MoNASP regional and state tournaments coming January and February

JEFFERSON CITY Mo -- The Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) will hold tournaments for its St. Louis, Southwest, Central and Kansas City regions during late January through mid February followed by the 2011 state tournament Feb 25-26.

MoNASP is coordinated through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in partnership with schools and supporting organizations throughout the state. MoNASP is an affiliate of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) and promotes education, self-esteem and physical activity for students in grades 4-12 through participation in the sport of archery.

More than 25,000 Missouri students from 148 schools participate in MoNASP. Since NASP's beginnings in 2002, more than seven million students have participated in the program through 7,350 schools in 47 states and five countries.

 

MoNASP 2011 REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS

 

St. Louis Regional Tournament -- Jan. 29

Seckman High School, 2800 Seckman Road in Imperial

Southwest Regional Tournament – Feb. 5
Willard Middle School, 205 Miller Road in Willard

Central Regional Tournament – Feb. 5,
Perry Christian Academy, 1235 E. Main St. in Perry

Kansas City Regional Tournament – Feb. 12, 2011
Warsaw High School, 20363 Lane of Champions in Warsaw

 

MoNASP STATE TOURNAMENT – Feb. 25-26

 

Linn State Technical College, One Technology Drive in Linn

MoNASP REGIONS

St. Louis Region Counties: Lincoln, Warren, St. Charles, St. Louis, Franklin, Jefferson, Crawford, Washington, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Iron, Reynolds, Madison, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Wayne, Stoddard, Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin and Butler

Southwest Region Counties: Barton, Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Barry, Lawrence, Dade, Cedar, Hickory, Polk, Greene, Christian, Stone, Taney, Webster, Dallas, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Dent, Texas, Wright, Douglas, Ozark, Howell, Shannon, Oregon, Carter and Ripley

Central Region Counties: Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Clark, Lewis, Knox, Adair, Sullivan, Macon, Shelby, Marion, Pike, Ralls, Monroe, Randolph, Saline, Howard, Boone, Audrain, Montgomery, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Cooper, Morgan, Miller, Camden, Maries, Osage and Gasconade

Kansas City Region Counties: Vernon, St. Clair, Benton, Henry, Bates, Johnson, Pettis, Cass, Jackson, Lafayette, Clay, Platte, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston, Caldwell, Clinton, Buchanan, Andrew, DeKalb, Daviess, Grundy, Mercer, Harrison, Gentry, Worth, Nodaway, Atchison and Holt

MEDIA CONTACT

Amy Francka, MDC Education Outreach Coordinator and MoNASP Coordinator

573-522-4115, x3295 or amy.francka@mdc.mo.gov

MORE INFO

For more information on this program, including participating schools and communities, visit www.MissouriConservation.org and search “MoNASP.”