NYSDEC Press Release
You are subscribed to receive updates from DEC. Links to receive help or to 
change your preferences are provided below [ footer ]. Having trouble viewing 
this email? View it as a Web page [ 
http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/1036551 ].
________________________________________________________________________

DEC Invites New York School Districts to Enroll in the National Archery in The 
Schools Program

More Than 330 Students from 15 School Districts Participated in 2015

School districts from across New York State are invited to enroll in the 
National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), sponsored by the New York State 
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Commissioner Joe Martens 
announced today. The NASP program introduces young people to archery and other 
shooting sports.

"The National Archery in the Schools Program is growing rapidly in New York," 
said Commissioner Martens. "Under Governor Cuomo's NY Open for Fishing and 
Hunting Initiative, this cooperative effort is a great way to bring the sport 
of archery to millions of students across the United States and other 
countries. Archery is one of only a handful of sports that enables students of 
all ages and athletic abilities to compete at the same level for top honors, 
and as a sport dominated by precision and practice rather than age and brawn."

The seventh annual New York State NASP tournament was held on March 7 and was a 
great success with 332 students from 15 school districts participating in this 
competition. This was the first NY NASP state tournament where all the archers 
were together shooting on the same day. There are three divisions: High School, 
grades 9-12; Middle School, grades 6-8; and Elementary School, grades 4-5. Each 
competitor could achieve a maximum score of 300 points.

The overall top female archer in the tournament was Jordan Sands from Hinsdale 
Middle School in Cattaraugus County with a score of 268. The top male archer in 
the tournament was Eric Vandergroef from Mohawk Valley Christian Academy in 
Herkimer County with a score of 285. Each received a trophy, a Genesis bow, a 
Morrell target and a dozen arrows. Awards were also given out in each of the 
three divisions for first through fifth places.

The first place team in the high school division was St. Joseph by the Sea High 
School in Richmond County. The first place team in the middle school division 
was Norwich Middle School in Chenango County. The first place team in the 
elementary division was Hinsdale Elementary School in Cattaraugus County. 
Trophies were also given out in each of the three divisions for 2nd and 3rd 
places.

Individuals that placed in the top ten and teams that placed first in each of 
the three divisions qualify to compete and represent New York at the national 
NASP tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7-9. Last year, 30 students 
from New York State participated in this national NASP tournament.

NASP is designed to engage more students in the educational process and improve 
participation in outdoor-type activities among students of all athletic 
abilities. DEC is involved in the program to introduce young people to archery 
and other shooting sports, a common way to become interested in hunting and the 
outdoors. NASP continues to grow at the national level with 2.3 million 
students participating in the program during the 2012-13 school year. More than 
12,000 schools in 47 states, Washington D.C., Canada, South Africa, New Zealand 
and Australia have adopted the program. In New York State, 261 schools from 143 
school districts participate in the program and over 32,000 students 
participated in the program during the 2013-2014 school year.

Bob Nebel, the archery coordinator and coach for St. Joseph by the Sea, in 
Richmond County said: "NASP has done so much for our students. It opened the 
door to a new and exciting "out of the box" experience. It has provided 
self-motivation, built up student confidence, and created a drive in them to 
become active. It helped them with responsibility, self-discipline, and 
creating a positive self-esteem. Parents have come up to me thanking us for 
giving their son/daughter this opportunity. They have said by participating in 
this NASP program, it has changed their child's whole demeanor for the better. 
They look forward to school and being part of something. Out of the 33 students 
from St. Joseph by the Sea that participated in the NY-NASP State Tournament, 
27 have never shot a bow before the NASP program."

Jerry Tabolt, a physical education teacher at Rome Free Academy, in Oneida 
County said: "The NY NASP State tournament was a huge success with over 300 
archers from around New York. The work that the DEC put into this event was 
remarkable. The students were the benefactors as smiling faces could be seen 
throughout the gymnasium the whole day."

For more information on NASP [ http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/81939.html ] and 
to view the NASP photo gallery, visit the DEC website.

DEC is looking for volunteers to assist in training physical education teachers 
for the NASP. Those interested in volunteering or know of a school that would 
like to join the program, please contact Melissa Bailey, the state program 
coordinator for NY-NASP at 315-793-2515 or e-mail at mrb...@cornell.edu.

 

________________________________________________________________________

Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop 
subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ 
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/subscriber/new?preferences=true 
]. Please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com [ 
https://subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com/ ] if you have questions or problems 
with the subscription service.

This service is provided to you by New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation [ http://www.dec.ny.gov/ ]. We respect your right to privacy [ 
http://www.dec.ny.gov/about/27720.html ] and welcome your feedback 
<dpae...@gw.dec.state.ny.us>.

Connect with DEC on Facebook [ http://www.facebook.com/nysdec ] and Twitter [ 
http://www.twitter.com/NYS_DEC ]

________________________________________________________________________

This email was sent to archive@mail-archive.com using GovDelivery, on behalf 
of: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · 625 Broadway · 
Albany, NY 12233 · (518) 402-8013

Reply via email to