Communities across the country will be celebrating National High School Activities Week , October 17 to October 23. Participation in high school cocurricular activities offers a plentiful supply of solid real-life examples of the positive values that we place such an emphasis on later in life. Most of us learned to play by the rules through high school activities. The importance of teamwork often was learned on a football field, or in a band, or during a concert or play. The need to respect authority is a vital part of the interscholastic experience as is the value of commitment.
Good sportsmanship is learned, practiced and executed.
Respect for the opponent, spectators, coaches and officials is necessary at all levels of athletics and activity programs. At interscholastic contests, everyone's behavior should be characterized by generosity and genuine concern for others. Display good sportsmanship the next time you attend a high school event. Besides being articulate and persuasive, they were probably involved in high school forensics. Every society needs leaders.