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Sometimes helping one’s community can be as simple as a short drive down the road – which is how Evergreen Kia in Chicago ended up contributing to the athletic potential at St. Rita of Cascia High School. This marks the second year that Evergreen Kia has backed St. Rita with a monetary contribution as part of the larger Kia focus: Movement that Inspires. According to Maurice Bird, general manager, the choice was a no-brainer. St. Rita is just up the same street, on S. Western Ave. in Chicago, and is a local high school with connections throughout the community. “I...

Several student-athletic teams at both Elyria High School and Elyria Catholic High School in Ohio suited up in new uniforms this year thanks to Nick Abraham Buick GMC. “We truly appreciate the support of Nick Abraham Buick GMC,” said Elyria High School Athletic Director Heather Beck. “Being able to provide new uniforms for our softball team is amazing.” The Elyria, Ohio-based dealership provided both home and away uniforms for the Pioneers’ girls softball team. “Their support through the purchase of new uniforms for the softball program has also enabled us to be able to purchase uniforms for another team in...

The co-owners of a local Ohio Farmers Insurance agency have been a blessing to the entire St. Francis DeSales High School community, says Stallions Athletic Director Tom Neubert. Sam Chapman, agency owner of the Westerville, Ohio, Farmers Insurance, and his brother Patrick Chapman, co-owner, “continually share their time, talent and treasure for the benefit of our students, athletes, and school,” Neubert said. “They are a fixture within our community and we are forever grateful for the sacrifices they have made for the betterment of our great school.” The Chapmans are graduates of St. Francis DeSales High School, a co-educational college...

Student athletes throughout the Longview Independent School District (ISD) in East Texas are gaining a diversified set of benefits derived from a successful marketing partnership DistrictWON created for the ISD and a local Farmers Insurance agency. On one side of the public-private partnership, the monetary support from the Longview, Texas-based Farmers Insurance for the Longview ISD community has allowed the Lobo sports teams to provide new game uniforms to its girls and boys basketball teams, according to Longview ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach John King. “That, in turn, allows those two sports to use their equipment budget for...

With funding for athletic programs in the Chicago Public Schools extremely limited – every dollar counts, says Kenneth Lecomte, athletic director of Mather High School on the north side of Chicago. And that’s what makes support from Kia of Lincolnwood so important for the Mather Rangers. A public-private partnership facilitated through DistrictWon, the Kia dealership that serves Lincolnwood, Skokie, Highland Park and the surrounding areas has made contributions to the athletics program at nearby Mather High School. “The added funds we get with our partnership with Kia of Lincolnwood help greatly,” Lecomte said. “These added funds enable our athletes to continue...

Like what’s unfolding in college athletics, more and more high school student athletes across America are now allowed to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL), ushering in a new model of support for some of the nation’s youngest sports stars.  But it isn’t happening without some controversy. Currently, 19 states have modified or developed new policies about NIL, while almost a dozen others are considering it. And where NIL is permitted, headlines are being made.  For example, Nike in May signed its first high school NIL deal with the Thompson twins, Alyssa and Gisele, who are soccer...

The Ohio athletic directors for the Lorain Titans and the Avon Eagles have nothing but gratitude for a local family-owned car dealership that continues supporting their student athletes. Joyce Buick GMC in Avon, Ohio, is collaborating with both Avon High School and Lorain City Schools (LCS), where the dealership has sponsored their athletic departments through comprehensive marketing partnerships created by DistrictWON. At Avon High School, for example, Joyce Buick GMC has made contributions toward naming the new tennis facility, where pickleball will also be played, according to Athletic Director Erich Frombach. “What makes Avon special is the support we receive...

A new partnership between Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) and a local Ohio laborer’s union has proven beneficial for student athletes now and possibly in their future if they decide to head into the construction industry.   Financial support from the Cincinnati-based Laborers’ Local 265 — an affiliate of LiUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO) representing 1,600 construction workers — resulted from a DistrictWON-facilitated partnership with the CPS Athletics Department. “LiUNA is a group that is out there working hard in the community and continues to partner to positively impact the lives and future of the Cincinnati community,” said...

Akron Public Schools (APS) in Ohio received a hefty contribution from a local labor union, which forged a partnership brokered by DistrictWON that also includes informing students and the community about opportunities that exist in the building and construction trades industry after graduation. Laborers Local Union No. 894, a chartered affiliate of LiUNA (Laborers’ International Union of North America, AFL-CIO), is headquartered in Akron, Ohio, and represents approximately 1,300 men and women in the building and construction trades industry. LiUNA Local 894 — whose members provide a skilled, in-demand workforce to more than 500 building and heavy highway contractors —...

Student athletes attending Nevada’s Mineral County High School (MCHS) and Churchill County High School (CCHS) are enjoying stronger school spirit bolstered in part by their newly provided uniforms from an area Farmers Insurance agent, according to athletic administrators and coaches at both schools.  “We can’t thank Curtis Isom and Farmers Insurance enough for all the support we have received,” said Pete Summerbell, athletic director at MCHS in Hawthorne, Nev. “This support has led to a tremendous surge in our school spirit and given our student athletes a lift in their self-esteem.” And the increased support, Summerbell said, has not gone unnoticed by...