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The Case for High School Activities

The following excerpts are taken from "The Case for High School Activities" published by the National Federation of State High School Associations.
 
Students who participate in activity programs tend to have higher grade-point averages, better attendance records, lower dropout rates and fewer discipline problems than students generally.
 
Activity programs provide valuable lessons for many practical situations. Through participation in activity programs, students learn teamwork, sportsmanship, winning and losing, the rewards of hard work, self-discipline, build self-confidence, and develop skills to handle competitive situations. These are qualities the public expects schools to produce in students so they become responsible adults and productive citizens.
 
Research conducted by Skip Dane of Hardiness Research, Casper, Wyoming in 1991 revealed the following about participation in high school sports: (1) By a 2-to-1 ratio, boys who participate in sports do better in school, do not drop out and have a better chance to get through college. (2) The ratio for girls who participate in sports and do well in school is 3-to-1. (3) About 92 percent of sports participants do not use drugs. (4) School athletes are more self-assured. (5) Sports participants take average and above average classes. (6) Sports participants receive above average grades and do above average on skills tests. (7) Student-athletes appear to have more parental involvement than other students.
 
HYFL is dedicated to insuring that our student athletes learn these valuable lessons and gain the benefits that sports offers. Working with the community, our athlete's parents and the athletes themselves we will constantly evaluate our roles in supporting these goals.

REGISTRATION FEES

Hilhi Youth Football League is totally supported by player tuition, fundraisers, donations and sponsors.  We are a non-profit corporation staffed completely by volunteers from the community.  This year, more than any other, we are challenged by the realities of the worsening economy.  We want to make this program available to any child that wishes to participate.  
 
In order to keep this program affordable we supplement the registration fees with fundraising.  We require that each family participates in fundraising and details can be found on our Fundraising page.  Without these fundraisers we cannot sustain the league and we would have to raise fees.

BOUNDARIES

Participants must live or go to school in the Hillsboro High School boundaries. Note: not JUST the Hillsboro School District. The boundaries can be found here under "Feeder School Maps" on the left-hand side of the web page.

If you live in the boundaries of other high schools you should register with their youth program. A list of all youth programs in the Tualatin Valley Youth Football League can be found here: http://tvyfl.org/links.html.