Missouri State High School Activities Association

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• July 31-Aug. 1Athletic Director’s Workshop/Leadership Training, MSHSAA Office (Columbia)
• Aug. 3Sportsmanship Summit, Springfield
• Aug. 3-4New School Leaders Conference (Jefferson City)
• Aug. 7Fall Sport First Possible Practice
• Aug. 7Boys Swimming First Possible Practice
• Aug. 12Training Session for Certification of Local Association, MSHSAA Office
• Aug. 21Fall Sports First Possible Contests (for fall baseball, softball, girls tennis, girls golf)
• Aug. 21Fall Sports First Possible Practice for 7th and 8th grade (or first day of classes whichever is earlier)
• Aug. 21National Test Date for Volleyball and Soccer Part II Exam
• Aug. 23-24MSHSAA Appeals Committee Meeting
• Aug. 28Fall Sports First Possible Contest (for volleyball, boys soccer, and cross country, except football)
• Aug. 28Boys Swimming First Possible Contest
• Aug. 29National Test Date for Football Part II Exam
• Aug. 31Fall Sports First Possible Football Contest
• Sept. 1Deadline: Junior and Senior High Membership and Activities Fees
• Sept. 4Labor Day: (MSHSAA Office Closed)
• Sept. 13-14MSHSAA Board Meeting
• Sept. 21-23STAM Conference, Blue Springs
• Sept. 25Training Session for Certification of Local Association, MSHSAA Office
• Sept. 28-30SkillsUSA Fall Leadership Conference, Jefferson City
• Oct. 1-3MASSP/MCCTA Fall Conference (Columbia)
• Oct. 4Sportsmanship Committee Meeting
• Oct. 2-7Girls Golf Districts
• Oct. 5-7Softball Districts
• Oct. 5District Volleyball Officials Notification Date
• Oct. 7Girls Tennis Close of Districts
• Oct. 9-11Girls Tennis Regionals (Team)
• Oct. 9-10Girls Golf District Rain Dates
• Oct. 10Due Date: Girls State Tennis Entries
• Oct. 11Softball Sectionals
• Oct. 12-14TSA Fall Leadership Connections Conference, Jefferson City
• Oct. 12Officials Notification Date Boys Soccer
• Oct. 14Softball Quarterfinals
• Oct. 14Girls Tennis Sectionals (Team)
• Oct. 15-16DECA Fall Leadership and State Officer Election Conference, Lake Ozark
• Oct. 16Postmark: Deadline to Return Football, Soccer, and Volleyball Part II Tests
• Oct. 15-21National High School Activities Week
• Oct. 16-17MSHSAA Girls Golf Championships
• Oct. 20-21MSHSAA Softball Championships
• Oct. 19MSHSAA Girls Tennis Championships (Team)
• Oct. 20-21MSHSAA Girls Tennis Championships (Individual)
• Oct. 28ACT Test Date
• Oct. 21Cross Country Class 4 Districts
• Oct. 23-26Volleyball Districts
• Oct. 24Tennis Advisory Committee Meeting
• Oct. 26Softball Advisory Committee Meeting
• Oct. 26Cheerleading Advisory Committee
• Oct. 27-29MASA/MSBA Fall Conference - Tan-Tar-A Resort
• Oct. 28Cross Country Class 4 Sectionals
• Oct. 28Cross Country Classes 1, 2, 3 Districts
• Oct. 28Girls Volleyball Sectionals
• Oct. 28-Nov. 4Boys Classes 1, 2, 3 Soccer Districts
• Oct. 30Winter Sports First Possible Practice
• Nov. 1Dance Team Advisory Committee Meeting
• Nov. 3-4MSHSAA Girls Volleyball Championships
• Nov. 4MSHSAA Cross Country Championships
• Nov. 6Fax Deadline: State Boys Swimming Entries- 10 a.m
• Nov. 7Boys Soccer Classes 1, 2 Quarterfinals
• Nov. 8Football Classes 1 - 4 Sectionals
• Nov. 9Cross Country Advisory Committee Meeting
• Nov. 9Boys Soccer Class 3 Sectionals
• Nov. 9Volleyball Advisory Committee Meeting
• Nov. 10Football Classes 5 - 6 Quarterfinals
• Nov. 10-11MSHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships
• Nov. 11Last Possible Boys Swimming and Diving Contest
• Nov. 10-11MSHSAA Boys Soccer Classes 1, 2 Championships
• Nov. 118-Man Football Semifinals
• Nov. 11Boys Soccer Class 3 Quarterfinals
• Nov. 13Girls Swimming First Possible Practice
• Nov. 13Football Classes 1 - 4 Quarterfinals
• Nov. 14Postmark Deadline for Fall Officials Rating Forms
• Nov. 14-15Appeals Committee Meeting
• Nov. 17-18MSTA State Convention, Kansas City
• Nov. 17-18MCCA State Cheerleading Competition-Hearnes Center, Columbia
• Nov. 17Football Classes 5-6 Semifinals
• Nov. 17-18MSHSAA Boys Soccer Class 3 Championships
• Nov. 18Football Classes 1-4 Semifinals
• Nov. 18MSHSAA Football 8-Man Championships
• Nov. 20Winter Sports First Possible Contest
• Nov. 23Thanksgiving Day
• Nov. 23-24Thanksgiving Vacation (MSHSAA Office Closed)
• Nov. 24-25Football Show-Me Bowl
• Nov. 26Fall Sport Last Possible Contest
• Nov. 29-30MSHSAA Board Meeting
• Dec. 1-3DECA Central Region Leadership Conference, Minneapolis, MN
• Dec. 3-4Assistant Principal Conference, Columbia
• Dec. 4First Possible Girls Swimming and Diving Contest
• Dec. 4National Test Date for Basketball and Wrestling Part II Exams
• Dec. 7Constitution Study Committee Meeting
• Dec. 7Football Advisory Committee Meeting
• Dec. 8Middle Level Advisory Committee Meeting
• Dec. 9ACT Test Date
• Dec. 9-13National Athletic Directors Conference (Anaheim, CA)
• Dec. 15Deadline: Petitions for Changes in Constitution and By-Laws
• Jan. 8Return Basketball and Wrestling Part II Exams
• Jan. 15Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MSHSAA Office Closed)
• Jan. 15Draft of District Wrestling Officials
• Jan. 16Officials Notification Date- Wrestling
• Jan. 24-25MSHSAA Board Meeting
• Jan. 27-Feb. 3Selection of District Basketball Officials
• Feb. 6Liaison Advisory Committee Meeting
• Feb. 7Athletic Directors Advisory Committee Meeting
• Feb. 9-10Wrestling Districts
• Feb. 10ACT Test Date
• Feb. 12Fax Deadline: Girls State Swimming Entries- 10 a.m.
• Feb. 15-17MSHSAA Wrestling Championships
• Feb. 16-17MSHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Championships
• Feb. 17Last Possible Girls Swimming Contest
• Feb. 17-24Basketball Classes 4, 5 Districts
• Feb. 19Presidents Day (MSHSAA Office Closed)
• Feb. 19Water Polo First Possible Practice
• Feb. 23-26NASSP Convention, Columbia
• Feb. 26Spring Sports First Possible Practice
• Feb. 28Basketball Classes 4, 5 Sectionals
• Feb. 24-March 3Basketball Classes 1, 2, 3 Districts
• March 3Basketball Classes 4, 5 Quarterfinals
• March 5Wrestling Advisory Committee Meeting
• March 6Swimming Advisory Committee Meeting
• March 6Basketball Class 1 Sectionals
• March 6Postmark Deadline for Winter Officials Rating Forms
• March 7Basketball Classes 2, 3 Sectionals
• March 8MSHSAA Board Meeting
• March 9-10MSHSAA Basketball Show-Me Showdown I
• March 10Basketball Classes 1, 2, 3 Quarterfinals
• March 12Water Polo First Possible Contest
• March 12Coaches Advisory Committee Meeting
• March 13-14Appeals Committee Meeting
• March 15-17MSHSAA Basketball Show-Me Showdown II
• March 18-20DECA State Career Development Conference, Lake Ozark
• March 17Last Possible Winter Sports Contest
• March 19First Possible Spring Contest
• March 25-27MASSP Spring Conference, Lake Ozark
• March 25-27FCCLA Leadership Conference, Columbia
• March 26National Test Date for Baseball and Softball Part II Exams
• March 26Officials Advisory Committee Meeting
• March 29-31SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference, Linn State Technical College, Linn
• March 29-31TSA State Conference, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg
• March 30-31MSHSAA Board Meeting, Tan-Tar-A
• April 6Good Friday (MSHSAA Office Closed)
• April 8Easter
• April 1-3MIAAA Conference, Lake Ozark
• April 11-13MASA Spring Conference, Lodge of Four Seasons
• April 9Postmark Deadline to Return Baseball and Softball Part II Exams
• April 14ACT Test Date
• April 14Academic Competition Districts-All Classes
• April 15-17FBLA State Leadership Conference, Columbia
• April 19-20FFA Conference, Columbia
• April 20Basketball Advisory Committee Meeting, Columbia
• April 20-21MSHSAA State Speech and Debate Championships
• April 25Sports Medicine Advisory Committee Meeting
• April 27Officials Notification Date Girls Soccer
• April 26-28MSHSAA State Music Festival
• April 27-May 2DECA International Career Development, Orlando, FL
• April 30-May 5Boys Golf Districts
• May 1Annual Ballot to MSHSAA Constitution and By-Laws Due
• May 1Board of Directors Final Election Ballots Due
• May 1Speech and Debate Advisory Committee Meeting
• May 5Track and Field Districts Classes 1 & 2
• May 5MSHSAA Academic Competition Championships
• May 7-8Boys Golf District Rain Dates
• May 12TEAM State Contest
• May 12-19Baseball Districts All Classes
• May 12Boys Tennis Districts Close
• May 12Track and Field Districts Classes 3 & 4
• May 12Track and Field Sectionals Class 1 & 2
• May 12-19Girls Soccer Classes 1, 2 Districts
• May 14-16Boys Tennis Regionals (Team)
• May 14-15MSHSAA Boys Golf Championships
• May 15Due Date: Boys State Tennis Entries
• May 18-19MSHSAA Track and Field Classes 1, 2 Championships
• May 19Sectional Boys Tennis (Team)
• May 19Track and Field Classes 3, 4 Sectionals
• May 22Postmark Deadline Spring Officials Rating Forms
• May 22Girls Soccer Classes 1, 2 Sectionals
• May 23Baseball Classes 1, 2 Sectionals
• May 23Music Advisory Committee Meeting
• May 23Golf Advisory Committee Meeting
• May 24Baseball Classes 3, 4 Sectionals
• May 24Girls Soccer Classes 1, 2 Sectionals
• May 24MSHSAA Boys Tennis Championships (Team)
• May 25Baseball Classes 1, 2 Quarterfinals
• May 25-26MSHSAA Boys Tennis Championships (Individual)
• May 25-26MSHSAA Track and Field Classes 3, 4 Championships
• May 26Baseball Classes 3, 4 Quarterfinals
• May 26Girls Soccer Classes 1, 2 Quarterfinals
• May 28Memorial Day (MSHSAA Office Closed)
• May 30Academic Competition Advisory Committee Meeting
• May 30-31MSHSAA Baseball Classes 1, 2 Championships
• May 31Track and Field Advisory Committee Meeting
• June 1Officials Renewal Deadline
• June 1-2MSHSAA Baseball Classes 3, 4 Championships
• June 1-2MSHSAA Girls Soccer Classes 1, 2 Championships
• June 7DSA Selection Committee Meeting
• June 6Soccer Advisory Committee Meeting
• June 7Baseball Advisory Committee Meeting
• June 9ACT Test Date
• June 10Deadline: Junior and Senior High Membership Forms
• June 11-14Cheerleading One-Day Clinics
• June 13MSHSAA Board Meeting
• June 15Graded Music Deadline
• June 24-30SkillsUSA National Conference, Kansas City
• June 24-28TSA National Conference, Nashville, TN
• June 28-July 1FBLA National Leadership Conference, Chicago, IL
• (Last Day of School) Last Possible Spring Sports Contest
• July 4Independence Day (MSHSAA Office Closed)

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