Monday Morning News presented by Final Forms
February 19 – Wrestling Brackets Released
February 22-23 – State Chess
February 23-24 – State Wrestling Championships
February 23-24 – State Swimming & Diving Championships
February 24 – English Expo
February 24 – Science Olympiad
February 26 – Spirit Registration Due
February 28 – NMAA Board Meeting
IN THE NEWS:
STATE WRESTLING & SWIMMING TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for the State Wrestling and Swimming & Diving Championships are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at the link below. No Cash sales at the events.
https://gofan.co/app/school/NMAA
STATE SPIRIT REGISTRATION
2024 State Spirit Registration is now open. Please visit the Spirit page on the NMAA website for the links to the online Cheer and Dance registration forms. Deadline to submit your form is February 26, 2024. For questions, please contact Alissa Wesbrook at alissa@nmact.org.
STATE BASKETBALL SELECTION SHOW
The NMAA State Basketball Selection Show will be Sunday, March 3rd, on the NMAA website (www.nmact.org).
For an explanation of the seeding and selection process please visit the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhCPRtxda_s&feature=youtu.be
2024 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PASSES
2024 NMAA State Basketball Tournament Passes are on sale now. Tickets are $155 for General Tournament Passes. Tournament Passes will be sold over the phone ONLY at a first come first serve basis and no in-person sales will be taken. To purchase your 2024 NMAA State Basketball Tournament Passes call 505-923-3266. The final day to purchase is Thursday, March 7th by noon.
NMAA STUDENT LEADERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL NOMINATIONS
The NMAA is looking for students to serve on our Student-Leadership Advisory Council for the following areas in the NMAA’s governance structure for the 2024-2025 school year:
Area A-Large: Two Representatives
Area A-Small: One representative
Area B-Large: One representative
Area B-Small: One representative
Area D-Small: One representative
At-Large (Large School Area C/D): One representative
Nominations/applications are due no later than Monday, March 1, 2024. Click HERE for the nomination form. If you are not sure of which area your school is in, please follow this link to the NMAA’s governance structure: https://www.nmact.org/file/Section_3.pdf. If you have any questions, please contact Tammy Richards at tammy@nmact.org.
MAXPREPS SCORES
Athletic Directors, please make sure that your MaxPreps schedules are updated with scores. Having an accurate schedule on MaxPreps is vital to the seeding and selection process. Although we are still a few weeks away from seeding & selection for State Basketball we need to be in the habit of posting scores immediately following each contest. For help with MaxPreps, please contact Tyler Dunkel at tyler@nmact.org.
COMPETE WITH CLASS SCHOLARSHIP
The New Mexico Activities Association, in conjunction with the NMAA Foundation, will be awarding a maximum of six (6) $1,000 Compete with Class scholarships during the 2023-2024 school year. Awards will be given to students that best exemplify the three pillars of the Compete with Class sportsmanship initiative – Respect, Integrity, and Responsibility. Recipients will be selected by the NMAA Foundation Board of Directors based on recommendations from the NMAA and its member schools.
