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: 9/5/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 5, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber defeated honorable mention Pontiac Notre Dame Prep and Rochester Adams and fell to Division 1 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian at an NDP quad – Bay City Times
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central took a major step toward a possible Big North Conference repeat with a sweep of Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford improved to 7-0 with its seventh shutout, 3-0 over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
4. CROSS COUNTRY Macomb Dakota and Lucas LaMilza won the first Macomb Area Conference Red jamboree – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS SOCCER Filippo Formato scored all four goals in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker’s 4-2 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – Huron Daily Tribune
6. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc and Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee won the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Daily News
7. BOYS SOCCER Utica Eisenhower remained undefeated after a 3-2 win over Utica High – Macomb Daily
8. VOLLEYBALL Petoskey came back after losing the first set to defeat Gaylord in four – Petoskey News Review
9. VOLLEYBALL Romeo also lost its first set but came back to down New Baltimore Anchor Bay in four – Macomb Daily
10. BOYS SOCCER Lake Orion scored on a late penalty kick to get past Royal Oak 3-2 – Oakland Press
Also of note …
VOLLEYBALL The Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association announced this season’s Miss Volleyball Award finalists – Detroit Free Press