National Guard Supports National Archery in the Schools Program

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National Guard Archery

The National Guard is proud to sponsor the National Archery in the Schools Program® (NASP). NASP offers international-style target archery training in both middle and high school physical education classes. The course covers archery history, safety, technique and equipment, while stressing mental concentration, core-muscle strengthening and self-improvement.

Students shoot at 80 cm bull's-eye targets, using state-of-the art equipment designed to fit every student. Since beginning in Kentucky in 2002, over 7.1 million students have participated in the program, with over 7,300 schools across the country offering the course. Teachers also participate in extensive training, completing an eight-hour Basic Archery Instructor Training Program prior to offering the course.

In addition to archery training and physical education, NASP sponsors a series of virtual and on-site archery tournaments across the country during the school year. Below is a listing of the 2010 national high school team standings:

Rank	Score	Tens	School	City	State
1	3397	200	Trigg County	Cadiz	KY	651
2	3397	191	Breckinridge County High School	Harned	KY	818
3	3396	201	Meade County High School	Brandenburg	KY	722
4	3381	195	Alma Bryant	Irvington	AL	991
5	3379	194	Ashville High School	Ashville	AL	739
6	3377	191	Henderson County High School	Henderson	KY	653
7	3361	169	Maysville High School	Zanesville	OH	590
8	3357	188	Madison Southern	Berea	KY	738
9	3352	180	Elliott County High School	Sandy Hook	KY	684
10	3345	175	Logan High School	Logan	OH	615
11	3344	172	White Bear Lake Area High School	White Bear Lake	MN	519
12	3331	157	Gaylord St. Mary Cathedral	Gaylord	MI	865
13	3330	170	Logan County High School	Russellville	KY	860
14	3319	164	Boonville High School	Boonville	IN	809
15	3313	172	Meigs High School	Pomeroy	OH	660
16	3312	167	Prestonsburg High School	Prestonsburg	KY	944
17	3311	171	Armstrong High School	Armstrong	IL	160
18	3311	160	St. Croix Preparatory Academy	Stillwater	MN	574
19	3306	157	Ripley High School	Ripley	WV	853
20	3304	154	Castle	Newburgh	IN	597
21	3290	155	Cardinal CSD	Eldon	IA	544
22	3288	156	East Noble High School	Kendallville	IN	736
23	3282	141	Pulaski County High School	Somerset	KY	742
24	3281	151	Anderson County High School	Lawenceburg	KY	719
25	3279	150	Cabell Midland High School	Ona	WV	814
26	3275	142	Cadott Jr/Sr High School	Cadott	WI	932
27	3275	142	Fairview High School	Sherwood	OH	798
28	3246	143	Coweta High School	Coweta	OK	872
29	3246	134	Troy High School	Troy	OH	734
30	3243	130	South Laurel High School	London	KY	753
31	3230	126	Hamburg School	Hamburg	AR	956
32	3227	131	Hartland High School	Hartland	MI	361
33	3225	131	Chandler High School	Chandler	OK	539
34	3220	125	Canton High School	Canton	TX	504
35	3207	113	Warwick High School	Newport News	VA	770
36	3204	128	Lincoln County High School	Stanford	KY	669
37	3203	125	East De Pere High School	De Pere	WI	687

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