Brian Yoder and DSB Live Honored with AIAAA Special Commendation

Student Broadcasting and Multimedia Productions Coordinator Brian Yoder was awarded a Special Commendation Award by the Arizona Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (AIAAA) at a ceremony on September 8. The award was presented to Yoder and his students for demonstrating exceptional leadership and service. Yoder and Dysart Student Broadcasting (DSB Live) students have partnered with AIAAA to capture and provide audio and visual material for various sports across multiple conferences. The AIAAA has recognized them as an essential part of the successful operation of conferences.

"We want to express our sincere gratitude to Brian Yoder and his students for their outstanding contributions to our association,” they said in a statement. “Mr. Yoder and his students have been incredible partners to the AIAAA.”

DSB Live is a student-run broadcasting program in the Dysart Unified School District led by Yoder that covers various sports and live events throughout the district and state. In the program, students have the opportunity to learn about running a broadcasting channel while gaining experience on and off the camera. 

"I am honored to have received this award on behalf of all of the hardworking DSB Live students that have worked long hours to have the ability to run state wide broadcasting events," Yoder said.

The AIAAA was created to foster higher standards of professionalism with the ranks of Arizona’s high school athletic directors.  They host a yearly conference, sponsor and teach classes, provide opportunities for professional certification, and are an affiliate of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.  The AIAAA works closely with the Arizona Interscholastic Association, the governing board for all Arizona high school athletics.