Alpena students text2win $50,000
January 25, 2012
Alpena High School -- and more specifically its Kids and Parents United Together (KAPUT) program -- recently received a $50,000 prize from Verizon after the school received 450,000 text votes as part of the company's TXT2WIN contest.
KAPUT provides safe events and activities for teens. Although this prize isn't specifically designated for athletics, Alpena previously has been recognized for promoting school sports. The community's CHAMPS program – Community Helping Athletes Maintain Positive Sportsmanship -- received the MHSAA's SCOPE award in 2007.
Alpena, a Class A school with roughly 1,300 students, competed against schools from 15 states.
To read more, click on this link to The Alpena News.
MHSAA 2026-27 Student Advisory Council Belief Statement
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 26, 2026
The 16 members of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council are seniors and juniors from across Michigan who serve two-year terms.
This school year's SAC members are, in order of appearance above:
- Rahul Prasanna, Novi
- Lucy Weber, Fenton
- Avery Edwards, Kingsford
- Sam Bentley, Ypsilanti Lincoln
- Liam Arnold, Macomb Dakota
- Nichole James, Detroit Edison
- Mason Mireles, Hartford
- Addi Diepenbrock, Ada Forest Hills Eastern
- Kyle Hunter, Detroit Voyageur College Prep
- Camryn Siegers, Holland Christian
- Karly Grant, St Ignace
- Joey Smokevitch, Johannesburg-Lewiston
- Maci Godfrey, Hudson
- Brody Hammer, Middleville Thornapple Kellogg
- Mia McGregor, Mio
- Eli Wolters, Holland