The forum gives athletes a chance to meet in a noncompetitive setting. That paves the way for fewer conflicts on the playing field. Ms. Turner plays volleyball and softball, and is a cheerleader for football and basketball. Friendships forged through the student forum have helped eliminate some of that unfriendly bantering that often occurs between schools during games, she said. The student forum is part of the MVC Sportsmanship Forum, organized in 1998 to establish good relationships among the teams.
Membership includes principals and athletic directors from all nine schools in the conference.
Students and principals meet three times a year at member schools. Twice a year, they hold student exchanges, where kids visit different schools for a day. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, host for this student forum, decided to broaden the students' experience through a day of service projects. We know by serving others, we get great joy from that. And so they decided to spread that joy around.