Moravia High School in Moravia just received $5,000 in funding — and it’s also in the running for a football field transformation valued at $1 million.
The school was randomly selected as a $5K Fridays sweepstakes winner through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights, a national competition celebrating small-town football and community pride. 11 high schools (listed below) have also received $5,000, bringing the total awarded to $55,000 across the state.
This year, more than $8.4 million is up for grabs, including $25,000 for 40 finalists, $250,000 for four division champions and $1 million toward a football field transformation for one grand prize winner, announced Nov. 12.
Moravia High School’s new Head Football Coach Justin Huber applied with hopes the competition can help breathe new life into the Mohawks’ football program, with needs ranging from outdated equipment and uniforms to aging facilities.
So far, over 60 Iowa high schools have applied, and there’s still time for more to join. Eligible schools in communities with populations under 150,000 can apply through Sept. 18 at FridayNight5GLights.com. As the competition progresses, communities will also have opportunities to rally behind their schools and vote.
Happy to connect you with representatives from Moravia High to share how they plan to put the $5,000 to work, what it means for their communities and what they’re hoping for next.
List of Iowa High School $5K Fridays recipients:
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo area:
- Aplington-Parkersburg High School (Parkersburg)
- Springville High School (Springville)
Davenport- Moline area:
- West Liberty High School (West Liberty)
Des Moines Area:
- Carlisle Schools (Carlisle)
- Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School (Colfax)
- Eagle Grove High School (Eagle Grove)
- Perry High School (Perry)
- Woodward-Granger High School (Woodward)
Ottumwa-Kirksville area:
- NEW Moravia High School (Moravia)
- WACO High School (Wayland)
Sioux City area:
- NEW Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School (Sergeant Bluff)
