East Central Junior Named to IHSAA Student Advisory Committee

Committee members receive hands-on leadership experience in various areas via several IHSAA-sponsored events.

INDIANAPOLIS – An East Central High School junior has been named to the Indiana High School Athletic Association Student Advisory Committee.

Eighteen high school student-athletes from across the state will serve next school years on the committee, including East Central’s Jorgia Ferguson.

The committee receives hands-on leadership experience in various areas via several IHSAA-sponsored events as well as serving as a voice to the IHSAA staff.

The Student Advisory Committee began in 2001-02, representing the entire IHSAA membership of 407 schools.

Meeting four times annually, the committee is responsible for hosting meetings with student peers at the Fall Area Principals Meeting; assisting with the awards ceremonies at IHSAA state championship events throughout the school year; planning and administering the annual IHSAA Student Leadership Conference; and to engage in and support the activities of Special Olympics Indiana including the Unified Track & Field and Unified Flag Football State Tournaments.

Other SAC functions include the development of an IHSAA Captain’s Handbook which is posted to IHSAA.org, as well as assisting in the creation of multiple public service announcements addressing good sporting behavior which will be utilized during 2022-23 state championship events.

The full 2022-23 IHSAA Student Advisory Committee is listed below.

(Name, Grade, School)

Riley Broshears, 12, Evansville Central

Braylee Brown, 12, North Vermillion

Dray Caldwell, 12, Yorktown

Kendall Cash, 12, Perry Central

Mary Cox, 11, Monrovia

Ashton Elpers, 11, North Posey

Will Favorite, 12, South Bend Adams

Jorgia Ferguson, 11, East Central

Tymon Ferguson, 12, Columbus North

Cade Garden, 11, Wawasee

Bryce Gray, 11, University

Kaylie Hanyzewski, 11, Penn

Whitman Horton, 11, Crawfordsville

Ellie Jones, 12, Plymouth

Stella Lewellen, 12, Indy George Washington

Dontae Pope, 11, Gary West Side

Norah Quirk, 12, Muncie Central

Jake Tippmann, 11, Fort Wayne Snider

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