:format(webp)){kind=logo}
:format(webp))
AWARDS
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Each year, the NFHS honors the outstanding achievements of students, coaches, officials, and educators who inspire excellence and embody the spirit of high school activities. From athletics to the arts, explore the stories behind the nation’s most impactful leaders and rising stars.
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
AWARD OF MERIT
Dawn Comstock
2021 Award of Merit Receipent
Dr. R. Dawn Comstock of Colorado is a public health director who spearheaded the National High School Sports-Related Surveillance System (High School RIO) from 2004 to 2020. In that time, Comstock’s surveillance system produced crucial data regarding concussions in young athletes and led to her involvement with several sports-related children’s health committees and panels.
:format(webp))
National High School Spirit of Sport Award
- 2026Jayden Bailey
- 2025Jack Punswick
- 2024Merick Dismang
National High School Heart of the Arts Award
- 2026Brooklyn Wolthoff
- 2025Eden Coppersmith
- 2024Anders Lee Lovstuen
NFHS Citations
NFHS Citations are awarded to individuals whose contributions have impacted high school activity programs through their association with one of the following groups of professionals: state associations and NFHS staff, athletic directors, coaches, officials, music adjudicators and directors, and speech, debate and theatre directors.
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
:format(webp)){kind=icon}
Coach Educator Awards
The NFHS Coach Educator Award, which was been presented annually from 2009 until 2016, recognizes an individual who has exhibited passion and leadership in the promotion of coach education at the local, state and/or national levels.
:format(webp)){kind=logo}
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))
:format(webp))