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SECTION IV

CLASSIFICATION AND ALIGNMENT 4.1 NMAA MEMBER SCHOOL CLASSIFICATION AND ALIGNMENT

4.1.1 General

Classification and Alignment falls under the direction and purview of the Board of Directors.

The Executive Director and Associate Director are responsible for making recommendations

on matters of classification and alignment to the Board of Directors.

4.1.2 Criteria for Classification / Alignment

A comprehensive review of member school enrollment numbers is undertaken to determine

classification and alignment for all sports. An average of 80-day enrollment count numbers

(grades 9-12) for the second and third years prior to the start of a new block and the 40-day

enrollment count numbers just prior to the start of a new block, are utilized to determine the

enrollment figure for each school. All member schools are then placed in a classification by

their enrollment average.

A. There will be five (5) classifications for all sports except football in which there will be

seven (7) classifications:

A 0 – 99 6, 8, or 11-man 0-99

2A 100 – 234 8 or 11-man 100-129

3A 235 – 549 2A 11-man 130-234

4A 550 – 1299 3A 235-549

5A 1300+ 4A 550-999

5A 1000-1449

6A 1450+

B. A multiplier of 1.3 will be applied to all private/boarding schools, except in the sport of

football.

Exception: Boarding Schools that provide written notice to the NMAA that they will not

use Bylaw 6.7.7 to obtain eligibility for its students will not be subject to the 1.3

multiplier.

C. Schools will be placed into a particular classification / district for a two-year block.

4.1.3 Rules of Classification and Alignment.

A. Schools that fail to complete seasons and/or fulfill contracts in any sport may be placed

on probationary status in that sport and must petition the Director and the Board of

Directors to be eligible for post-season play the succeeding year. Schools must fulfill

financial obligations as set by the Director prior to having their status restored.

B. In team sports, schools will not be allowed to enter a classification and/or district until

the beginning of a two-year block. New schools / teams are encouraged to participate as

independents but they are not eligible for district or post-season play until the beginning

of the next block.

Exception- new schools that have appropriate plans with the NMAA for the

future will be allowed to enter during the middle of a block.

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C. In individual sports, which includes cross country, golf, tennis, swimming & diving, and

track & field, schools may enter a district anytime during the block with proper written

communication to the NMAA.

D. Independent status may be achieved by member schools in all team sports. Member

schools who desire independent status must inform the NMAA of this intention.

4.1.4 Classification and Alignment Appeals

A. A school wishing to appeal their placement must notify the Executive Director of this

fact within 72 hours of the conclusion of the Board meeting at which Classification and

Alignment is decided.

B. Appeals of Classification will be considered under the following conditions:

1. In the case of an error in enrollment numbers. Appropriate documentation

must be provided to indicate that the Public Education Department agrees

with the enrollment number change.

2. Schools may appeal to the Board to play up in classification. If approved

by the Board to do so, the school must play up in all sports for the entire

block, except they may choose to play in their actual classification for

football.

3. Schools may appeal to the Board to play up in classification for the sport

of football.

C. Schools are requested to submit their appeal documentation to the Executive Director

72 hours prior to the start of the Board meeting at which appeals will be heard.

D. Schools will be allowed a maximum of 10 minutes to make their appeal to the Board of

Directors.

4.1.5 Sport Specific Classifications for 2018-19 / 2019-20

Baseball 5 classes A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A

Basketball 5 classes A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A

Cross Country 4 classes A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A

Football 7 classes 6-Man, 8-Man, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A

Golf 3 classes A-3A, 4A, 5A

Soccer 3 classes A-3A, 4A, 5A

Softball 4 classes A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A

Spirit- Dance 3 classes A-3A, 4A, 5A

Spirit- Cheer 7 classes A/2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, & Co-Ed (A-3A, 4A,5A)

Swimming & Diving 1 class All classes combined into one (A-5A)

Tennis 2 classes A-4A, 5A

Track 5 classes A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A

Volleyball 5 classes A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A

Wrestling 3 classes A-3A, 4A, 5A

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District Alignments – 2018-19 / 2019-20

BASEBALL: 5 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 30 SCHOOLS

3A 22 SCHOOLS

2A 24 SCHOOLS

A 12 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 115 SCHOOLS

5A BASEBALL – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Atrisco Heritage Eldorado Alamogordo Carlsbad ABQ High

Cibola Farmington Centennial Clovis Capital

Cleveland La Cueva Deming Hobbs Manzano

Rio Rancho Piedra Vista Gadsden Roswell Rio Grande

Volcano Vista West Mesa Las Cruces Sandia

Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate


District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 Aztec Española Valley Chaparral Artesia Belen ABQ Academy

Bloomfield Los Alamos Ruidoso Goddard Grants Bernalillo

Gallup Moriarty Santa Teresa Lovington Los Lunas Del Norte

Kirtland Central Pojoaque Silver Portales St. Pius Highland

Miyamura Taos Valencia Hope Christian

Shiprock Valley


District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4/5 Laguna Acoma Raton Cobre Dexter

Navajo Prep Robertson Hatch Valley East Mountain

Thoreau Santa Fe Indian Hot Springs NMMI

Tohatchi Santa Fe Prep Socorro Sandia Prep

Wingate St. Michael’s Tularosa Tucumcari

Zuni West Las Vegas

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District 1 District 2 District 3/6 District 4 District 5 District 7 NACA Desert Academy Capitan Eunice Mesa Vista Clayton

Navajo Pine McCurdy Estancia Jal Mora Pecos

Newcomb Monte del Sol Lordsburg Loving Penasco Santa Rosa

Rehoboth Tierra Encantada Magdalena Questa Texico

Mesilla Valley

A BASEBALL – 12 SCHOOLS – 2 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 Cimarron Dora

Jemez Valley Elida

Mountainair Floyd

To’Hajiilee Gateway Christian

Walatowa Grady/San Jon

Logan

Melrose

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BASKETBALL: 5 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 30 SCHOOLS

3A 26 SCHOOLS

2A 37 SCHOOLS

A 33 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 153 SCHOOLS

5A BASKETBALL – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate







Shiprock Valley


District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Crownpoint Raton Cobre Dexter Bosque

Navajo Prep Robertson Hatch Valley NMMI (boys) Cottonwood Classical

Thoreau Santa Fe Indian Hot Springs Tucumcari Cuba

Tohatchi Santa Fe Prep Socorro Tularosa East Mountain

Wingate St. Michael’s Laguna Acoma

Zuni West Las Vegas Sandia Prep

Independent: NMMI (girls)

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District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 Dulce ATC Capitan Eunice Coronado Alamo Navajo Clayton

Navajo Pine Desert Academy* Cloudcroft Hagerman Escalante Estancia Pecos

Newcomb McCurdy Lordsburg Jal Mesa Vista Magdalena Santa Rosa

Northwest Monte del Sol Mescalero Loving Mora Menaul Texico

Ramah Tierra Encantada Mesilla Valley Penasco Mission Achievement

Rehoboth Questa NACA

Tse’Yi’Gai *Desert Academy/Santa Fe Waldorf co-op in girls basketball

A BOYS BASKETBALL – 35 SCHOOLS – 7 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7

Evangel Christian/

Oak Grove

Animas Carrizozo Dora Cimarron Clovis Christian Jemez Valley

Cliff Corona Elida Des Moines Ft. Sumner NMSD

Foothill Quemado Hondo Floyd Maxwell Grady Santa Fe Waldorf

Pine Hill Reserve Mountainair Gateway Christian Mosquero/Roy Logan Walatowa

To’Hajiilee Vaughn Lake Arthur Springer Melrose

Tatum Wagon Mound San Jon

A GIRLS BASKETBALL – 33 SCHOOLS – 6 DISTRICTS

District 1/7 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6

Evangel Christian Animas Carrizozo Dora Cimarron Clovis Christian

Jemez Valley Cliff Corona Elida Des Moines Ft. Sumner

NMSD Quemado Hondo Floyd Maxwell Grady

Pine Hill Reserve Mountainair Gateway Christian Mosquero/Roy Logan

To’Hajiilee Vaughn Lake Arthur Springer Melrose

Walatowa Tatum Wagon Mound San Jon

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CROSS COUNTRY: 4 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 29 SCHOOLS

3A 21 SCHOOLS

A/2A 38 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 115 SCHOOLS

5A CROSS COUNTRY – 27 SCHOOLS – 4 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate


District 1 District 2 District 3/4 District 5 District 6 Aztec Española Valley Artesia Belen ABQ Academy

Bloomfield Los Alamos Chaparral Grants Bernalillo

Gallup Moriarty Goddard Los Lunas Del Norte

Kirtland Central Pojoaque Lovington St. Pius Highland

Miyamura Taos Ruidoso Valencia Hope Christian

Shiprock Santa Teresa Valley

Silver


District 1 District 2 District 3/4 District 5 Crownpoint Robertson Cobre Bosque

Navajo Prep Santa Fe Indian NMMI Cottonwood Classical

Thoreau Santa Fe Prep Socorro Cuba

Tohatchi St. Michael’s Tucumcari East Mountain

Wingate W. Las Vegas Laguna Acoma

Zuni Sandia Prep

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A/2A CROSS COUNTRY – 38 SCHOOLS – 4 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3/4 District 5 Dulce ATC Alamo Navajo Evangel Christian

Navajo Pine Cimarron Capitan Jemez Valley

Newcomb Coronado Cloudcroft Mesa Vista

Northwest Desert Academy Elida Mora

Pine Hill Des Moines Estancia Oak Grove

Ramah Maxwell Gateway Christian Penasco

Rehoboth McCurdy Hagerman To’Hajiilee

Tse’ Yi’ Gai Pecos Jal Walatowa

Tierra Encantada Mescalero

Mountainair

NACA

Quemado

Reserve

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FOOTBALL: 7 CLASSES

6A 18 SCHOOLS

5A 19 SCHOOLS

4A 15 SCHOOLS

3A 22 SCHOOLS

2A 19 SCHOOLS

8-MAN 16 SCHOOLS

6-MAN 10 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 119 SCHOOLS

6A FOOTBALL – 18 SCHOOLS – 3 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2/5 District 3/4 Atrisco Heritage Clovis Carlsbad

Cibola Eldorado Centennial

Cleveland La Cueva Gadsden

Rio Rancho Manzano Hobbs

Volcano Vista Sandia Las Cruces

West Mesa Mayfield

Oñate Independent: ABQ High, Rio Grande


District 1 District 2/6 District 3 District 4 District 5 Farmington Capital Chaparral Alamogordo Belen

Highland Del Norte Deming Artesia Los Lunas

Miyamura Los Alamos Santa Teresa Goddard Valencia

Piedra Vista Santa Fe Silver (Class 4A) Roswell Valley


District 1 District 2/5 District 3/4 5A District 3* Aztec Bernalillo Lovington Silver*

Bloomfield Espanola Valley Moriarty

Gallup Grants Portales

Kirtland Central Pojoaque Ruidoso

St. Pius

Taos Independent: ABQ Academy, Shiprock

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District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5/6 Crownpoint Raton Cobre Dexter Cuba

Thoreau Robertson Hatch Valley NMMI Hope Christian

Tohatchi Santa Fe Indian Hot Springs Tucumcari Laguna Acoma

Wingate St. Michael’s Socorro Tularosa Navajo Prep

Zuni West Las Vegas


District 1/5 District 3 District 4 District 6/7 Dulce Capitan Eunice Clayton

Escalante / Coronado Cloudcroft Hagerman Ft. Sumner / House

McCurdy Estancia Jal Santa Rosa

Mission Achievement Lordsburg Loving Texico

Newcomb Mescalero

Questa

8-MAN FOOTBALL – 16 SCHOOLS – 3 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 Jemez Valley Alamo Navajo Dora

Northwest Foothill Gateway Christian

Pine Hill Magdalena Logan

Ramah Menaul Melrose

To’Hajiilee Mountainair Mesilla Valley

Tatum Independent: Navajo Pine

6-MAN FOOTBALL – 10 SCHOOLS – 2 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 Elida Animas

Floyd Carrizozo

Roy/Mosquero Hondo

San Jon/Grady Lake Arthur

Springer/Maxwell Vaughn Independent: NMSD

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GOLF: 3 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 27 SCHOOLS

A-3A 24 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 78 SCHOOLS

5A GOLF – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate

4A GOLF – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2/6 District 3 District 4 District 5 Aztec ABQ Academy Chaparral Artesia Belen

Bloomfield (boys) Del Norte Ruidoso Goddard Grants

Gallup Espanola Valley Santa Teresa Lovington Los Lunas

Kirtland Central Highland Silver Portales St. Pius

Miyamura Hope Christian Valencia

Shiprock Los Alamos

Taos

Valley

A-3A GOLF – 24 SCHOOLS – 4 DISTRICTS

District 1/5 District 2 District 3 District 4 Bosque Navajo Prep Cobre Clovis Christian

Cottonwood Classical Raton Hot Springs Dexter

East Mountain Robertson Mescalero Apache Dora

Evangel Christian Springer Mesilla Valley Jal

Sandia Prep St. Michael’s Socorro NMMI

To’Hajiilee West Las Vegas Texico (girls)

Tucumcari

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SOCCER: 3 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 29 SCHOOLS

A-3A 20 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 76 SCHOOLS

5A SOCCER – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate

4A SOCCER – 29 SCHOOLS – 6 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 Aztec Los Alamos Chaparral Artesia Belen ABQ Academy

Bloomfield Moriarty Ruidoso Goddard Grants Bernalillo

Gallup Pojoaque Santa Teresa Lovington Los Lunas Del Norte

Kirtland Central Taos Silver Portales St. Pius Highland

Miyamura Valencia Hope Christian

Shiprock Valley

A-3A SOCCER – 20 SCHOOLS – 3 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 ATC (girls) Bosque Clovis Christian

Desert Academy Robertson East Mountain

Monte del Sol Sandia Prep Hatch Valley

Moreno Valley (boys) Santa Fe Indian (girls) NMMI (boys)

Navajo Prep (girls) Santa Fe Prep Socorro

Questa (boys) St. Michael’s

Rehoboth Oak Grove (boys)

Tierra Encantada (boys) Independent: West Las Vegas (girls), Wingate

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SOFTBALL: 4 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 30 SCHOOLS

3A 20 SCHOOLS

A/2A 22 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 99 SCHOOLS

5A SOFTBALL – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate


District 1 District 2 District 3 District

4

District 5 District 6

Aztec Española Valley Chaparral Artesia Belen ABQ Academy





Shiprock Valley


District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4/5 Laguna Acoma Raton Cobre Dexter

Navajo Prep Robertson Hatch Valley East Mountain

Thoreau Santa Fe Indian Hot Springs Sandia Prep

Tohatchi St. Michael’s Socorro Tucumcari

Wingate West Las Vegas Tularosa

Zuni

A/2A SOFTBALL – 22 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2/5 District 3/6 District 4 District 7 NACA Jemez Valley Capitan Dora Clayton

Navajo Pine McCurdy Estancia Eunice Logan

Newcomb Mora Lordsburg Jal Pecos

Northwest To’Hajiilee Mesilla Valley Loving Santa Rosa

Rehoboth Walatowa

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COMPETITIVE SPIRIT: 10 CLASSES (7 CHEER, 3 DANCE)

NOTE: As per the Spirit sport specific bylaws, Competitive Spirit teams must compete at

the classification level that the school declares for boys basketball participation. There will

be no district competitions or qualifying standards other than those outlined in the Spirit

bylaws (NMAA 7.19)

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SWIMMING & DIVING: 1 CLASS

TOTAL (A-5A): 43 SCHOOLS

SWIMMING & DIVING – ALL CLASSES – 43 SCHOOLS – 4 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3/4 District 5/6 ABQ High Desert Academy Alamogordo ABQ Academy

Atrisco Heritage Gallup Artesia Belen

Cibola Los Alamos Carlsbad Bosque

Cleveland Miyamura Clovis Cottonwood Classical

Eldorado Santa Fe Prep Hobbs Cuba

Farmington St. Michael’s Las Cruces Del Norte

La Cueva Taos NMMI Highland

Manzano Hope Christian

Piedra Vista Los Lunas

Rio Grande Sandia Prep

Rio Rancho Socorro

Sandia St. Pius

Santa Fe Valencia

Volcano Vista Valley

West Mesa

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TENNIS: 2 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

A-4A 34 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 61 SCHOOLS

5A TENNIS – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate

A-4A TENNIS – 34 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS

District 1/5 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 6 Belen Desert Academy Chaparral Artesia ABQ Academy

Gallup Espanola Valley Mesilla Valley Goddard Bernalillo

Grants Los Alamos Ruidoso Lovington Bosque

Los Lunas Moriarty Santa Teresa NMMI Del Norte

Miyamura Raton Silver Portales Highland

St. Pius Robertson Hope Christian

Valencia Santa Fe Prep Sandia Prep

St. Michael’s Valley

Taos

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TRACK & FIELD: 5 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 30 SCHOOLS

3A 26 SCHOOLS

2A 37 SCHOOLS

A 39 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 159 SCHOOLS

5A TRACK & FIELD – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate







Shiprock Valley



Navajo Prep Robertson Hatch Valley NMMI Cottonwood Classical

Thoreau Santa Fe Indian Hot Springs Tucumcari Cuba

Tohatchi Santa Fe Prep Socorro Tularosa East Mountain



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Navajo Pine Desert Academy Cloudcroft Hagerman Escalante Estancia Pecos





Tse’Yi’Gai

A TRACK & FIELD – 38 SCHOOLS – 7 DISTRICTS


Evangel Christian Animas Carrizozo Dora Cimarron Clovis Christian Jemez Valley

Oak Grove Cliff Corona Elida Des Moines Ft. Sumner NMSD

Pine Hill Quemado Hondo Floyd Maxwell Grady Santa Fe Waldorf

To’Hajiilee Reserve Mountainair Gateway Christian Mosquero House Walatowa

Victory Christian Vaughn Lake Arthur Roy Logan

NMSBVI Springer Melrose


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VOLLEYBALL: 5 CLASSES

5A 27 SCHOOLS

4A 30 SCHOOLS

3A 25 SCHOOLS

2A 37 SCHOOLS

A 36 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 155 SCHOOLS

5A VOLLEYBALL – 27 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS






Mayfield Santa Fe

Oñate







Shiprock Valley



Navajo Prep Robertson Hatch Valley Tucumcari Cottonwood Classical

Thoreau Santa Fe Indian Hot Springs Tularosa Cuba

Tohatchi Santa Fe Prep Socorro East Mountain



Independent: NMMI

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Navajo Pine Desert Academy Cloudcroft Hagerman Escalante Estancia Pecos





Tse’Yi’Gai

A VOLLEYBALL – 36 SCHOOLS – 7 DISTRICTS


Evangel Christian Animas Carrizozo Dora Cimarron Clovis Christian Jemez Valley

Oak Grove Cliff Corona Elida Des Moines Ft. Sumner NMSD

Pine Hill Quemado Hondo Floyd Maxwell Grady Santa Fe Waldorf

To’Hajiilee Reserve Mountainair Gateway Christian Mosquero/Roy Logan Walatowa

Victory Christian Vaughn Lake Arthur Springer Melrose


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WRESTLING: 3 CLASSES

5A 26 SCHOOLS

4A 26 SCHOOLS

A-3A 11 SCHOOLS

TOTAL: 63 SCHOOLS

5A WRESTLING – 26 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 Atrisco Heritage Eldorado Centennial Alamogordo ABQ High

Cibola Farmington Deming Carlsbad Capital

Cleveland La Cueva Gadsden Hobbs Manzano

Rio Rancho Piedra Vista Las Cruces Roswell Rio Grande

Volcano Vista West Mesa Mayfield Sandia

Oñate Santa Fe

4A WRESTLING – 26 SCHOOLS – 5 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4/5 District 6 Aztec Española Valley Chaparral Belen ABQ Academy

Bloomfield Los Alamos Ruidoso Goddard Bernalillo

Gallup Moriarty Santa Teresa Grants Del Norte

Kirtland Central Pojoaque Silver Los Lunas Highland

Miyamura Taos St. Pius Valley

Shiprock Valencia

A-3A WRESTLING – 11 SCHOOLS – 2 DISTRICTS

District 1 District 2 Newcomb Cobre

Robertson Foothill

St. Michael’s Pecos

Tucumcari Socorro

West Las Vegas Tierra Encantada

Wingate

Independent: Thoreau

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4.2 ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ACTIVITY / SPORT

4.2.1 General

In order to add a new sport or activity to the New Mexico Activities Association, at least ten

percent (10%) of NMAA member high schools must agree to participate in that sport /

activity. Prior to the start of a new block, NMAA staff will review all programs and conduct

a feasibility study for the continuance of each sport / activity it offers.

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