WILSONVILLE – Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) executive board member Misty Wharton will serve a four-year term on the Board of Directors for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), it was announced today.

Wharton, who currently serves as the superintendent of Nestucca Valley School District, was approved as the at-large representative for Section 5 and 8. Section 8 comprise the states of Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming, while Section 5 comprises Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

She joins Doug Ute (executive director, Ohio High School Athletic Association) and Erich Martens (executive director, Minnesota State High School League) as newcomers to the board of directors.

A veteran educator of over two decades, Wharton recently completed her term as president of the OSAA Executive Board. The former Portland State golfer and Nestucca High School graduate spent 10 years in the classroom at her alma mater – where she coached varsity cross country, track and field, and softball, along with junior varsity volleyball. She became the district superintendent following a five-year tenure as the principal at Nestucca Valley Elementary School.

Wharton became involved with the OSAA Delegate Assembly in 2017. In her time with the association, she was a member and chair of the OSAA Budget Committee, and she chaired the OSAA Classification and Districting Committee in 2021 which established the current four-year classifications and districts.

She is also an active member of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) and served on the COSA Equity Board of Directors.

About the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA)

The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) is a private, non-profit board-governed association comprised of 299 member high schools. A member of the National Federation of State High School Associations, the OSAA annually sponsors 118 state championships in 19 sports and activities. For more information, visit www.osaa.org or follow @OSAASports on social media.

About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing rules for 18 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,900 high schools and 12 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 8 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; offers online publications and services for high school coaches and officials; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, speech and debate coaches, and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS website at www.nfhs.org.