Rules to win are given to every youth in writing and they include:

• Daily class room participation – 1 point for each correct answer
• Class attendance – 5 points
• Completion of book assignments – 10 points
• Writing a rap, song or poem (about life skill topics) – 10 points
• Performance of the rap, poem or song – 10 points
• A final 20 point quiz (10 questions, 2 pts. For each correct answer

These rules ensure any youth can win by giving them a variety of ways to excel in this awards program.

Our Prevention Academy Awards program offered points to students for attendance, participation, in-class assignments, mini-quizzes, as well as writing and performing poems or raps which included life skills lessons that the students learned.

On Wednesday, April 5^th, 2017, the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th place winners were announced at our Prevention Academy Awards Ceremony in the cafeteria at Fisher Upper. While students sat and enjoyed delicious pizza (provided and delivered by Happy’s Pizza), all 120 participants received a Certificate of Achievement for completing The Botvin LifeSkills Training, and the top 16 winners received an Academy Award Statue and a voucher stating the prize they have won. Honorable mentions medals were given out to 24 students who were rank in 5^th - 10^th place.

The next day, Ms. Mitchell and Mr. Fred returned to Fisher Magnet Upper Academy to bring the winning participants their gift certificates. 1^st and 3^rd place winners received a Foot Locker gift card (1^st place $150, 3^rd place $50), 2^nd Place winners received mountain bikes donated by Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, a local Michigan bike shop located in Chelsea, Michigan, and 4^th place winners received a $25 Amazon gift card. Students who won gift certificates then shopped online in Fisher Upper’s Media Center.

Students ordered their items online, and we scheduled the items to be delivered at the TYC Office. Once items were delivered, we contacted the winners and their parents/guardians to schedule a date to pick-up their items.