What kills the Orlando trip is the mileage limitation placed on Kansas High Schools by KSHSAA.

ARTICLE XIV
Approval of Events

Section 1: All Interscholastic activities under the jurisdiction of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA), sponsored by outside agencies and non-member schools, and advertised as middle/junior/ senior high school events or contests, shall be approved by the Executive Board.

Sec. 2: Kansas institutions, organizations and individuals planning to conduct events, conferences and activities under the jurisdiction of the KSHSAA for and/or in member schools shall make application for approval to the Association. All applications must be initiated and mailed to the KSHSAA by the sponsors not later than 30 days prior to the date of the activity. If out-of-state schools are invited, only those within 500 road miles of the border (perimeter) of the state of Kansas may be included in their application.

Out-of-state institutions, organizations and individuals planning to conduct interstate events for KSHSAA member schools shall make application for approval to their state’s high school association. All applications must be initiated by the sponsor not later than 30 days prior to the date of the activity mailed to their state’s high school association. If KSHSAA member schools are invited, only those within 500 road miles of the border (perimeter) of the state of Kansas may be accepted. KSHSAA member schools shall not participate in interscholastic activities under the jurisdiction of the KSHSAA unless such events have been approved by the Association and the out-of-state high school’s association.

Sec. 3: Any contest or activity under the jurisdiction of the KSHSAA sponsored by an outside agency which is on the approved list of the National Association of Secondary School Principals shall be considered automatically approved.

NOTE: Contests or activities where schools or individuals qualify through Association-sponsored activities shall not be approved on a regional or national basis.

Sec. 4: Any KSHSAA member school desiring to host an out-of-state member school or to participate in an out-of state activity shall limit travel distance in dual competition (two schools) so it shall not exceed 500 road miles of the border (perimeter) of the state of Kansas. KSHSAA member schools desiring to host or participate in a multiple interscholastic event (three or more schools) involving an out-of-state school(s) shall be limited to those within 500 road miles of the border (perimeter) of the state of Kansas.