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: 10/8/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 8, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 Holland came back from two goals down to defeat Holland Christian 5-4 and clinch a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black title – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn edged Western by two points to win the Bay County championship – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS GOLF Alexis Heinz led No. 4 Freeland to a Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional championship – Saginaw News
4. GIRLS GOLF Grace Slocum and No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis swept championships at their LPD4 Regional – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Elk Rapids clinched an eighth-straight league title, this time in the Northern Shores Conference with a 4-1 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Fruitport shut out Division 4 No. 9 Grandville Calvin Christian 2-0 to win the O-K Silver Tournament title – MuskegonSports.com
7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac defeated Clare, Fruitport and Midland in a home quad – Cadillac News
8. VOLLEYBALL Ishpeming emerged with a five-set win over Munising – Upper Michigan Source
9. BOYS SOCCER Midland edged Flint Carman-Ainsworth 2-1 – WNEM
10. BOYS SOCCER Ludington finished its regular season with a 2-0 win over Big Rapids – Ludington Daily News