Minnesota State High School League
Student Advisory and Leadership Team
The Minnesota State High School League's Student Advisory and Leadership Team is open to eleventh and twelfth grade students in League Member Schools. SALT is a student-led advocacy group that advises the MSHSL Staff and its Board of Directors. This group creates leadership training and development opportunities for students in Minnesota.
What: Applications for the MSHSL Student Advisory and Leadership Team (SALT) will open in January 2025. SALT is a student-led advocacy group that will advise the MSHSL Staff and its Board of Directors and create leadership training and development opportunities for students in MN.
Who: Current 10th graders who will be in 11th grade during the 2025-2026 school year
Purposes of the MSHSL Student Advisory and Leadership Team:
- Provide student input to League staff and the MSHSL Board of Directors
- Communicate needs and challenges facing today’s student participants
- Collaborate with League staff to develop student leadership development opportunities
- Develop leadership skills in team members
- Inspire thoughtful, student-led action that supports the purpose and desired outcomes of the Student Advisory and Leadership Team
Qualifications:
- Involved in one or more MSHSL athletic or fine arts activities
- Willing to engage in the community and region to be a spokesperson for the representative area
- Desire to make a impact in their school and region
- Innovative and energetic
Team Member Expectations:
- Required attendance at four (4) in-person seasonal meetings. Dates TBD.
- Assume and expand leadership roles and responsibilities in their school and community
- Assist with promotional and educational materials, and leadership training opportunities as desired and/or directed
- Attend virtual meetings as needed/requested by MSHSL staff, or SALT Officers and committee
Please reach out to League staff with any questions:
- Tessa Hauser [email protected]
Current SALT Members:
- Britta Elliott - Mound- Westonka
- Isabelle Dingmann - Annandale
- Madelyn Harvey - Blooming Prairie
- Reagan Hawkinson - Concordia Academy
- Noella Ross - Chaska
- William Cannon - Farmington
- Tyler Small - Irondale
- Hayden Johnson - Win-E-Mac
- Edhita Uppal - Edina
- Preston Wielenberg - Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
- Amelia Ringer - Fillmore Central
- Katie Courneya - Frazee
- Isabella Nelson - Bagley
- Yevhen Lazor - International School of MN
- Cooper Broman - Annandale
- Jack Erickson - Fertile-Beltrami
- Valerie Aldrete - Byron
If you would like to get in touch with the students, please contact Charlie Campbell.
SALT Applications open each January for students to apply for the next school year. Please check back then for any updated application information.