Alpena students text2win $50,000
January 24, 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.
Today in the MHSAA: 10/15/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 15, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central downed Division 2 honorable mention Flat Rock 3-1 to clinch a 16th-straight Huron League title, outright – Monroe News
2. BOYS SOCCER Rochester advanced in its Division 1 District with a shootout win over Lake Orion – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Quincy McDaniels scored all three goals in Fruitport’s 3-1 Division 2 District win over Spring Lake – MuskegonSports.com
4. BOYS SOCCER Temperance Bedford got past Saline 1-0 in Division 1 – Saline Post
5. CROSS COUNTRY The Yale girls and Caro boys won Ubly Invitational championships – Saginaw News
6. BOYS SOCCER Pinconning advanced in the postseason for the first time since 2019, downing Alcona 5-0 in Division 4 – Bay City Times
7. BOYS SOCCER Mount Pleasant advanced in Division 2 with a 4-2 overtime win over Bay City John Glenn – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake moved on in Division 4 with a 3-1 win over Traverse City Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS SOCCER Richmond edged Clawson 1-0 in Division 3 – Macomb Daily
10. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford and Cheboygan combined for 12 goals in Division 3, Kingsford advancing with a 9-3 win – Upper Michigan’s Source