09/26/25 – KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Begins Monday

September 26, 2025 2025-2026 News Releases

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WHAT IS HYPE?
HYPE is a one-day student leadership conference where students will enjoy educational interaction with each other to discuss issues and garner information to take back and share/implement with their teams and student body.  The event is staged and presented by the KHSAA Student-Athlete Group. This year, more than 500 students will be attending over the course of two days.

DATES/LOCATIONS

Monday, September 29 – Central Bank Center (430 W. Vine St. Lexington, next to Rupp Arena)
OR
Tuesday, September 30 – Central Bank Center (430 W. Vine St. Lexington, next to Rupp Arena). 

COST
There is no charge to attend.  Schools are responsible for transportation and meals.

SCHEDULE
8:15-8:40 a.m. – Registration
8:45-9:00 a.m. – Opening Session
9:05-9:55 a.m. – Breakout Session #1
10:05-10:55 a.m. – Breakout Session #2
11:05 a.m.-11:55 p.m. – Breakout Session #3
12:05-12:45 p.m. – Featured Speaker – Jason Michaels (Monday); Deb Hult (Tuesday)

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Brain Mapping and Goal Setting – Omari Pearson, Passion to Purpose
Relationship Building & Maintenance – Deb Hult, Co-Founder, Core Trainings
Team Building – Asbury University

SPONSORS
In addition to the KHSAA, thank you to our sponsors Musco Sports Lighting, the Kentucky Coaches Association, and the NFHS Foundation.

2025-2026 KHSAA STUDENT-ATHLETE GROUP
Owen McCormack (Beechwood), Jordyn McDonald (Cumberland County), Cariann Williams (Edmonson County), Vivian Fox (Elizabethtown),
Mia Hechavarria (Evangel Christian), Carter Bernard (Grayson County), Peter Wagner (Great Crossing), Addison Hales (Greenwood), Chaii Paris (Henry Clay), Tyson Cavinder (Hopkinsville), Chiani Leak (Hopkinsville), Alannah Kues (Newport Central Catholic), Milyn Minor (Scott), Claire James (South Oldham).

– KHSAA –

About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 291 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 state championships to 72 teams and 270 individuals in 21 sports and six sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 109,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.

 

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