Arizona Interscholastic Association

The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) is one of two regulatory bodies for high school athletics and activities in the state of Arizona. It comprises all of the state's public district high schools (except Ajo High School, Beaver Dam High School and Gila Bend High School), various charter and private schools, plus a full member in Winterhaven, California and an associate member in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.[1] The AIA has 264 members, including 262 full members (Rincon/University are one team and Bowie/San Simon are one team) and 2 associate members. Its associate members are BASIS Chandler and Colegio Gante.

Arizona Interscholastic Association
AbbreviationAIA
Formation1913 (1925 in current form)
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters7007 North 18th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Region served
Arizona
Membership
266 schools
Official language
English
Executive Director
David Hines
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff
18
Websiteaiaonline.org

The AIA is not the only high school sports regulatory body in Arizona (the Canyon Athletic Association coordinates events for smaller schools, especially charter schools), but it is the largest.

See also

References
  1. Ireland, John; et al. (2004). Advanced PE for OCR A2. Heinemann. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-435-50612-9.
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