St. Mary's students did very good at our first NASP Archery tournament. As a matter of fact - 8th grader, Katie Pfleger, qualified for Nationals May 7-9, in Louisville, KY by placing 3rd in the girls middle school division. This is an exciting opportunity for Katie and for our archery program.
A Little About NASP ---> --->
The National Archery in the Schools Program® (NASP®) is a joint venture between state Departments of Education and Wildlife. Several archery equipment manufacturers and organizations are also partners. The program promotes student education, physical education and participation in life long sport of Archery. The programs focus is to provide International style target archery training in physical education classes, grades 4-12.
Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Objective: Declining participation in the shooting sports threatens financial and public support for wildlife conservation. The NASP® has been successful in teaching over 4.6 million students during school hours. We expect many of these young people to make Archery a life sport.
Department of Education Objective: Engage more students in the educational process to improve classroom performance and reduce dropout rates. The national school dropout rate is 10%. Most students (88%) who drop out of school indicate they were not involved in extra-curricular activities. Archery taught by the NASP® is accessible to all students of nearly all. Educators are reporting that the NASP® engages the unengaged and inspires students to greater achievement in school.
