16 High School Students Selected to NFHS National Student Advisory Council

Sixteen high school student leaders from across the country were recently selected to serve on the third cohort of the NFHS National Student Advisory Council (NSAC).

The students are involved in sports or performing arts in their schools and will be attending several meetings throughout the 2025 calendar year to provide NFHS student perspectives on high school athletics and activities.

Two students from each of the eight NFHS geographical regions were chosen for the NSAC, all of whom have exhibited outstanding leadership skills, achievements in academics and sports/activities, and a commitment to making a positive impact in their communities.

All students have previously been a part of the NFHS National Student Leadership Summit, which is held every summer in Indianapolis and will take place July 13-17 this year.

Following are the students selected to the 2025 NFHS National Student Advisory Council:

SECTION 1:  Anvi Bose, Rocky Hill High School, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, class of 2026; Sam Dowd, Burr and Burton Academy, Manchester, Vermont, class of 2027.

SECTION 2: Heaven Sneed, Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, class of 2026; Mujeeb Waheed, Overlea High School, Baltimore, Maryland, class of 2026.

SECTION 3: Josiah Smith, Newnan High School, Newnan, Georgia, class of 2026; Sydney Daniel, Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, Florida, class of 2027.

SECTION 4: Miriam Johnson, Francis W. Parker High School, Chicago, Illinois, class of 2027; Linus Morrison, Oskaloosa High School, Oskaloosa, Iowa, class of 2026.

SECTION 5: Jamarcus Tyson, Junction City High School, Junction City, Kansas, class of 2026; Evelyn Meyer, Filmore Central High School, Geneva, Nebraska, class of 2027.

SECTION 6: Luke Boatman, Menaul School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, class of 2027; Isabella Malloy, Vista Peak Preparatory High School, Aurora, Colorado, class of 2026.

SECTION 7: Nala Williams, Cimarron-Memorial High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, class of 2026; Trey Lundeen, Dayton High School, Dayton, Nevada, class of 2027.

SECTION 8: Avé Norby, Sidney High School, Sidney, Montana, class of 2026; Kannon Walter, Ida B. Wells High School SW, Portland, Oregon, class of 2027.

Among the roles and responsibilities of the NSAC, the 16 students will:

• Determine and develop actions the Council will take to gather insight on the experiences of students in high schools from the states within each section;

• Identify and communicate areas of support that may be needed from the NFHS and state associations;

• Identify and communicate ideas for increasing student involvement in cocurricular activities, where needed.

The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school sports and performing arts and works with its 51-member state associations and 19,800 high schools to provide participation opportunities to the more than 12 million students involved in education-based activity programs.