NYSPHSAA COMMUNITY SERVICE CHALLENGE

For the 2026-2027 school year, Team Up 4 Community is excited to once again partner with the NYSPHSAA to encourage Youth Athletes to give back to their communities through the NYSPHSAA Community Service Challenge!

Community Service is an integral part of the Interscholastic Athletic experience. Through community service, student-athletes, coaches, and administrators are able to give back to the communities that support them each and every day!

1. VISIT TEAMUP4COMMUNITY.ORG
• Sign up or log in to your account
2. SHARE YOUR STORY
• Click “ADD AN EVENT” on your dashboard
• Tell us about your community service project
• Select “NYSPHSAA Challenge” from the contest menu
• Select the name of your school. Remember, this is the name of the high school in the district (associated with your high school building BEDS code – like Scholar-Athlete).
• Add event photos you may want to share.
• Add event videos or URL link if you so choose.
• Provide a couple sentences (or paragraphs) describing your event. This is your chance to recognize all the work your team did and showcase all the good you’ve done for your community. Check out the rubric to help you craft your event description and improve your chances of being selected as a Community Service Challenge winner!
• Enter excerpt (voluntary).
• Scroll to the top of the page, select either save draft (if you are not ready to submit), preview, or publish to submit (right-hand side)..

• Administrators, coaches, and student-athletes are eligible to apply on behalf of the school / team / group
• Limit to 1 community service project per application.
• Only NYSPHSAA sanctioned sports/schools are eligible to apply for the NYSPHSAA Challenge (like Scholar-Athlete).
• Teams do NOT need to be in its championship season to apply.
• The NYSPHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will select the State winner each season (using the rubric on the Downloads Page).
• Winners will be announced after each deadline and will be presented with an award at the Central Committee meeting in July.

• Fall Submission Deadline: Monday, November 9th, 2026
• Winter Submission Deadline: Monday, March 8th, 2027
• Spring Submission Deadline: Monday, May 10th, 2027

• Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X for challenge updates
• Community Service Challenge Information & Rubric

We’re here to help!

• Call: 866-206-9168
• Email: info@w20foundation.org