February 25, 2009
Number 11
1. Hockey Wildcards:
Wildcard information is on page 40 of the MHSAA handbook. Deadline for
entries for both AA and AAAA is noon March 4, 2009. Wildcard games will be
played in Winkler and Morris on Sunday March 8, 2009. Wildcard entry fee is
$200.00 for both AA and AAAA.
2. Basketball Wildcards: See page 46 of the MHSAA handbook. Deadline
for
JV and AAAA basketball wildcards is 1:00 p.m. Friday March 6, 2009.
Deadline for wildcard applications for A, AA, and AAA is 1:00 p.m. Tuesday
March 10, 2009.
3. High School hall of Fame- Due to several requests, we have
extended the application deadline for the Hall of Fame to Wednesday, March
4,
2009. Further information is available at
http://www.mhsaa.mb.ca/pages/award/coach_volunteer.php
4. The 2009 Annual General Meeting: The MHSAA Annual meeting will take
place
June 14 -16 at the Canad Inn -Portage La Prairie. Plan now to attend. The
registration form can be found on the MHSAA Website - follow these links.
http://mhsaa.mb.ca/pdfs/Registration_form_only[1].pdf
<http://mhsaa.mb.ca/pdfs/Registration_form_only%5b1%5d.pdf> or
http://mhsaa.mb.ca/pdfs/Registration_form_only%5b1%5.pdf
<http://mhsaa.mb.ca/pdfs/Registration_form_only%5b1%255.pdf>
5. Remember to take advantage of Sport Manitoba Travel Assistance if
you
will be participating in a MHSAA Provincial Championship. Check out
http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/downloads/Athlete_Travel.pdf for more
information.
6. Scholarships: Basketball and Hockey Scholarship application
forms are now posted on the MHSAA website at http://www.mhsaa.mb.ca/pages/forms.php
7. www.Sogoactive.com ParticipACTION, the national voice of physical
activity and sport participation in Canada, has designed and launched SOGO
Active, an innovative youth engagement program aimed at 13-19 year-olds,
which gives young Canadians the tools to design, change and control their
own individual "get active" plan.
8. Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships is for athletes who have
competed at the provincial level or higher during 2008, and have maintained
a high level of academic standing, while showing a commitment to amateur
sport through their involvement in coaching, officiating and volunteer
activities. Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school students
entering a post secondary institution and to students in their second or
subsequent year in a post secondary institution. The top applicant in each
category will be awarded the Manitoba Foundation for Sports. For further
information- http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/scholarships.php
9. In recognition of the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall, The
Province of
Manitoba, Sport Manitoba and the Manitoba Foundation for Sports will provide
a scholarship of $1,000 to a graduating high school student entering a post
secondary institution and $2,000 to a student in their second or subsequent
year in a post secondary institution. Application deadline is April 17,
2009. Application can be found at http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/scholarships.php
10. Coaching Manitoba Bursary: Coaching Manitoba on an annual basis
presents bursaries to four students who have demonstrated a commitment to
coaching in Manitoba.
Students who are, or will be, enrolled in the upcoming school term in
post-secondary education and currently coaching for a school, club or
community center are invited to submit an application. One male and one
female student coach from Winnipeg and one male and one female student from rural Manitoba will be selected to each receive a bursary of $500 to be used
towards their tuition.
Deadline for Application: Friday March 27, 2009. Application form can be
found at http://www.sportmanitoba.ca/scholarships.php
11. Neepawa Collegiate is actively looking for some new or slightly used
Track and Field Hurdles. If any schools have hurdles that they are no
longer using and would be willing to sell or donate please contact Bryce
Koscielny @ NACI at 476-3305 or email brycekoscielny@gmail.com
