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National Stay Cool Day — High Schools

For middle and high schools

National Stay Cool Day for high schools

April 8, 2027 is a free heat-safety day your campus can run with your athletic trainer, coaches, and staff. No fee. No contract. Cool first. Transport second.

What April 8 looks like at middle and high school
Cool First education and practice readiness on campus. The ice-bath world record attempt runs only where your school has athletic trainer coverage. Free kits, posters, checklists, and event instructions.

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Built for athletic directors and athletic trainers

Your AD will ask what it costs, who supervises, and who carries liability. Straight answers:

  • Zero cost. No fee, no required equipment purchase, no travel.
  • A certified athletic trainer supervises every ice-bath site. No site runs without one.
  • Your existing waivers and protocols govern, with a signed event waiver on top.
  • We handle the Guinness paperwork. You submit a tally sheet and video.
  • 100% of co-branded merch profit comes back to your school for cooling equipment. Fundraising is optional.

Free tools you can use before April 8

Emergency Action Plan Builder

Build a written heat emergency plan for each venue, then print it.

Open the builder
Heat Rules Card

One-page sideline card with heat levels and cooling steps.

Build your card
14-Day Acclimatization Schedule

A dated plan for the first two weeks of hot-weather practice.

Build your schedule
Heat Plan Check

Quick check that your heat plan covers the basics.

Run the check

More downloads: school heat resources and the free heat safety tools page. Full program overview: free school heat safety program.

Four steps

  1. Sign up your school online.
  2. Name one campus coordinator (your athletic trainer is the natural choice).
  3. Prep with the free tools.
  4. On April 8 at 2:00 PM Eastern, take part. Ice baths only where an athletic trainer is on site.
At least 175 documented exertional heat stroke deaths are on our memorial wall. Exertional heat stroke is survivable when the athlete is cooled fast, on site. Cool first. Call 911. Transport second.

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For education and preparedness only. Not a substitute for professional medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.