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WV DNR News Release
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Fifth Annual West Virginia Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament March 27 at the Charleston Civic Center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) will host its fifth annual West Virginia Archery in the Schools (AIS) Program State Tournament at the Charleston Civic Center on Saturday, March 27, 2010, according to DNR Director Frank Jezioro. This year’s tournament should be the single largest indoor youth archery tournament in the history of the state with 540 students participating, representing 41 West Virginia schools.
“Since our pilot program began in the fall of 2004, there has been a tremendous amount of interest from schools around the state,” said Jezioro. “From just a handful of participating schools the first year, we now have 219 participating schools in the program. It is estimated 40,000 students have gone through the Archery in the Schools Program in just six years, making it the DNR’s largest and fastest growing educational program.”
Students from 51 divisional teams, representing the following 41 separate schools, will participate in this year’s tournament:
| Beckley-Stratton Middle |
Guyan Valley Middle |
Ripley High |
| Buckhannon Upshur Middle |
Harts Middle |
Riverside High |
| Buckhannon Upshur High |
Heritage Christian |
Scott High |
| Buffalo Elementary |
Hurricane High |
Shady Spring Middle |
| Cabell Midland High |
John Marshall High |
Sherard Middle |
| Cameron Middle |
Kenna Elementary |
Sissonville Middle |
| Cameron High |
Lincoln County High |
South Charleston Middle |
| Chapmanville Middle |
Madison Middle |
Summers County High |
| Chapmanville Regional High |
Meadow Bridge Elementary |
Summersville Elementary |
| Clendenin Elementary |
Moundsville Middle |
Summersville Middle |
| East Bank Middle |
Mountain View Christian |
Tucker County High |
| East Hardy High |
Nellis Elementary |
WV School for the Blind |
| Elkview Middle |
Nicholas County High |
WV School for the Deaf |
| Fayetteville High |
Ripley Middle |
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“We at the DNR are very encouraged about the success of the Archery in the Schools Program,” said Program Coordinator Jerry Westfall. “The Program provides students an exciting activity, giving them a life-skill, and possibly leading to future indoor or outdoor archery endeavors. DNR also recognizes the contributions of several wildlife and archery organizations and a host of volunteers and interested parents. Everyone is encouraged to come out and see how successful this tournament, and the Archery in the Schools Program, has become.”
The tournament will be held in the Charleston Civic Center Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., and will be followed at 4 p.m. by the awards ceremony. Entrance to this year’s tournament at the Civic Center is $5 Adult (18 and older), $3 Children (6-17 years), and is free for children under 6 years of age.
Tournament competition is open only to schools that have received the DNR-sponsored AIS training. For more information on the WV Archery in the Schools Program or to attend the next training, visit our Web site at www.wvdnr.gov/archery.
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