Wendy's Heisman September 7th, 2007
Before you can be awarded the Wendy’s High School Heisman, you have to apply. This can be a daunting experience, but in an effort to help, I’ve gone through the Wendy’s High School Heisman Application line by line, and will help explain each and every section.
Basic Information
On the first page of the application you’ll be asked to create an online account for yourself. This will consist of your name, address, phone number, and email address. In addition to your contact info, you’ll also generate a username and password that you will need to remember. Write it down if you don’t think you’ll be able to, because getting the information later can be difficult. After you’ve chosen an accepted username, you’ll have to answer a few questions about your eligibility. Answer the questions about your what year you are (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), your GPA, and whether you participate in any of the listed sports.
School Information
Here you’ll be required to fill in information about your school, including where it’s located, the name of your school, and your high school’s CEEB (ACT/SAT) code. If there’s more than one option for this and you don’t know, ask your guidance counselor as they should have the answer. After that, fill in your principal’s name, as well as the rough population of your high school’s surrounding area. This doesn’t have to be exact, but you should have a pretty good idea. After all of that, click the next button and move on to the next section.
Academics
Here you’ll start by answering questions about school ranking. Whether your school ranks you by percentage or numerically, your guidance counselor should be able to let you know where you rank. After that you’ll have to fill in your test scores for the ACT/SAT standardized tests, as well as your GPA, some questions about how many AP/Honors courses you’ve taken each year, and whether or not you’ve been selected as an Academic All-American leading up to your senior year. Answer all of those questions, click the next button, and it’s on to the next section.
School Activities
Here’s where you get to tell everybody what you do when you’re not in class. The application will start by asking you to check any student government positions you’ve held since freshman year, but for student council and for your class. After that you’ll check off any offices you held for an academic/honor society (such as the National Honor Society), and whether you worked on the school newspaper/magazine or yearbook and in what capacity. You can also list two (2) additional school leadership positions that are not listed above.
After that you can list what other school-sponsored activities you’ve participated in, such as Band, Key Club, or the Foreign Language Club to name a few. There’s also space to add a few clubs and activities that you may have participated in that aren’t listed on the application. Once you’ve selected all your activities, click the next button and move on to your athletics.
Athletic Activities
The part I’m sure many of you have been waiting for. Now you get to list all the sports that you’ve been playing for all these years. First off you’re going to want to check which of the 33 sanctioned sports you’ve played since your freshman years of high school. After that you get to list which sports you were a captain or co-captain, as well as though sports you received a varsity letter in.
After you’ve selected your sports, you can brag a little bit. This is where you get to tell about all those records you hold. List all the records you hold on the school level, league or conference level, district level, and the state level.
Now that you’ve listed all your records you get to list any awards you’ve received for playing your sports. MVP of your school, Most Improved in a season at your school, All-League/All-Conference, All-District, All-State, and All-American are all options. Now that you’ve listed all of your sports, click the next button and move on to the next section.
Volunteer Services Activities
Time to list all of that community service you’ve been doing for all these years. First off, list how many service activities you participated in during each grade from freshman year of high school. After that, you can list up to six (6) service events, groups, clubs, or organizations that you feel provided you with the most meaningful experiences. Remember that you only get six, so pick well.
Next list how many hours you spent doing community service starting with your freshman year of high school. Be honest and realistic, and remember that these hours should be verifiable.
After that you can list up to three (3) service clubs that you held leadership positions in that were meaningful to you. This is where you can tell everybody that you were a troop leader with your Boy Scout group. After that there’s a space for you to talk about any community awards, honors, and rewards that you’ve received during your community service time. Once you’ve filled out the last section, click the next button and move on to the next section.
Student Narrative
It’s time to do a bit of writing. There is a pair of questions that you have 1300 characters to answer. Be honest when answering these questions, but also remember that you can’t go on for five pages. Answer the questions as honestly as possible within the allotted space and you’ll be fine. Once you’re happy with your answers, click the next button and move on to the last two sections.
Reviewer Information
This is where you’ll put in your application reviewer’s information. List their name and email address, and make sure that they are an official from your high school. A teacher, guidance counselor, or administrative official can do this on your behalf, making sure your application is accurate and correct. Once their information is there, click on the final next button and move on to the last section.
Certification
All you have to do here is type your name. Read over the Certification of Disclosure Information box, type in your name, and click submit. You’ll have the chance to review and print your application, so there’s a last chance to fix or add anything you may have forgotten.
Don’t forget to have your application in by 11:59 central time on October 1, 2007, including your review, so that you can be considered for the Wendy’s High School Heisman. Good luck to all the applicants, and thank you for taking the time to fill out the High School Heisman Application.