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: 8/26/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 26, 2021
1. VOLLEYBALL Saugatuck swept Constantine to clinch the Delton Kellogg Tournament championship – Sturgis Journal
2. CROSS COUNTRY Macomb Dakota swept the championships at Manton’s Fox & Hound Invitational – Cadillac News
3. BOYS SOCCER Northville downed reigning Kensington Lakes Activities Association West champion Salem 3-0 – Observer & Eccentric
4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Plainwell – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged Allegan by seven points to win the SCC Relays at Battle Creek Harper Creek – Sturgis Journal
5. VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek moved to 4-1-2 with wins over Freeland and Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News
6. BOYS SOCCER Allen Park opened Downriver League play with a 4-0 win over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
7. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids scored three second-half goals to get past Manistee – Big Rapids News
8. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford also started 1-0 in Downriver League action with a 6-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven earned its first victory of the fall, 2-0 over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune
10. GIRLS TENNIS Kingsford and Escanaba played to a 4-4 draw – Iron Mountain Daily News