Spotlight on Scholarship Activities Director Ordering Information

Spotlight on Scholarship is an academic recognition program that honors students who participate in League-sponsored activities and who have a “B” or better grade point average. High school students of all levels of competition, of every age and grade are eligible to receive a Spotlight on Scholarship certificate.

To participate in the Spotlight on Scholarship program school administrators must:

1. Compute the grade point averages of each student participant at the end of each activity season;
2. Tally the number of student participants per activity; and
3. Complete the form below.

 League staff will send the appropriate number of certificates to each participating school.

Other program criteria require that:

• Students must be members of a varsity, junior varsity, or “B” squad (sophomore) MSHSL team.
• Students involved in all MSHSL activities and athletics are eligible for this award program.
• Students in adapted athletic programs are also eligible for this award. School administrators must verify that students who participate in these programs are progressing in their individual programs at the expected rate.
• Students in grades seven through nine who are on varsity, junior varsity, or “B” squad teams are eligible for this award program.
• Each school must use its own system for computing the grade average of each student.
• The grade point average of each student shall be computed from the grading period ending closest to the end of each activity season.
• Certificate order forms must be submitted by the activities director at the end of each grading period. Each form must include the activities director’s signature. 

For more information about the Spotlight on Scholarship program, contact the MSHSL at 763-560-2262, [email protected].

League member schools whose VARSITY fine arts and athletic teams collectively achieve a 3.0 grade-point average will receive a Spotlight on Scholarship banner from the League.  In each subsequent year when the school’s varsity teams achieve the required grade-point average, a year tag will be added to the banner. Here are some guidelines to follow when completing the application for a Spotlight on Scholarship banner.

1. This is a VARSITY team award. Junior varsity and “B” squad teams are NOT eligible.
2. The grade-point average for all varsity athletic and fine arts teams must be computed at the end of the school year and reported to the League.
3. Each school is required to use its own system for computing team grade-point averages.
4. The athletic team grade averages must include EVERY member of the official varsity team. If the varsity team includes students in grades seven through nine, their grades must be included in the team average.
5. The team grade averages for track and field, swimming and diving, synchronized swimming, and gymnastics must include members that enter the first level of state-qualifying competition.
6. The grade-point averages of debate, one-act play (cast & crew members) and speech teams must include EVERY member of the team that enters the first level of the state qualifying competition. Students involved in music (instrumental/vocal/individual/group) qualify by entry at the section/state level.
7. Schools that cooperatively sponsor an activity must include the GPA’s of each participating school’s varsity team members.