To: Health, Physical Education and Health Promotion Advisors/Mentors

From: Mississippi Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance(MAHPERD)

Re: 2016 MAHPERD Convention SuperStars Competitionfor Future Professionals on November 3, 2016

Mississippi Association for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD) is a professional organization of Mississippi educators, administrators, coaches, and young professionals involved in all aspects of health, physical education, recreation, and dance. MAHPERD is an affiliate of the Southern District ofSHAPEAmericaand SHAPE America and serves as an advocate for quality programs that encourage healthy, physically active lifestyles. This ongoing pursuit of MAHPERD’s mission is facilitated by providing HPERD-related professional development and networking opportunities.

This year, MAHPERD is continuing theSuperStars Competition at our annual convention to engage and increase involvement of Mississippi’sfuture professionals. Each college will organize team(s) of five students to compete for the coveted SuperStars award, and the funds raised will go toward convention scholarships and professional development for future professionals. Each college may enter multiple teams, so please encourage your students to participate in this fun and exciting event!

The 3 hour competition will feature:

  • PsychomotorCompetition
  • Zany Relays
  • CognitiveActivities
  • Affective Dance Competition (Don’t worry… the guys will love this too!)

Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Promote the SuperStars competition to students and organize team(s) of five, which must include two females. Colleges may have more than one team, but a faculty advisor is necessary for team participation.Please come up with creative names for your teams.
  2. Complete the attached registration form for each team and mail by October 29th, along with $25 (or $5.00 per team member) to MAHPERD, 2 Kewanee Road South, Toomsuba, MS 39364
  3. Check- in time will begin at 12:30 pm in the T. B. Ellis Gymnasium (See attached directions).
  4. Competition will end around 5:00 pm, and then we’ll celebrate with a pizza party!

We encourage students to become a member of MAHPERD (only $10!) and also register for the MAHPERD convention (Free for students) which will take place on the following day, November 4th from 8:00 – 4:30. This is a great opportunity to expand their knowledge and networking opportunities!

To increase your school’s participation, please have your students check out this YouTube video from the South Carolina SuperStars competition! This year, we will make our own promo video!

If you have any questions or need additional information regarding Future Professionals or SuperStars,feel free to contact Robert Doan at .

Thank you!

MAHPERD leadership team

MAHPERD SuperStars Competition

Team Registration Form

Note: Please complete this form for each team formed.

School Name:

Team Name:

Faculty Contact:

Faculty Phone:

Faculty Address:

Faculty Email Address:

Team members:

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List alternate team members below:

T-shirt sizes: (please indicatethe quantity needed next to each size). You must register before Oct. 29th to receive shirts.

Small:

Medium:

Large:

X-Large:

XX-Large:

Please enclose $25 for a team of five, and $5.00 for each additional alternate team member and mail to:

MAHPERD, 2 Kewanee Road South, Toomsuba, MS 39364

Thanks and we’ll see you on November 3th!