2011 NCASA Annual Meeting Highlights

The North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities held its First Annual Meeting yesterday at Southern High School in Durham. The following are highlights from the 3:00 meeting:

The NCASA Scholastic Cup was awarded to Myers Park High School of Charlotte.

The following year-end awards were presented:

• NCASA Superintendent of the Year to Donald Martin of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools

• NCASA Administrator of the Year to Thomas Spivey, Principal of Myers Park High School

• NCASA Scholastic Director of the Year to Kim Kaylor of Newton Conover High School

• NCASA Coach of the Year to Andrew West, Speech and Debate Coach of Myers Park High School

NCASA Sponsors Novel Electronic Designs and Fox 50 were thanked for their support.

In addition to the three competitions presented last year, NCASA will also present the following new programs for 2011-2012:

• The first ever statewide music competition in North Carolina: The North Carolina Glee Club Competition, presented by Fox 50.

• Member schools will be grouped into conferences allowing them to participate in weekly Quiz Bowl meets.

The following officers and directors were elected for the 2011-2012 school year:

Officers

• PRESIDENT: Jason Kline – Assistant Principal and Scholastic Director, Myers Park HS

• VICE-PRESIDENT: Dan Eckert - Student, North Carolina State University

• SECRETARY: Andrew West - Teacher, Speech and Debate Coach, Myers Park HS

• TREASURER: Mike Fuga – Assistant Principal and Scholastic Director, Southern HS

• EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Leon Pfeiffer

Directors

• Dr. Eric Becoats – Superintendent, Durham Public Schools

• Dr. Joe Childers – Principal and Scholastic Director, Atkins A&T HS

• Dr. Jesse Dingle – Principal, Chapel Hill HS

• Dr. Bobby Ann Hayes – Principal and Scholastic Director, The Early College at Guilford

• Paul Holloman – Teacher, Quiz Bowl and Twelve Coach, Scholastic Director, Rocky Mount HS

• Scott Plaster – Teacher and The Quill Coach, Lexington HS

• Philip Rash – Teacher, Quiz Bowl Coach and Scholastic Director, NCSSM

• Bridget Rogers – Assistant Principal and Scholastic Director, Millbrook HS

• Dr. Dennis Sawyer – Superintendent, Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools

• Heather Sit – Student, New England School of Law, Boston, MA

• Ike Smith – Teacher, Quiz Bowl Coach and Scholastic Director, New Bern HS

• Paul Smith – Teacher, Quiz Bowl and Twelve Coach, The Early College at Guilford

• Jeremy Tucker – Choral Director, Hunt HS

• Brad Walston – Assistant Principal and Scholastic Director, Knightdale HS

• Dr. Brock Womble – Superintendent, Mitchell County Schools