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1 Wyoming High School Activities Association 2. 0. 1. 7. - 1. 8. H. A. N. D. B. O. O. K. Educational Excellence Through Activities Wyoming HIGH School ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION. 6571 EAST 2ND STREET - CASPER, Wyoming 82609. (307) 577-0614. FAX (307) 577-0637. WHSAA STAFF. RON LAIRD TREVOR WILSON SCOTT MCCASH. Commissioner Associate Commissioner Technology Director DIANNE RODRIGUEZ LANA GLANZ SHERRI VEST. Accounting Officials Event Sanctions & &. Fine Arts School Correspondence -2- BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JON ABRAMS JANINE JUSTIN CARR TY FLOCK GLENN W.

2 Laramie County BAY-TESKE Douglas Greybull FREEBURG. School District #2 Jackson 3A-Northeast 2A-Northwest Guernsey-Sunrise 2A-Southeast Wyoming School President 1A-Southeast Boards Association MIKE HANSEN KEITH HARRIS LOREN HETH CLIFF HILL TONY HULT. Jackson Big Horn County Lusk Gillette Cody 4A-Northwest School District #1 Wyoming School 4A-Northeast 3A-Northwest 1A-Northwest Boards Association DAN MITCHELSON BUBBA O'NEILL DUSTIN REES SUSAN JOSH SANDLIAN. Farson-Eden Evanston Mountain View RODABAUGH Wheatland 1A-Southwest 4A-Southwest 3A-Southwest Midwest 3A-Southeast 1A-Northeast DICKY SHANOR OWEN ST.

3 CLAIR CHAD LARRY YERADI. State Department of Wyoming Indian WHITWORTH Wright Education 2A-Southwest Cheyenne Central 2A-Northeast 4A-Southeast -3- WHSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ABRAMS, Jon .. (2A NE)..Laramie County School District #2 ..245-4050. (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 first term). BAY-TESKE, Janine ..739-0951. (Representative of Wyoming School Boards Association, November 2014-November 2018, completing term of Kevin Christopherson). CARR, Justin ..(3A NE) .Douglas .. 358-4040. (July 1, 2016- June 30, 2019 first term). FLOCK, Ty .. (2A NW).

4 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 second term). FREEBURG, Glenn (1A SE)..Guernsey-Sunrise ..836-2745. (July 1, 2017 June 30, 2020 first term). HANSEN, Mike .. (4A NW) .Jackson .. 732-3705. (July 1, 2016 June 30, 2018 completing term of Jeremy Hill). HARRIS, ..(1A NW) .. Big Horn County School District #1 .548-2254. (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019 first term). HETH, Loren ..Lusk ..334-2250. (Representative of Wyoming School Boards Association, November 2016-November 2020). HILL, Cliff ..(4A NE) Gillette .687-0369. (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019 first term).

5 HULT, Tony .. (3A NW).. (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018 second term). MITCHELSON, Dan .. (1A SW).. (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018 - second term). O'NEILL, Bubba .. (4A SW)..789-7571. (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018 - first term). REES, Dustin .. (3A SW)..Mountain View ..782-6340. (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 - second term). RODABAUGH, (1A NE)..Midwest ..253-3500. (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018 - first term). SANDLIAN, Josh ..(3A SE) Wheatland ..322-2075. (July 1, 2016- June 30, 2019 first term). SHANOR, Dicky ..Cheyenne ..777-2061. (Representative of Wyoming State Department of Education).

6 ST. CLAIR, Owen .. (2A SW).. Wyoming Indian ..332-9765. (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2019 third term). WHITWORTH, Chad .. (4A SE)..Cheyenne (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2018 - first term). YERADI, Larry (2A NE) Wright ..464-0140. (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 first term). -4- TABLE OF CONTENTS. FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH School ASSOCIATIONS AND THE Wyoming HIGH School . ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION .. 7. CONSTITUTION .. 9. ADMINISTRATION .. 13. ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES .. 16. WHSAA AWARDS .. 20. GENERAL ASSOCIATION RULES AND REGULATIONS.

7 22. GENERAL MEMBER School RULES AND REGULATIONS .. 29. GENERAL STUDENT RULES AND REGULATIONS .. 32. PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY RULES AND 35. SPECIFIC SPORTS RULES AND REGULATIONS .. 42. BASKETBALL .. 45. CROSS COUNTRY .. 46. BOYS FOOTBALL .. 47. GOLF .. 50. NORDIC SKIING .. 53. ALPINE SKIING .. 57. SOCCER .. 63. SWIMMING AND 64. TENNIS .. 65. TRACK .. 70. INDOOR 72. GIRLS 73. BOYS WRESTLING .. 74. SPECIFIC ACTIVITY RULES AND REGULATIONS .. 78. SPIRIT GROUPS .. 78. JOURNALISM .. 79. MUSIC .. 81. STATE STRING CLINIC .. 85. Wyoming STATE MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL.

8 85. ALL-STATE MUSIC GROUPS .. 87. SPEECH .. 90. STATE DRAMA TOURNAMENT .. 113. Wyoming ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS CONSTITUTION .. 132. Wyoming ASSOCIATION OF DECA (WYADECA) .. 134. FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA .. 138. Wyoming FFA ASSOCIATION, 139. FAMILY CAREER COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA .. 145. 151. Wyoming ASSOCIATION OF SKILLSUSA .. 153. Wyoming SPORTS OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION .. 159. MEDICAL RECORD .. 171. INDEX .. 174. -5- Wyoming HIGH School ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION. 6571 EAST 2ND STREET - CASPER, Wyoming 82609. (307) 577-0614.

9 FAX (307) 577-0637. SUMMARY OF WHSAA RULE CHANGES FOR 2017-18. (Rule changes are shaded in the text of Handbook). Rule Update to Golf Practice Rule Rule Addition of Marching Band to the Physical rule Rule Basketball Participation limits Rule Travel Reduction Update for Cross Country Rule State Golf Contingency Play Plan Rule Changes to the Golf Coaching Rule Rule Travel Reduction Update for Golf Rule Travel Reduction Update for Nordic Skiing Rule Travel Reduction Update for Nordic Skiing Rule Travel Reduction Update for Alpine Skiing Rule Addition to 4A Soccer using the Scoreboard Clock when available.

10 Rule Travel Reduction Update for Swimming Rule Update for Swimming State Meet Rule Travel Reduction Update for Fall Tennis Rule Travel Reduction Update for Spring Tennis Rule Travel Reduction Update for Outdoor Track Rule & Sprint Medley Relay addition for Outdoor Track Rule Travel Reduction Update for Indoor Track Rule Sprint Medley Relay addition for Indoor Track Rule Update to Regional Wrestling Rule Update to Marching Band Scoring Rule Multiple changes and additions to the State Drama Competition This is a summary of the new rules. For specific wording and interpretation of each new rule, please refer to the rule number and read entire rule in the handbook.