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: 9/17/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 17, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a 4-1 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 6 Royal Oak – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCCER Division 1 No. 4 Okemos also is alone at the top of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue after downing Division 2 No. 8 DeWitt 5-0 – WLNS
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention South Lyon is alone atop the Lakes Valley Conference standings after a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis held on for a 3-2 win over Division 4 No. 13 Leland – Up North Live
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley won a rematch of its 2024 District Final, 3-0 over Boyne City – MI Sports Now
7. CROSS COUNTRY Chesaning swept championships at the New Lothrop Invitational – Saginaw News
8. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey avenged an August loss to rival Gaylord with a 1-0 win – Petoskey News-Review
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Napoleon came back after losing the second and third sets to get past Jonesville in five – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. CROSS COUNTRY Carlton Airport’s boys won the first Huron League jamboree by a point, while New Boston Huron won by 12 in the girls race – Monroe News