there is an archery in schools program, and its a great thing thats really catching on! here in kentucky, we have 305 schools so far that are participating.
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Frankfort, KY, (March 8, 2004) - The second annual Kentucky and National
Archery in the Schools Championship is scheduled for March 18 at Kentucky
International Convention Center in Louisville.
The competition will take place in three flights at 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and
2:30 p.m. with approximately 500 per flight. "It will be the largest indoor
archery tournament of any kind in the country this year, either adult or
child," said Roy Grimes, assistant to the commissioner for the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in charge of the Archery in the
Schools program. "It is the largest archery tournament for schools in the
history of the United States."
The approximately 1500 students participating in the tournament come from
214 schools in Kentucky and from Georgia, Alabama and Iowa. Students in the
tournament will shoot 15 arrows at 10 meters and 15 arrows at 15 meters.
Students may shoot three practice arrows at each distance before the
tournament begins.
Team scores for the 2004 National Archery in the Schools Tournament will be
compiled by adding the top 15 scores shot by the school's shooters during
competition. First, second and third place awards will be given for
elementary, middle and high school divisions. First, second and third place
medals will be given to top three boys and top three girls from the
elementary, middle and high school divisions. Also, for the first time in
2004, a co-ed team award will be given to the top three boy and girl scores
for each team in each division.
Registration fees for this tournament are $15 per shooter which includes a
free tee shirt. Teachers may register as many shooters as they desire at
www.nfaa-archery.org. Late-registration for the tournament is $20 per
shooter.
"This tournament is a culmination of the National Archery in the Schools
program," Grimes said. "One in six of our schools in Kentucky participate in
the program after only two years. The National Archery in Schools program is
now moving forward ten states. It will probably be in 50 states within three
years."
Educators like the Archery in the Schools program for its ability to engage
students of all genders and all abilities, not just the fast, strong, tall
or the athletically or academically gifted. The National Archery in the
Schools program is a two week educational program designed to teach Olympic
style target archery. Teachers report the program has a positive influence
on their students.
"I have had two kids become student of the month since they became a member
of the archery team," said South Henderson Middle School teacher D. D.
Harrison. "The team member's grades have increased. When asked what was
changed, the overwhelming response was the students didn't want to not be
able to go to the state archery shoot."