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: 9/24/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 24, 2026
1. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central ran its Big North Conference title streak to 23 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. GIRLS GOLF Frankenmuth – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a win in the final league jamboree – Saginaw News
3. BOYS SOCCER Hemlock clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Blue championship with a 1-0 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – WNEM
4. GIRLS TENNIS Marquette repeated as Great Northern Conference Tournament champion – Upper Michigan’s Source
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 4 Parma Western held on to claim a five-set win over No. 7 Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 10 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Division 2 honorable mention Flat Rock in five – Monroe News
7. GIRLS GOLF Alpena carded a 374 to win the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian defeated No. 14 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 6-0 – WOOD TV
9. BOYS SOCCER Sterling Heights Stevenson extended its lead in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 5-2 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore and St. Joseph traded sets before the Lancers completed the win in five – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium