LEAP COMMITTEE BLOG
LEAP (Leadership through Education, Activities, and Personal Development), is a student leadership group comprised of student leaders from WIAA member schools throughout the state. Student representatives are involved with WIAA events, meetings and community projects, and have the unique opportunity to be the voice of Washington’s 225,000+ student-participants.
For more information see the WIAA LEAP Committee Program page.
The Positive Effect of High School Athletics on Black Athletes
By Bernie Anderson
Holy Names Academy '26
Holy Names Academy '26
LEAP BLOG ARCHIVE
- HIGH SCHOOL BURNOUTS – By Gracie Pham, Davis (’24)
- MENTAL HEALTH IMPORTANCE: ATHLETES – By Joseph Earl, Chief Leschi (’25)
- STARTING SOMEWHERE – By Cheyenne Shewell, Ellensburg (’25)
- REFLECTIONS OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE – By Turner Van Slyke, Walla Walla (’24)
- IMPORTANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FOR TEENAGERS – By Joey Lurie, Mercer Island (’24)
- EATING DISORDERS IN ATHLETES – By Luka Kawahara, Juanita (’24)
- EMBRACING YOUR WHY – By Mya Morales, Sunnyside (’25)
- THE IMPACT OF CLUB SPORTS ON YOUNG ATHLETES – By Kara Ma, The Bush School (’25)
- WHY SPORTS? – By Bryn Beckman, Rainier (’25)
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