but is in District 4-3A for football. Menaul School is in District 6-1A in most sports, District 1-8M (an eight-man division) in football, and District 1-1A/3A in golf (which combines

105-540: Is an affiliate member, while other governing bodies are not NFHS members at any level. Similarly, the Virginia High School League , open only to public schools, is a full member, the state's largest association for non-public schools is an affiliate member, and other governing bodies are not members at all. The case in Mississippi is slightly different; the body governing public schools is

120-473: Is open to public, private and parochial middle/junior high and senior high schools in New Mexico. As of late 2008, NMAA had 187 member middle schools and junior high schools and 163 member high schools. A list of member high schools is available. NMAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations . Total revenue for the year ending June 30, 2007 was $ 3,961,100. NMAA claims to be

135-585: Is regulated to some extent by the State of New Mexico. New Mexico law (NMSA 1978 22-2-2L) gives the Public Education Department authority over "an association or organization attempting to regulate a public school activity", giving it authority to approve or disapprove rules and to require performance and financial audits, and requiring the organizations to comply with New Mexico's Open Meetings Act and its Public Records Act. Membership in NMAA

150-629: Is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States . NFHS's headquarters are located in White River State Park in Indianapolis , Indiana. Over 19,500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS. Most high schools, whether public or private , belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association belongs to

165-737: The 1A, 2A and 3A classes). A complete listing of alignment and classification is available. In December 2008 NMAA issued a proposed revised schedule of alignment and classification. The NMAA Hall of Pride and Honor is located in the NMAA building in Albuquerque. It includes the NMAA Hall of Fame, the New Mexico High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, the New Mexico Officials Association Hall of Fame, and

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180-735: The AISA schools do compete with public and private schools outside of Alabama. Iowa has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports, including the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union . Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS; the girls' governing body is an affiliate member. The provincial associations of Canada are affiliate members of

195-560: The NFHS. The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity, and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition including the non member private school associations. The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007. It released a course, Fundamentals of Coaching. The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009. This will enable to coaches to become

210-573: The NFHS. However, in states that have separate associations for public and non-public high schools, only the public-school bodies are full NFHS members. For example, the Texas University Interscholastic League (public schools, with non-public schools generally not allowed) is a full member; the largest association governing non-public schools, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools ,

225-461: The present New Mexico Activities Association. The Hall of Pride and Honor was opened in 1992. NMAA was incorporated as a New Mexico nonprofit corporation in 1964. In 1997 there was a major restructuring, with the Board of Directors replacing the executive committee as the governing body. The present executive director, Sally Marquez, took office in 2012. Even though NMAA is a private organization, it

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