- New Mexico Activities Association
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New Mexico Activities Association Abbreviation NMAA Formation 1921 Type Volunteer; NPO Legal status Association Purpose/focus Athletic/Educational Headquarters 6600 Palomas NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109Region served New Mexico Membership 150+ high schools Official languages English Executive Director Gary Tripp Affiliations National Federation of State High School Associations Staff 13 Website nmact.org Remarks (505) 923-3110 The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates interscholastic programs for junior and senior high schools in New Mexico.[1] It hosts the statewide sports championship games each year.[2] This article discusses the NMAA organization itself; for information on tournaments and winners of the annual state championships see List of New Mexico Activities Association championships.
“ ...one governing body remains consistently powerful and controversial. That body is a relatively unknown source of school policy in New Mexico—the New Mexico Activities Association. ” —David L. Colton and Luciano Baca (2006)[3]:285
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History
NMAA was organized in 1921 by John Milne, James Bickley, F. H. Lynn, and J. D. Shinkle as the New Mexico High School Athletic Association. In 1953 it began adding non-athletic activities and changed its name to New Mexico High School Activities Association. It continued to broaden its coverage and in 1961 changed its name to the present New Mexico Activities Association. The Hall of Pride and Honor was opened in 1992.[4]:13–17
Scope, membership, and governance
NMAA was incorporated as a New Mexico nonprofit corporation in 1964.[4]:14 [5]:2 In 1997 there was a major restructuring, with the Board of Directors replacing the Executive Committee as the governing body.[6] The present Executive Director, Gary Tripp, took office in 2004.[4]:17 [7]
Even though NMAA is a private organization, it is regulated to some extent by the State of New Mexico. New Mexico law (NMSA 1978 22-2-2L) gives the Public Education Department authority over "an association or organization attempting to regulate a public school activity", giving it authority to approve or disapprove rules and to require performance and financial audits, and requiring the organizations to comply with New Mexico's Open Meetings Act and its Public Records Act.
Membership in NMAA is open to public, private and parochial middle/junior high and senior high schools in New Mexico.[1] As of late 2008, NMAA had 187 member middle schools and junior high schools[8] and 163 member high schools.[9] A list of member high schools is available.[9]
NMAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.[10]
Total revenue for the year ending June 30, 2007 was $3,961,100.[11] NMAA claims to be a national leader in corporate development (that is, attracting sponsorships).[1] In 1998 NMAA was reported to have multi-year sponsorship agreements with 50 firms, bringing in $100 to $35,000 per firm.[12] In 2007 NMAA was reported to have increased its sponsorship revenue from $27,000 to $700,000 over the past four years.[13] As of late 2008 the NMAA web site listed 31 corporate sponsors.[14]
Sanctioned activities
NMAA-sanctioned athletics are:[15] Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling ,Spirit (Cheerleading and Drill Team),
NMAA-sanctioned non-athletic activities are:[16] Athletic Training Challenge, Bowling, Business Professionals of America, Chess, Choir, Concert Band, DECA Marketing Education, Drama / One Act Play, English Expo, Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, FFA Agriculture Education, Health Occupations Students of America, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Mock Trial, Rodeo, Scholastic Publications, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, SkillsUSA, Speech and Debate, Student Council, Technology Student Association. Not all of these are competitive.
Athletic alignment and classification
The NMAA divides school sports into classes by geographic location ("District") and by enrollment ("Class"). An example is 5-3A, meaning District 5 and Class AAA. The number of districts varies by sport. A school may choose to compete in a higher class than its enrollment would indicate.[17] Thus, a particular school may be in different districts and classes in different sports. For example, in 2008 Albuquerque Academy is in District 5-4A for most sports, but is in District 4-3A for football.[18] Menaul School is in District 6-1A in most sports, District 1-8M (an eight-man division) in football, and District 1-1A/3A in golf (which combines the 1A, 2A and 3A classes).[19] A complete listing of alignment and classification is available.[20] In December 2008 NMAA issued a proposed revised schedule of alignment and classification.[21]
Awards and honors
The NMAA Hall of Pride and Honor is located in the NMAA building in Albuquerque. It includes the NMAA Hall of Fame, the New Mexico High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor, the New Mexico Officials Association Hall of Fame, and a hall of the persons from New Mexico who have been inducted in the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame.[22]
The NMAA Foundation was founded in 2007. It raises funds and awards scholarships to individuals and grants to school programs in the activities sanctioned by NMAA.[23]
State championships
NMAA hosts the tournaments that determine the statewide champions in 13 different sports.[2]
Past team state champions
Main article: List of New Mexico Activities Association championshipsSchools With Most Team Titles
Rank # of Titles School City # of Boys Titles # of Girls Titles First Last 1 116 Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque 80 36 1968 2009 2 82 Los Alamos High School Los Alamos 33 47 2009 3 78 La Cueva High School Albuquerque 46 32 2009 4 63 Carlsbad High School Carlsbad 41 22 2009 5 63 Highland High School Albuquerque 59 4 2009 6 56 Eldorado High School Albuquerque 23 33 2010 7 55 Albuquerque High School Albuquerque 54 1 1921 8 53 St. Pius X High School Albuquerque 37 16 2009 9 50 Lovington High School Lovington 37 13 2009 10 49 Artesia High School Artesia 41 8 2007 11 43 Jal High School Jal 32 11 2008 12 42 Hobbs High School Hobbs 34 8 2008 13 41 Goddard High School Roswell 20 21 2009 15 38 Fort Sumner High School Fort Sumner 25 13 2009 16 38 Farmington High School Farmington 24 14 2009 17 37 Gallup High School Gallup 19 18 2007 18 37 Las Cruces High School Las Cruces 27 10 2008 19 37 St. Michael's High School Santa Fe 23 14 2009 20 37 Clovis High School Clovis 20 17 2009 Schools with most team titles in one sport
Rank # of
TitlesSchool City Sport First Last 1 26 Artesia Artesia Football 1957 2007 2 22 Highland Albuquerque Boys Track 1952 2009 3 20 Albuquerque High Albuquerque Boys Track 1913 1960 4 19 Laguna Acoma Casa Blanca Boys Cross Country 1969 1997 5 18 Gallup Gallup Boys Cross Country 1983 2007 5 18 Los Alamos Los Alamos Boys Swimming 1953 2005 5 19 Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque Boys Swimming 1972 2009 8 17 St. Pius X Albuquerque Boys Soccer 1988 2008 8 17 Kirtland Central Kirtland Girls Basketball 1980 2005 8 17 Goddard Goddard Girls Golf 1987 2006 11 16 Hobbs Hobbs Boys Basketball 1956 2008 11 16 Lovington Lovington Boys Track 1966 2009 13 15 Aztec Aztec Boys Wrestling 1963 2002 13 15 Los Alamos Los Alamos Girls Swimming 1970 2004 13 15 Eunice Eunice Baseball 1960 1997 13 15 Carlsbad Carlsbad Softball 1976 2002 13 15 Fort Sumner Fort Sumner Boys Track 1955 2009 18 14 Gallup Gallup Girls Cross Country 1988 2005 18 14 Eldorado Albuquerque Girls Basketball 1975 1995 18 14 Zuni Zuni Boys Cross Country 1968 2007 References
- ^ a b c "About NMAA". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/about_nmaa. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Farmers Insurance Group Becomes NMAA Major Corporate Partner" (Press release). New Mexico Activities Association. 2007-09-05. http://www.nmact.org/files/Press_Release_Farmers_082907.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-16. "Each year the NMAA hosts State Championship events in 13 sports; starting in November and concluding in mid May."
- ^ Garcia, F. Chris; Hain, Paul L.; St. Clair, Gilbert K. et al., eds (2006). Governing New Mexico. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826341280.
- ^ a b c "NMAA Handbook: Section XIV: Appendices" (PDF). New Mexico Activities Association. 2008-07-31. http://www.nmact.org/files/Section_14_-_Appendices.pdf. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "NMAA Handbook: Section II: Constitution" (PDF). New Mexico Activities Association. 2008-07-31. http://www.nmact.org/files/Section_2_-_Constitution.pdf. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ Stevens, Richard (1997-11-14). "It's the end of one-man reign for the N.M. activities association". Albuquerque Tribune: p. C3.
- ^ Carlton, Jeff (2004-02-27). "Tripp wants early NMAA start". Albuquerque Tribune: p. B4. http://web.abqtrib.com/archives/sports04/022704_sports_nmaa.shtml. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "NMAA: For Middle Schools". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/athletics/for_middle_schools. Retrieved 14 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "NMAA: Member Schools". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/schools/. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "National Federation of State High School Associations - Member Associations". National Federation of State High School Associations. http://nfhs.org/stateassociations.aspx. Retrieved 14 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "GuideStar Premium Results". GuideStar USA, Inc.. http://www.guidestar.org/. Retrieved 15 December 2008. "EIN 85-6000704"
- ^ Morrison, Steve (November 1998). "A Corporate Pitch for Athletics". School Administrator 55 (10): 23.
- ^ "New Mexico’s Mark Koski joins NFHS staff" (Press release). National Federation of State High School Associations. 2007-07-10. http://www.aiaonline.org/story/uploads/Mark_Koski_joins_staff_1184106676.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "NMAA Corporate Sponsors". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/sponsors. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "NMAA Athletics". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "NMAA Activities". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/activities. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "NMAA Handbook: Section IV: Alignment and Classification" (PDF). New Mexico Activities Association. 2008-07-31. http://www.nmact.org/files/Section_4_-_Alignment_and_Classification.pdf. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- ^ "Member Schools: Albuquerque Academy". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/schools?sid=3. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Member Schools: Menaul High School". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/schools?sid=82. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "Alignment and Classification 2008–2009 and 2009–2010" (PDF). New Mexico Activities Association. 2008-12-05. http://www.nmact.org/files/Alignment_and_Classification_2008-2009__2009-2010.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Alignment and Classification Proposal: 2010–2011 thru 2013–2014" (PDF). New Mexico Activities Association. 2008-12-10. http://www.nmact.org/files/Alignment_and_Classification_Proposal_Dec._2008.pdf. Retrieved 11 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "NMAA Hall of Pride and Honor". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/about_nmaa/hall_of_pride_and_honor.
- ^ "New Mexico Activities Association Foundation". New Mexico Activities Association. http://www.nmact.org/about_nmaa/nmaa_foundation. Retrieved 15 December 2008.[dead link]
- ^ NMAA. "New Mexico Activities Association Web site". http://www.nmaa.org/. Retrieved 2006-12-31.[dead link]
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