LEAP (Leadership through Education, Activities, and Personal Development) is a committee comprised of student leaders from WIAA member schools that serves as the voice of the WIAA's 225,000+ student participants.
 
Each spring, the WIAA selects eight incoming high school juniors to join the LEAP Committee. Committee members serve throughout their junior and senior years. The LEAP Committee meets 5-6 times each school year at the WIAA office in Renton. Committee members also have the opportunity to be involved in additional WIAA-related opportunities, including Executive Board meetings and State Championships. Meeting dates are provided to members upon appointment to the Committee and all travel expenses to and from meetings are reimbursed by the Association.

In addition to general questions about your involvement, this application requires that you:

  • Create and share a link (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) to a personal video statement that tells us who you are, what activities you are involved with, what makes your school unique, and what qualities you have that would benefit the LEAP Committee (no more than four (4) minutes long). HAVE FUN AND BE CREATIVE!
  • Respond to two (2) essay questions requiring 1-2 paragraphs each.
  • Have two (2) letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf from teachers, coaches, administrators or advisors.  Detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of this application.

All applications must be submitted by MAY 31, 2023.

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* 1. Your First Name

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* 2. Your Last Name

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* 3. WIAA Member School You Attend

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* 4. Please verify that your expected graduation year is 2025

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* 5. Your Current GPA

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* 6. Your Mailing Address

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* 7. Your Email Address

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* 8. Your Phone Number

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* 9. Parent/Guardian Information

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* 10. School Contact Information

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* 11. WIAA School Sports/Activities in Which You Participate

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* 12. Club Sports/Activities in Which You Participate

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* 13. Other Activities/Hobbies in Which You're Involved

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* 14. Please list any special skills or areas of interest you would bring to the Committee

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* 15. Academic and/or Athletic Awards You've Received

SHORT ESSAYS (1-2 Paragraphs Each)

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* 16. Describe the value of education-based sports and activities, and why you personally participate

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* 17. Describe the role(s) you typically play in a group/team setting either in school or in an athletic/activity setting

PERSONAL VIDEO STATEMENT

This link can be from YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Please make sure your video settings allow anyone with the link to view the video - if it's set to 'Private' we won't be able to access it. Your personal video statement helps us learn about who you are, what makes you and your school unique, what sports/activities you are involved with, and what qualities you have that would benefit the LEAP Committee. The video should be no longer than four (4) minutes. HAVE FUN AND BE CREATIVE!

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* 18. Link to Your Personal Video Statement

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* 19. How did you hear about the WIAA LEAP Committee?

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

In addition to filling out the above form, you will need to have two (2) letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf from teachers, coaches, administrators or advisors.  Please direct anyone who will be writing a letter of recommendation for you to the following link where they can submit the letter:

LEAP LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FORM
QUESTIONS? Please contact Andy Knapp, WIAA Director of Marketing

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