Opinion
Sportsmanship is not optional—it is the standard we must defend
High school athletics are one of the greatest classrooms we have. But that classroom only works if we protect the values that make it meaningful.
October 8
Heath Harmon
Heath Harmon began his tenure in July 2024 as executive director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, AHSAA, the organization responsible for administering education-based athletics for its member schools across Alabama. Harmon became the sixth full-time executive director in AHSAA history after serving as principal of Oxford High School. A lifelong Alabama resident and graduate of Munford High School, he has served in education as an English and history teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal and principal. Harmon also served as head football coach at Cordova, Munford, Andalusia and White Plains high schools before moving into educational administration. He earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Jacksonville State University, along with a master’s degree in secondary education and educational leadership and an educational specialist degree from the University of Alabama. He is also a graduate of the 2023 Alabama Superintendents Leadership Academy.
