Each year, the most academically accomplished Pop Warner kids compete for Academic All-American status. This process begins at the association level and up through each of the eight Pop Warner regions to the national level.

 

Prior Year Recipients: 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009

 

Requirements

The PWLS All-American Scholar Program requires a minimum 96% grade point average to apply for All-American status. After the applications have been processed, our region, Mid-America Pop Warner, announces the regional selections for 1st Team, 2nd Team and Honorable Mention honors in January. The applications then forwarded to National Pop Warner for a determination of National First Team All-Americans (35 football, 35 cheer per grade), National Second Team All-Americans and National Honorable Mention Scholars, and are announced April 1. There are separate banquets held at the Regional and National levels. The Regional banquet is held each March near Chicago, Ill, and the National banquet is held each May at varying locations.

 

Selection Process: 1st Team, 2nd Team & Honorable Mention

A final score is calculated for each student that consists of up to 100 points (85%) for the student's grades for the prior school year, along with up to 18 points (15%) awarded for the attached Addendum sheet of activities and achievements. Once the scores have been calculated, First Team All-Americans are selected. The top 35 football players and 25 cheerleaders per grade (plus ties) are selected as National First Team All-Americans. Second Team All-Americans are then determined by Pop Warner based upon the number of applications that were submitted for that year. Last year's total was approximately 3,800 Second Team All-Americans.

 

What Happens Next?

The Mid-America Region will announce their slections in January, with National Pop Warner announcing its annual Scholar All-Americans by April 1st. Each scholar will receive an informational packet in the mail by the end of April that includes:

• Congratulatory letter from Pop Warner indicating their scholastic accomplishment.

• Sepearte Certificates of Achievement from the Region and National.

• Information regarding the Regional and National Pop Warner All-American banquets will be sent in the mail to those who qualify.