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Remington Outdoor Foundation Teams Up With The NASP To Offer College Scholarships

High school seniors who write an essay that answers the question, "How has the National Archery in the Schools Program changed my life?" can win a $1,500 first place scholarship...

Remington Outdoor Foundation

Madison, NC - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Remington Outdoor Foundation has partnered with the National Archery in the Schools Program® to offer $3,000 in scholarships to college-bound students who are registered to participate in the 2010 NASP® National Tournament.

“For the Remington Outdoor Foundation, offering NASP® scholarships falls right in line with our mission to support our partners’ efforts to share hunting and target shooting traditions with youth, women and other participants,” said Jim Moore, president of Remington Outdoor Foundation.

“We’re encouraged by the fact that a significant percentage of NASP® students reported they are more interested in other shooting sports, including hunting, since taking the archery program in school.”

High school seniors who write and submit a 500- to 1,000-word essay that answers the question, “How has the National Archery in the Schools Program® changed my life?” can win a $1,500 first place scholarship while second and third place winners will receive $1,000 and $500 respectively to help pay for their college education.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be registered to participate in the 2010 NASP® National Tournament, and winners will be announced at that event. For information about the world’s largest archery tournament, which will be hosted May 7-8 in Louisville, Ky., visit www.archeryintheschools.org .

The deadline to submit essays and completed applications is April 30. Students can find the scholarship guidelines and application form and submit their entry at Remington Outdoor Foundation High School Essay Contest or email to info@nasparchery.com. Students and instructors can receive NASP program updates and information by visiting NASP®’s Facebook Fan page.

If you know a college-bound high school senior who is participating in the 2010 NASP® National Tournament, encourage him or her to write an essay and possibly win a scholarship.

About Remington Outdoor Foundation
Remington Outdoor Foundation, which was founded in January 2009 as a nonprofit 501 (C) (3), supports the efforts of its partners to share hunting, target shooting and other outdoor traditions with youth, women and other participants while emphasizing safety, training and ethics. Remington Outdoor Foundation also upholds conservation principles through assisting partnership work on habitat enhancement, wildlife research and management projects. For more information, visit http://remingtonoutdoor.org/.

About National Archery in the Schools Program
NASP® provides international style archery training in physical education classes for grades 4 – 12. What began as a pilot program in 21 Kentucky middle schools in 2002 has grown to 5,500 schools in 46 states, four Canadian provinces and Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Since its inception, 5.2 million students have received training. For more information, visit https://archeryintheschools.org/.

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Fifth Annual West Virginia Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament
March 27 at the Charleston Civic Center, WV.

West Virginia Archery in Schools Program's Proud Students

West Virginia DNR

CHARLESTON, W.Va. --(AmmoLand.com)- The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) will host its fifth annual West Virginia Archery in the Schools (AIS) Program State Tournament at the Charleston Civic Center on Saturday, March 27, 2010, according to DNR Director Frank Jezioro.

This year’s tournament should be the single largest indoor youth archery tournament in the history of the state with 540 students participating, representing 41 West Virginia schools.

“Since our pilot program began in the fall of 2004, there has been a tremendous amount of interest from schools around the state,” said Jezioro.

“From just a handful of participating schools the first year, we now have 219 participating schools in the program. It is estimated 40,000 students have gone through the Archery in the Schools Program in just six years, making it the DNR’s largest and fastest growing educational program.”

Students from 51 divisional teams, representing the following 41 separate schools, will participate in this year’s tournament:

• Beckley-Stratton Middle
• Guyan Valley Middle
• Ripley High
• Buckhannon Upshur Middle
• Harts Middle
• Riverside High
• Buckhannon Upshur High
• Heritage Christian
• Scott High
• Buffalo Elementary
• Hurricane High
• Shady Spring Middle
• Cabell Midland High
• John Marshall High
• Sherard Middle
• Cameron Middle
• Kenna Elementary
• Sissonville Middle
• Cameron High
• Lincoln County High
• South Charleston Middle
• Chapmanville Middle
• Madison Middle
• Summers County High
• Chapmanville Regional High
• Meadow Bridge Elementary
• Summersville Elementary
• Clendenin Elementary
• Moundsville Middle
• Summersville Middle
• East Bank Middle
• Mountain View Christian
• Tucker County High
• East Hardy High
• Nellis Elementary
• WV School for the Blind
• Elkview Middle
• Nicholas County High
• WV School for the Deaf
• Fayetteville High
• Ripley Middle

“We at the DNR are very encouraged about the success of the Archery in the Schools Program,” said Program Coordinator Jerry Westfall.

“The Program provides students an exciting activity, giving them a life-skill, and possibly leading to future indoor or outdoor archery endeavors. DNR also recognizes the contributions of several wildlife and archery organizations and a host of volunteers and interested parents. Everyone is encouraged to come out and see how successful this tournament, and the Archery in the Schools Program, has become.”

The tournament will be held in the Charleston Civic Center Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., and will be followed at 4 p.m. by the awards ceremony. Entrance to this year’s tournament at the Civic Center is $5 Adult (18 and older), $3 Children (6-17 years), and is free for children under 6 years of age.

Tournament competition is open only to schools that have received the DNR-sponsored AIS training. For more information on the WV Archery in the Schools Program or to attend the next training, visit our Web site at www.wvdnr.gov/archery.

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