How many individuals have discontinued their service as high school officials since the 2018-19 season according to the survey mentioned in the article?

• About 33,000

• About 50,000

• About 60,000

• About 240,000

What is one of the contributing factors to the decline in high school sports officials as mentioned by Dana Pappas?

• The introduction of new sports

• Improved technology in officiating

• The pandemic

• Increased salaries for officials

According to the article, approximately how many individuals have expressed an interest in officiating through the NFHS' #BecomeAnOfficial Program in the past four years?

• Between 33,000 and 43,000

• Between 40,000 and 50,000

• Between 50,000 and 60,000

• Between 200,000 and 240,000

What is the NFHS orchestrating and leading to address the shortage of officials in sports?

• A national-level sports competition

• A training program for new officials

• The first-ever National Officials Consortium Summit

• A series of workshops across the country

When is the National Officials Consortium Summit hosted by the NFHS scheduled to take place?

• April 12-14

• March 10-12

• May 5-7

• June 15-17

What is the main goal of the discussions with various sports organizations according to Pappas?

• To promote unsportsmanlike behavior

• To work individually on addressing the shortage of officials

• To get all hands on deck and work together to solve the problem

• To create a new sports league

Who is the NFHS attempting to recruit to officiating, according to the text?

• Former professional athletes

• Current high school athletes and parents of athletes

• College sports coaches

• Retired officials

What is one of the career paths that high school students may not consider according to the text?

• Playing sports

• Coaching sports

• Officiating sports games

• Becoming a sports agent

What is the NFHS trying to do to encourage more individuals to officiate high school sports?

• Discourage playing sports

• Celebrate those involved in officiating and turn negatives into positives

• Ignore the behavior of players and coaches

• Stop highlighting individuals in the officiating community

According to the text, what is often heard in the news about officials?

• Officials are praised for their work

• Officials are blamed for a team losing a game

• Officials receive high salaries

• Officials are offered professional contracts