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FHSAA

Florida High School Athletic Association
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Abbreviation FHSAA
Motto "Building leaders through teamwork, sportsmanship and citizenship"
Formation April 9, 1920
Legal status Association
Headquarters 1801 NW 80th Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32606
Region served
Florida
Membership
748 schools
Official language
English
Executive Director
Roger Dearing
Main organ
Executive Committee
Affiliations National Federation of State High School Associations
Budget
$5,200,500 (2016–17 budget)
Staff
26
Website www.fhsaa.org

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) is an organization whose purpose is to organize sports competition for high schools in Florida. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Florida uses NFHS contest rules in its sports.

The Florida High School Athletic Association was founded on April 9, 1920 by a group of 29 high school principals which met on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The organization was founded as the Florida High School Athletic Association. The name was changed to Florida High School Activities Association in 1951. The name was changed back to Florida High School Athletic Association in 2002.

The 29 schools who became charter members were: Summerlin (Bartow), Clearwater, Mainland (Daytona Beach), Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), DeLand, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Duval (Jacksonville), Osceola (Kissimmee), Columbia (Lake City), Lakeland, Leesburg, Suwannee (Live Oak), Miami, Ocala, Orlando, Putnam (Palatka), Pensacola, Plant City, Quincy, Seminole (Sanford), Ketterlinus (St. Augustine), St. Petersburg, Leon (Tallahassee), Hillsborough (Tampa), Hardee (Wauchula), West Palm Beach, and Winter Haven.


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