Enumclaw Places 2nd in California Competition

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WCTSMA members from Enumclaw High School competed in the 13th annual St. Francis High School Sports Medicine Competition. Competitors took a written, oral, and taping component for the testing. Enumclaw finished 2nd in the small school team division which qualifies them for the online national championship event held in May. WCTSMA members who competed were State President Matteo Molieri, State Officer McKenna Patrick, State Officer Stefan Alvidiez, Jazmyn Anderson, Katy Armstrong, and Sam Fisher. Vice President Angela Bushmaker is their instructor. Way to go Enumclaw!

Big Numbers! Big Names! Big Fun!

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In two weeks WCTSMA will converge on Yakima for the 20th annual Spring Symposium and State Competition. Record numbers of students will fill the halls of the Yakima Convention Center. Over 700 are already signed up for the event.

Houston Kraft will speak to the membership on leadership and Jim Wallis will tell his story about the development of kiniseo taping while providing a "hands on" workshop for instructors.

The event will "kick off" with a Thursday evening social at the YMCA where teams can check-in early for registration. The new addition to this year is a Friday night dance hosted by your State Officers. Teams are encouraged to dress in their school colors while instructors and staff will be sporting their 70's swag.

2014 State Competition Near

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Our 20th WCTSMA State Competition is less than a month away. Please read the membership letter composed by your Board of Directors. Important due dates are here. We will have them posted on this home page soon. Instructors please get your information in on time as it is critical for our number counts for setting up the competition site and test copying. Please remember to enter your roster here under "Name Submission Form."

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We look forward to seeing everyone soon in Yakima.

Legislation Day 2014 Ends with Governor Signing

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WCTSMA State Officers and BOD advisers converged on Olympia February 5, 2014 to push for continued support of our CTE programs throughout the state. A legislative educational session started off the day at North Thurston High School then proceeded to the Legislation Building for meetings and CTSO promotion proceedings. All eight CTSO's participated in the legislative process. State Officers and advisers met with their State Representatives and Senators throughout the day telling them why they need to support CTE programs in our state. President Matteo Molieri, Vice President Cody Burk, and State Officer Director Chris Hiatt returned to Olympia February 12, 2014 for a meeting with Governor Inslee to sign the CTE Declaration. Our Twitter feed has a photograph of President Molieri with Goveror Inslee. Check it out!

WCTSMA Partners With Medco To Create New Undergraduate Scholarship

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WCTSMA'S Board of Directors is proud to announce our new partnership with Medco Sports Medicine in the form of a $1500 undergraduate scholarship. Eligible candidates must have actively participated in a WCTSMA member school program during high school. They must also be enrolled in a CAATE accredited undergraduate program that concludes with a baccalaureate degree. The link will soon be available on-line with the application form and complete eligibility form. Please note the deadline for this process completion is March 1, 2014.

This will launch our WCTSMA Alumni Association formed to help support previous members with funds while keeping them updated and involved with the programs and association that helped form their career path. It will also serve to collect data to track program and career pathway success. This data will benefit with continued OSPI support along with WSATA, NWATA, and NATA awareness of this successful career preparation program.


Preparations Under Way For The 20th Annual Spring Symposium and State Competition

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Watch for information regarding the 20th Annual Spring Symposium and State Competition. The Event will be held in Yakima on April 25-26, 2014. Hotel information has been sent to instructors but will also be posted on this website. WCTSMA'S Board of Directors has also released an informational letter outlining State Competition information and other important WCTSMA updates.

For information contact:

Larry Howe, MS,, AT/C, AT/L

WCTSMA Executive Director

llhowe2@yahoo.com

509-630-9808