INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Students across the country can now earn a nationally recognized credential that highlights their leadership skills, personal growth, and positive contributions to interscholastic programs and school communities.
With the recent launch of the NFHS Learning Center course “Student Mental Wellness,” students are now eligible to earn the new NFHS National Student Credential.
How to Earn the Credential
After completing the following core online NFHS Learning Center courses, students will receive a certificate and an NFHS Learning Center badge.
In addition to helping students develop valuable life skills, the credential provides a nationally recognized achievement that can be included on resumes, college applications, and scholarship submissions.
“The number of students taking coursework at the NFHS Learning Center continues to increase, and we look forward to providing additional opportunities for young people to learn and grow,” said Dan Schuster, NFHS director of educational services. “We are excited to introduce this first-of- its-kind national student credential to students throughout the United States.”
The NFHS believes interscholastic programs play an important role in preparing students for life, and the NFHS National Student Credential supports that mission by helping students develop knowledge that will benefit them during their school years and beyond.
Since its founding nearly 20 years ago, the NFHS Learning Center has developed online courses addressing key issues in high school sports and activities nationwide. More than 29 million courses have been delivered through the platform.
About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing rules for 18 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,800 high schools and 12 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 8.2 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; offers online publications and services for high school coaches and officials; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, speech and debate coaches, and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Brandon Moree, 919-240-7367, Director, Communications, Media and Public Relations, North Carolina High School Athletic Association, brandon@nchsaa.org
Bruce Howard, 317-972-6900, Director of Publications and Communications, National Federation of State High School Associations, bhoward@nfhs.org
Chris Boone, 317-972-6900, Assistant Director of Publications and Communications, Assistant Director of Publications and Communications, cboone@nfhs.org
Jordan Morey, 317-972-6900, Manager of Communications and Media Relations, National Federation of State High School Associations, jmorey@nfhs.org
