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: 8/16/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 16, 2023
1. GIRLS GOLF Brighton shot a two-day 629 to win the 33-team Lober Classic for the third-straight season, this time 29 strokes ahead of runner-up Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow was 23-1 in match play at the Grand Blanc quad, shutting out the Bobcats and East Lansing and defeating Troy Athens 7-1 – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS TENNIS Big Rapids won 21 of 24 matches in finishing first at the Ludington quad that also included Zeeland East and Greenville – Big Rapids Pioneer