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Goal
To identify, train, support, and recognize chemically free student leaders.
Philosophy
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) believes that strong, positive student leaders are powerful role models. With education and support, they can play a key role in enhancing the chemical health of their peers and preventing chemical use problems in extracurricular activities.
Beliefs
We believe that strong student leadership can help students set goals, resist influences to use chemicals, and reward safe and healthy behavior.
We believe that students can play a powerful and positive role in helping to prevent chemical use problems among their classmates.
We believe that students can play a significant role in helping classmates who are experiencing chemical use problems to find professional and compassionate support and treatment.
We believe all student leaders can be encouraged and assisted to be chemically free role models for their peers, regardless of past choices and behavior.
We believe that positive student leadership is a key component of any school or community prevention effort.
We believe that school administrators are in a key role to influence policy development and provide support for student leadership to emerge.
Objectives
To identify student leaders of MSHSL Athletic and Fine Arts Activities and to provide the opportunity for them to make a clear commitment to be chemically free.
To provide education programs and training for the student leaders about leadership skills, self-esteem and communication skills and to provide opportunities for the student leaders to speak to other about being chemically free.
To provide the student leaders with school and community support for their commitment.
To provide recognition for the student leaders who have made a commitment to be chemically free.