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Kings Size High School Challenge to benefit local schools
by Alexander Sigua, published on January 23, 2010 at 6:04 PM
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The Sacramento Kings introduced an exciting new program to benefit high schools in the greater Sacramento area Friday, January 22. Participating high schools will compete in the “Kings Size High School Challenge” to raise funds for their school.
“The Kings Size High School Challenge is a great vehicle for local high schools to raise funds for their school programs,” said Danette Leighton, vice president of marketing for Maloof Sports & Entertainment. “This program is the first of its kind for this community, and we hope to grow it to include even more schools next season.”
All participating schools attended a draft lottery event yesterday at the Kings Practice Facility, similar to the NBA’s draft lottery, where they drafted their Kings player “sponsor” and game date. The Kings player they draft will make a visit to their school in late January or early February to officially tip-off the program. For every ticket the school sells for its selected game, a percentage of the sale will benefit its desired high school programs.
Participating schools included: Granite Bay High School, Grant Union High School, Inderkum High School, Laguna Creek High School, Oakridge High School, Pleasant Grove High School, Ponderosa High School, Rio Americano High School, Rocklin High School, Sacramento Charter High School and Sheldon High School.
Schools will compete for the following: A trophy, access to use the Kings court at ARCO Arena and utilization of one suite at a Kings game during the 2009-10 or 2010-11 season. The overall winner of the program will also receive the coveted “Kings Cup” to showcase at its school for an entire year. Special in-game activities will also be included for each school on their selected game including a check presentation on the Kings court during a timeout and other elements such as additional in-game recognition and possible inclusion of their school mascot and pep band in the in-game show.
Results from lottery: School, Kings player that will visit school to tip-off program, and game date chosen in the draft order each school selected in-
1. Granite Bay – Tyreke Evans – Feb. 23 vs. Detroit
2. Rocklin – Kevin Martin – Feb. 28 vs. LA Clippers
3. Sacramento – Jason Thompson – Mar. 10 vs. Toronto
4. Pleasant Grove – Donté Greene – Mar. 14 vs. Minnesota
5. Ponderosa – Spencer Hawes – Apr. 8 vs. LA Clippers
6. Rio Americano – Omri Casspi – Mar. 7 vs. Oklahoma City
7. Oakrdige – Francisco Garcia – Apr. 10 vs. Dallas
8. Sheldon – Jon Brockman – Mar. 22 vs. Memphis
9. Laguna Creek – Kenny Thomas – Mar. 12 vs. Portland
10. Grant Union – Sean May – Mar. 19 vs. Milwaukee
11. Inderkum – Beno Udrih – Apr. 6 vs. San Antonio
About Maloof Sports and Entertainment:
Maloof Sports & Entertainment includes the Sacramento Kings (NBA) and ARCO Arena. Led by Joe and Gavin Maloof, and owned by the Maloof family with long-term, local partners, the organization is committed to the community in Sacramento and to making a positive, meaningful difference in the lives of families in need in the Sacramento region. Maloof Sports & Entertainment has donated more than $17 million to charities in 10 years of Maloof family ownership. For more information about Maloof Sports & Entertainment, please visit kings.com, arcoarena.com or call 916-928-0000
Photos by Dhon Santos, Sacramento Kings
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St. HOPE is not Sac High
Sacramento Charter High School is not Sacramento High School
The continued occupation of Sacramento High School's rightful campus by this mayor's underperforming vanity school is a travesty.
As for Sac High, part of the illegal deal that Johnson arranged with SCUSD member who he helped place on the board and who were removed by outraged families/voters, was the continuation of the trappings, team name, colors (despite St. HOPE's uniforms), etc. when St. HOPE replaced Sac High. It's a sick joke on the whole community.