2024/25 BroncoBOLD Idaho High School Ambassador Application

BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Application

2025/2026
Welcome to the online application for the 2025/26 BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador program! We are excited you are here to learn more about the program.
Please read through the program description and requirements, and if you believe your school will be a good fit, consider following the steps below to apply.

Please submit your application by 5:00pm on May 2, 2025. Applications will be reviewed and selected schools will be announced May 7, 2025.
If you have any questions along the way, please email our program director, Stephanie Donaldson, at: stephaniedonaldson@boisestate.edu.

Make sure to title the email: "BroncoBOLD HS AMBASSADOR PROGRAM INQUIRY" and include your name and school, if you are a student or staff member, and your question. Emails sent during the work week will be responded to within 48 hours. Emails sent over the weekend will be responded to in 1-2 business days.

Email is the preferred method of contact.
Step One:

Click on the PDF below to read the BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Program Application Manual. For easier viewing, please expand the PDF in a separate window. Printing the document is suggested for future reference. Once you have read the entire application manual, please move on to step two!
Step Two:

Now for the second, and final step, of the application... Please complete the following form, get the required signatures, and click "SUBMIT!" Note: You will need to submit this form in one sitting, so we suggest you review the entire form first to familiarize yourself with the information you'll need BEFORE you start. In addition to your signature, both on-site advisors will need to review the above PDF and sign this document.
I. Basic Information

Please provide us with the information below:
Today's Date:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Name of High School:*
School District:*
Street Address of High School:*
City:*
Zip Code:*
Total Number of Students Enrolled In Your High School:*
Full Name of Student Completing Form:*

First NameLast Name
Age of Student Completing Form:*
How old are you?
Date of Birth:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Student Grade During the 2025/26 Academic Year:*
What grade will you be in for the 2024/25 academic year?
Please select the interscholastic activity you will participate in for your high school during the 2025/26 academic year. If you participate in more than one, please select all that apply.*

BaseballBoys BasketballGirls BasketballGirls Cross CountryBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls GolfBoys GolfGirls SoccerBoys SoccerSoftballGirls SwimmingBoys SwimmingGirls TennisBoys TennisGirls Track and FieldBoys Track and FieldVolleyballWrestlingCheerDanceMusicDebateDramaSpeechUnified athletics or activitiesOther
Preferred Email Address (one that you check in the summer):*
example@example.com
Student Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
T-Shirt Size*

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II. Committee Information:

The application requires each school to list FOUR current students who, IN ADDITION to the student completing this form, will serve on your school’s BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee. You are required to have at least one student from each grade, with no more than two seniors. Please list the names, grades, and activity(s) of the additional FOUR students below:
1. Student Leadership Committee Member #1*

First NameLast Name
Date of Birth:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Email:*
example@example.com
Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Grade During 2025/26:*
What grade will this committee member be in for the 2024/25 academic year?
Please select the interscholastic activity you will participate in for your high school during the 2025/26 academic year. If you participate in more than one, please select all that apply.*

BaseballBoys BasketballGirls BasketballGirls Cross CountryBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls GolfBoys GolfGirls SoccerBoys SoccerSoftballGirls SwimmingBoys SwimmingGirls TennisBoys TennisGirls Track and FieldBoys Track and FieldVolleyballWrestlingCheerDanceMusicDebateDramaSpeechUnified athletics or activitiesOther
T-Shirt Size*

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2. Student Leadership Committee Member #2*

First NameLast Name
Date of Birth:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Email:*
example@example.com
Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Grade During 2025/26:*
What grade will this committee member be in for the 2024/25 academic year?
Please select the interscholastic activity you will participate in for your high school during the 2025/26 academic year. If you participate in more than one, please select all that apply.*

BaseballBoys BasketballGirls BasketballGirls Cross CountryBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls GolfBoys GolfGirls SoccerBoys SoccerSoftballGirls SwimmingBoys SwimmingGirls TennisBoys TennisGirls Track and FieldBoys Track and FieldVolleyballWrestlingCheerDanceMusicDebateDramaSpeechUnified athletics or activitiesOther
T-Shirt Size*

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3. Student Leadership Committee Member #3*

First NameLast Name
Date of Birth:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Email:*
example@example.com
Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Grade During 2025/26:*
What grade will this committee member be in for the 2024/25 academic year?
Please select the interscholastic activity you will participate in for your high school during the 2025/26 academic year. If you participate in more than one, please select all that apply.*

BaseballBoys BasketballGirls BasketballGirls Cross CountryBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls GolfBoys GolfGirls SoccerBoys SoccerSoftballGirls SwimmingBoys SwimmingGirls TennisBoys TennisGirls Track and FieldBoys Track and FieldVolleyballWrestlingCheerDanceMusicDebateDramaSpeechUnified athletics or activitiesOther
T-Shirt Size*

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4. Student Leadership Committee Member #4*

First NameLast Name
Date of Birth:*

MonthDayYear
Date
Email:*
example@example.com
Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Grade:*
What grade will this committee member be in for the 2024/25 academic year?
Please select the interscholastic activity you will participate in for your high school during the 2025/26 academic year. If you participate in more than one, please select all that apply.*

BaseballBoys BasketballGirls BasketballGirls Cross CountryBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls GolfBoys GolfGirls SoccerBoys SoccerSoftballGirls SwimmingBoys SwimmingGirls TennisBoys TennisGirls Track and FieldBoys Track and FieldVolleyballWrestlingCheerDanceMusicDebateDramaSpeechUnified athletics or activitiesOther
T-Shirt Size*

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III. On-Site Advisors

The application requires at least TWO on-site faculty advisors for each high school. One of these MUST be your school’s counselor, psychologist or social worker. The second on-site advisor MUST be a staff member at your school (i.e. activities director, teacher, certified athletic trainer, etc.). Please list the name, position, and contact information for each on-site advisor below:
1. On-Site Advisor #1 (Counseling Office Representative):*

First NameLast Name
Position:*
What position does this advisor hold at the high school?
Email:*
example@example.com
Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
T-Shirt Size*

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2. On-Site Advisor #2 (activities director, teacher, certified athletic trainer, etc.):*

First NameLast Name
Position:*
What position does this advisor hold at the high school?
Email:*
example@example.com
Phone Number:*
Please enter a valid phone number.
T-Shirt Size*

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IV. Accounting
Does the district your high school is located in have a foundation or an account manager that typically handles distribution of donated funds?*

YesNo
If yes, what is the name of the foundation or account manager?
V. Reflection Questions

Please complete the section below to provide more information on why your school should be selected as a 2024/25 BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador.
1. What does it mean to be an advocate in the mental health space and why is this work important to your school?
2. Please describe any current mental health programming or events at your school for students and/or staff (within the last year). If you do not have any mental health programming, please write "N/A" in the blank below:*
3. After reading through the program description in its entirety, please name the top two things you intend to implement/accomplish if your school were to be selected as a BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador. Be specific and state why accomplishing these two items are important to your school. Note: This question is to highlight your top two priorities for the first year, so please only include two. You will be able to expand your response in question 4.*
4. If chosen to be a BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador school, how do you intend to engage (a) your student-body and (b) the greater community in mental health awareness and advocacy?*
5. When creating a mental health initiative, what things should be considered to ensure sustainable programming and why is this important?

6. Review the list below. Which of these areas are needs for your school? Please prioritize your school's needs by checking "very important," "important," "somewhat important," or "not important" for each item listed below (learning signs and symptoms of mental health conditions, how to help a friend, mental health education/training for staff, faculty, coaches, etc., BroncoBOLD assembly, Suicide Prevention Week programming, etc.):*

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important
Learning signs and symptoms of mental health conditions
Learning how to help a friend in need
Mental health education/ training for staff
BroncoBOLD speaker at your school
Suicide Prevention Week programming
Mental Health Awareness programming around athletic events
Learning how to develop your school's very own mental health initiative
Take part in BroncoBOLD events on Boise State's campus and in the community (community outreach)

7. Are there any other areas not listed, but have been identified as important mental health programming needs at your high school? If so, please list below:
VI. Acknowledgment of Program Application Details
By applying for the BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador program, I (we) acknowledge that: (1) I (we) have read the BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Program Application Manual in its entirety (located above in "Step One" of this document), and (2) if selected, the following must be fulfilled during the 2025/26 academic year:
- The application to nominate your school must be completed by a currently enrolled student attending your high school full-time. Applications open at 8:00am MST on April 1, 2025 and close at 5:00pm MST on May 2, 2025.
- The application requires each school to list four additional students (the student completing the form (you) makes five total) who will serve on your high school’s BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee.
- At least two on-site faculty advisors are required for each school. One MUST be a school counselor, psychologist or social worker at your high school. The second on-site faculty advisor MUST be a current staff member employed at your high school (principal, activities director, teacher, certified athletic trainer, etc.).
- The BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee and at least one of the on-site faculty advisors from each school selected will be required to attend the BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Mental Health Summit in late August 2025 (date to be announced in June 2025) to kick-off the BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Program. The event will be held on Boise State’s campus and mental health advocacy programming will be delivered to student leaders, along with time spent in collaboration with others to develop each high school’s vision for their own mental health initiative. Although instruction hours will be considered, a majority of the Summit will be held during school hours and will likely require schools to excuse student leaders and on-site advisors to attend the training.
- Each BroncoBOLD Ambassador High School will have the opportunity to send select staff members to a certification training in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA). YMHFA trainings will be offered through a partnership with the Speedy Foundation and held on Boise State’s campus (final dates to be announced in August 2025). QPR for the Athletic Population Trainings will also be held throughout the year. All trainings are for staff only. The BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Program does not provide educational programming to students.
- The BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee must be able to dedicate 1-2 hours/week to growing the movement in your school and community.
- Starting in September, and continuing throughout the academic year, the BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee must hold at least one Leadership Committee meeting per month on your high school’s campus. At least one of the on-site faculty advisors must be present at each meeting. To encourage attendance at these meetings, it is strongly encouraged to have an attendance policy in place for the Leadership Committee members (i.e., one absence allowed during the school year).
- The BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee will lead one fundraising activity per academic year to bring awareness to mental health and raise funds for your high school’s initiative.
- The BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Leadership Committee and at least one of the two on-site advisors, will be required to attend two calls—one in the fall semester and one in the spring semester—to connect with other BroncoBOLD Ambassador high schools.
Signature of Student-Athlete completing the application:*

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Date and Time Stamp:
Signature of On-Site Faculty Advisor #1:*

Clear
Date and Time Stamp:
Signature of On-Site Faculty Advisor #2:*

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DateTime
THANK YOU for your application and desire to be advocates for mental health at your school and in the community!

Six lucky 2025/26 BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador schools will be announced on May 7, 2025. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, before you click on submit, check out our BroncoBOLD slide show to see some of the cool things we've been up to over the years and meet Jett, Boise State Athletic's Official Sports Therapy Dog! Give her and BroncoBOLD a follow @BoiseStateBroncoBOLD on Instagram! 🐶🐾🦴
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BroncoBOLD High School Ambassador Application

Step One:

Step Two:

I. Basic Information

II. Committee Information:

III. On-Site Advisors

IV. Accounting

V. Reflection Questions

VI. Acknowledgment of Program Application Details

THANK YOU for your application and desire to be advocates for mental health at your school and in the community!

In the meantime, before you click on submit, check out our BroncoBOLD slide show to see some of the cool things we've been up to over the years and meet Jett, Boise State Athletic's Official Sports Therapy Dog! Give her and BroncoBOLD a follow @BoiseStateBroncoBOLD on Instagram! 🐶🐾🦴