2009 FHSAA news release archive
January
» 8 : Miami Palmetto, St. Thomas Aquinas, Nease, P.K. Yonge, Bolles, Fort Meade, Maclay, FAMU, Warner Christian lead Dodge Sunshine Cup all-sports award standings
» 13 : Representative Assembly adopts comprehensive bylaw rewrite
» 15 : Schools urged to recognize officials during "Calling for a Cure" campaign
» 23 : Final football reclassification announced
» 26 : Board discusses football reclassification, revokes fall soccer recognition status
» 28 : Jensen Beach-Suncoast girls soccer district championship outcome reversed
February
» 4 : Three coaches named NFHS Section 3 award winners
» 23 : Anderson, Hall, Joseph highlight Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame's 2009 induction class
March
» 3 : FHSAA to consider reduction in maximum number of contests to be scheduled
» 3 : Reclassification announced for basketball, soccer and girls volleyball
» 3 : Columbus student-athlete wins USA Today National Sportsmanship Day Essay Contest
» 4 : Shinguard rule tweaked in high school soccer
» 19 : 2008-09 Winter Academic Team Champions announced
» 24 : Oviedo, St. Thomas Aquinas, Cardinal Gibbons, P.K. Yonge, Bolles, Fort Meade, Maclay, FAMU, Warner Christian lead Dodge Sunshine Cup all-sports award standings
» 31 : All-Century Team Coach Gene Cox passes away at 74
April
» 1 : NFHS announces rules changes for football
» 2 : Final reclassification announced for cross country, golf, swimming & diving and wrestling
» 14 : Fourteen valedictorians, 17 three-sport athletes top 2009 FHSAA Academic All-State Team
» 14 : First Academy's (Orlando) Don wins election to FHSAA Board of Directors
» 16 : Vero Beach girls lacrosse season ends
» 22 : Game reduction Policy on Board of Directors agenda
» 27 : Board approves reduction in games for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years | Chart of new maximums
» 28 : Furnari, Colzie win election to FHSAA Board of Directors
May
» 1 : FHSAA addresses swine flu concerns (update)
» 4 : FHSAA addresses swine flu concerns (update)
»11: Turner elected to Section Appeals, Healy to Representative Assembly
June
» 1 : 23 schools recognized for exemplary sportsmanship during 2008-09 school year
» 5 : Barrows, Henricks named 2009 FHSAA Scholar-Athletes of the Year
» 5 : Board tables recommendation to amend Policy 6
» 18 : 2009 Spring Academic Team Champions announced
» 22 : Board meeting to be held July 15
» 22 : West Coast Officials Association named 2008-09 FHSAA Officials Association of the Year
» 24 : St. Thomas Aquinas, Bolles sweep Dodge Sunshine Cup all-sports awards
» 25 : 2010 FHSAA Competitive Cheerleading Championships to be held in Kissimmee
July
» 6 : 2010 NFHS baseball rules change include bat standards adjustment
» 7 : Pitching distance officially moves to 43 feet in softball for 2010-11 school year
» 9 : 2008-09 sports participation survey completed
» 15 : Board rescinds amendments to Policy 6
» 20 : Members of Hollywood Hills football team credited for saving lives
» 23 : Comprehensive review of competitive cheerleading information
August
» 6 : Jones named Assistant Executive Director for Athletic Services
» 10 : Kissimmee Christian Academy resigns membership effective immediately
» 12 : High-tech swimsuits banned in high school swimming
» 13 : FHSAA partners with C2C Schools
» 19 : FHSAA forms Urban/Rural Committee
» 20 : CD from fall manuals box now available
» 20 : Hall of Fame member Clarence Noe passes away at 80
» 26 : FHSAA seeking a host for 2010 and 2011 softball finals
» 27 : Advisory for 2009 football season
» 28 : Athletic Marketing Group named FHSAA sponsor agent
» 31 : FHSAA announces dates for Urban/Rural Committee meetings
September
» 11 : District planning meetings and scheduling for 2009-2010
» 28 : Board votes to restructure competitive cheerleading, baseball state series
» 29 : National Be a Sport Day is Sunday, Oct. 11
October
» 2 : PREPARE Course endorsed as sports safety course
» 14 : Settlement reached in Title IX lawsuit
» 19 : Tournament coordinator Bain passes away at 61
» 21 : FHSAA signs contract with C2C Schools
November
» 5 : FHSAA signs contract with Panhandle Sports Broadcasting
» 9 : Dr. Gainer School resigns membership
