The most emotionally absent students often come alive after school. Any extracurricular activity (even football) seems better than high school. In football, teenagers are important contributors, are encouraged to excel, and become team players; repetition is honorable; the unexpected happens; practices run longer than 50 minutes; emotions and…

Studied the relationship between life satisfaction, social interest, and participation in extracurricular activities in 321 high school students. Higher social interest was significantly related to higher levels of overall satisfaction, and adolescents who participated in more structured extracurricular activities reported higher school…

Cites evidence that students in small high schools participate in cocurricular activities more and are less alienated than students in large schools. (JM)

This article discusses one high school's program of competitive academic team sports, as well as the Indiana state system of local and regional competitions. Organization of teams, team goals, types of students involved, the role of the coach, and outside help from teachers in different fields are discussed. (PB)

In an Oklahoma case, absence of a documented drug problem among students in nonathletic extracurricular activities led the10th Circuit Court to strike down the district's policy as unreasonable and unconstitutional. Imposing random, suspicionless drug-testing policies for all students attending school might violate the Fourth Amendment. (MLH)

Examines the carry-over effects of high school size on extracurricular participation of senior students at a large university. Overall, participation declined from high school to college, especially for females, with greater decline related to smaller school size. Results suggest college participation is better explained by personality than it is…

A study was designed to assess the influence of athletics and other extracurricular activities on the academic orientation of female high school students. Test scores for the English American College Test (ACT) were used to compare group results with national and state averages. Results are discussed. (Author/DF)

Describes the first three years of an after-school "Writers' Club" at Orchard Park High School, New York. Notes that the "one woman show" evolved into a chartered activity with three student directors. (RS)

Examines the relationship between adolescents' participation in athletics and their leadership skills. In a sample of 60 suburban high school students, athletes demonstrated significantly greater leadership ability than did nonathletes. Discusses implications of these findings for school athletic programs. (Author/GCP)

Conventions offer high school psychology students an opportunity to meet psychology students from other schools, present projects developed in class, and have those projects evaluated by students and teachers from other schools. If the convention is held on a college campus, as was the one described in this paper, the college also gains by…

The study examined the impact of high school extracurricular activities on learning in 515 award-winning high school students and student leaders. Fifteen research questions are listed (with data reported in separate charts for each question) on such topics as degree of involvement, participation in athletics, effects of numbers of awards and…

Analysis of the answers to a questionnaire based on Allport's three conditions for positive cross-race contact (equal status, cooperative interaction, and supportive authority figures). Shows that, for White students, frequency of cross-race contact while in high school is a predictor of frequent cross-race contact at the university level. (KH)

A high school English teacher recounts her experiences in taking over sponsorship of the school newspaper. (SJL)

High school students (n=210) surveyed about their out-of-school activities reported low use of learning strategies in their activities, although those who pursued a subject out-of-school because of interest did use learning strategies. Findings suggest encouraging transfer of learning strategies to the out-of-school domain. (SLD)

Describes how many school districts are dealing with the problem of funding high school athletics and extracurricular activities in times of declining state and local budget revenues. Solutions involve program cuts, "pay for play" fees, fund raisers, and tax referenda. (PKP)