Eddie Connors
2008 will mark the 46th Anniversary of the Eddie Connors Awards. The Kiwanis Club of Greater Terre Haute, who sponsors the award, expanded the award a few years ago to include both a male and female outstanding 8th grader from each of the Vigo County middle schools.
| The Man |
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| Eddie Connors, a citizen of Terre Haute for many, many years, dedicated his life to the encouragement of young men to become good, clean athletes. Practically every play field in the community was visited regularly by Eddie, and he would give freely of his time and advice to the young men who were interested in sports. He was able to both encourage and inspire these boys to work toward improvement. Today, many successful citizens in our community will freely admit that Eddie Connors has been a good influence in their lives. |
| The Mission |
| The Eddie Connors Award has been initiated to motivate eighth grade students toward high quality development commensurate with their potentialities. |
| Eligibility & Requirements |
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Each school in Vigo County, which has an eighth grade, is eligible to nominate a candidate for the award. The nomination is to be made by the school principal who will write a letter describing how the candidate measures up to the criteria. The criteria established for the award are:
Additional information may be included in the letter. |
For more information, you can visit the Vigo County School Corporation website.