March4,2013

DearAthleticDirector:

Enclosed,pleasefindanominationformfortheWinter201314SundayRepublican/MassLive.comAll
AcademicSportsTeamforhighschoolboysandgirlsinthePioneerValley.Ourgoalistorecognize
seniorswhoexcelintheclassroomaswellastheplayingfield.
Thisisthe13thyearoftheAllAcademicSportsTeam,inwhichwehonor12boysand12girlsfollowing
eachofthethreesportsseasons,byconsideringcriteriathatincludes:grades;academicawardsand
honors;andextracurricularactivitiesandcommunityservice.
Thegradesusedwillbethoseforthemarkingperiodprecedingpublication:
Tobeeligible,astudentathletemust:

beasenior
haveatleastanAminus,orequivalentaverage,duringthemarkingperiodmostrecently
completedatthetimeofapplication.
havenogradelowerthanBminus,oritsequivalent,duringthatmarkingperiod.
meettheteamsrequirementsforearningavarsityletter.

Wehaveenclosed/attachedanapplicationforstudentathletestousetobeconsideredfortheAll
AcademicSportsTeam.
ApplicationsandmarkingperiodgradesmustbereturnedbyTuesday,April1.Theselectionprocesswill
bebasedsolelyonapplicationsreturnedbythedeadline.The24honoreeswillbenotifiednolaterApril
8.TheWinter201314AllAcademicSportsTeamwillbeannouncedintheSundayRepublicanAll
ScholasticpulloutsectiononApril20.
Webelievestudentathletesrecognizedonthisteamareamongtheeliteintheregion,buthelpfrom
schoolofficialsisessentialtothisprocess.

Sincerely,

RussHeld
TheRepublican/MassLive.com

The Republican/MassLive.com All-Academic Sports Team Winter 2013-14 Application

Name:_______________________________________________School:_______________________________
Address:____________________________________ E-mail:________________________________________
City:_________________________________Zip:____________Cell phone:____________________________
Varsity letter earned in what Winter 2013-14 sport:_________________Home phone:_______________________
A copy of the school transcript showing course load and grades
for the most recently completed marking period must be included
Academic awards won (include date won): _________________________________________________
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Winter 2013-14 extra-curricular activities:_______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
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Winter 2013-14 community service activities:_____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
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Athletic achievements:___________________________________________________________________
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College plans:_________________________________________________________________________
Signature of student:____________________________________________________________________
Signature of parent or guardian:___________________________________________________________
Signature of guidance counselor:__________________________________________________________
I/we hereby authorize the school to release a transcript of the applicant's academic record for use in determining eligibility for
The Republican/MassLive.com All-Academic Sports Team. I/we verify that all information provided is accurate. I/we understand
that information provided on this application might be used by The Republican/MassLive.com in a profile of applicants who are
selected to The Republican/MassLive.com All-Academic Sports Team. I/we understand that to be eligible, applicant must, in the
preceding academic quarter: have earned a varsity athletic letter; have achieved a grade point average equivalent to at least an Aminus; have earned no grade lower than B-minus (or its equivalent) in any class.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE RETURN APPLICATIONS BY TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014 TO:
The Republican All-Academic Sports Team, P.O. Box 1329, Springfield, MA
01102-2350; fax to (413) 788-1259; or e-mail to russheldsports@gmail.com