- Congratulations to all the
student-athletes who were nominated for this
prestigious award.
- Please
click here
to see more information about last year's (2007)
Top 10 banquets.
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The NIAA's
Southern Nevada Top Ten Student-Athletes of the
Year banquet, presented by Lifetouch
Photography, is scheduled to be held Monday, May
19, 2008 @ Sam's Town in Las Vegas. The winners
will be chosen by a panel of judges on Thursday,
April 24 and posted here (below) one week later.
Name,
School
Coach, School
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The NIAA's
Northern Nevada Top Ten Student-Athletes of the
Year banquet, presented by Lifetouch
Photography, is scheduled to be held Thursday,
May 22, 2008 @ The Atlantis Resort in Reno. The
winners will be chosen by a panel of judges
Tuesday, May 15 and posted (below) two weeks
later.
Name,
School
Coach, School |
Historical listing of NORTHERN
WINNERS
Historical listing of SOUTHERN
WINNERS
Well-rounded group represents Nevada’s very best
Just what or who is a Top Ten
Student-Athlete of the Year?
The Top Ten Student-Athletes of the
Year award is given to not just the top high school
athletes in the Silver State but rather to those
student-athletes who exemplify total school and
community involvement. Special consideration in the
selection process was given to student-athletes who
participated in multiple sports, other school and
student government activities, and community service
projects while at the same time maintained a high
academic status within their school.
“This is an outstanding event which
recognizes student-athletes who exemplify what high
school activities and athletics are all about,” says Mr.
Eddie Bonine, Executive Director of the Nevada
Interscholastic Activities Association. “While the
requirements sound restrictive, we know these
student-athletes exist as evident by the group of
individuals we have with us tonight. It is our goal
through the Top Ten program to find and honor these
superb individuals.”
Each school is requested to submit
an application for one male and one female
student-athlete. All candidates must be seniors. The
general categories include scholastic achievement (class
rank, non-weighted grade point average, number of
semesters on the honor roll, number of honors classes
taken, and ACT and SAT scores), overall sports
participation (number of varsity sports, number of
varsity letters, and individual and team achievements),
other contributions (school and church activities, and
community service accomplishments), an essay, and
letters of recommendation. The Top Ten Student-Athletes
of the Year in both Northern Nevada and Southern Nevada,
as selected by a panel of judges, are then honored with
a formal dinner banquet.
Winners receive commemorative
awards from the NIAA and its sponsors. The awards
include a $500 savings bond, a souvenir portrait, a Top
Ten souvenir newspaper edition and a NIAA Courtesy Card.
Winners are asked to invite seven guests, free of
charge, to share in the banquet.
The Top Ten Student-Athletes of the
Year award banquets began in 1996. The banquets are
presented by Lifetouch National School Studios, Inc. The
banquets are once again supported by the Las Vegas
Review-Journal, the Reno Gazette-Journal and KRNV-TV
(NBC Channel 4 in Reno).
For more information about the banquets, its sponsors or
any of the many other special programs conducted by the
NIAA, please call the NIAA office at (775) 688-6464. The
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is the
private, non-profit governing body of high school
athletics in the Silver State.
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