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: 11/3/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 3, 2025
1. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Holland Christian won its first team title and Ann Arbor Pioneer’s Natasza Dudek ran the fastest time in Finals history to help her team sweep, while Whitmore Lake and Lansing Catholic repeated as team champs – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS SOCCER Portage Central claimed its first Finals title with a shootout win, Leland also won in a shootout, and Warren De La Salle Collegiate and Detroit Country Day added to their historic successes – MHSAA.com
3. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Northville won its fourth-straight Finals title, Holland Calvary won its first, Flint Powers Catholic won its first since 1999 and Charlevoix swept titles – MHSAA.com
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Mackinaw City came back from one set down to defeat Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian Academy and win the Peninsula Championship – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport finished 3-1 at the Sparta Invitational – MuskegonSports.com