I was looking at the McDonalds All-Star game for the high school girls on Espn.com. I came across this article regarding the Slam Dunk Contest. Apparently, Ashley Gayle of Las Vegas and Glory Johnson of Knoxville, Tenn had to audition for the Slam Dunk Contest! Ronnie Snook, sponsorship and events coordinator for Sports America, said that it was standard procedure to have all participants audition. However, three boys who participated in the Monday's event all said they never had to demonstrate any dunks to anyone! This is a violation of Title IX. I can’t believe the injustice these high school girls experienced. Last year, the girls that auditioned didn’t make their dunks at the audition but said that a lot of guys don’t make their dunks either. But, only the girls weren’t allowed to compete in the Slam Dunk Competition. This is unfair and they should either make all the participants audition or don’t have any of them audition for the competition.
-Courtney W. 338I.S6
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