ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

African American High School students grades 10-12Minimum grade point average of 2.5At least 20 hours of “active” community service completed within the past 12 monthsLeadership Involvement / Extra Curricular Activities

STUDENT PROFILE:

Name Age

Address

City, State Zip Code

Telephone E-mail

T-Shirt Size: (Circle One) XS S M L XL

ACADEMIC / LEADERSHIP PROFILE:

Top 3 College choices

Top 3 Majors

Have you already been accepted to a College? If yes, where.

COLLEGE:

High School Name

Address

Current Grade Grade Point Average

Please list your leadership and extra curricular activities (both school and community oriented)

LEADERSHIP EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

CHICAGO BULLS SPRITE MVP PROGRAM:

CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT LOCATION

2016 APPLICATION

Total Community Service Hours

Please list your community service projects in the last 12 months

Please have your Counselor or community Service Coordinator sign off on this portion as documentation

Name Signature

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

ESSAY:Applicants are required to submit a 500 word essay using the following topic. Essays must be typed. How important is leadership and teamwork in making your community a better place to live, and in what ways have you demonstrated being a MVP—most valuable player—in your community?

Essay will be judged accordingly—Content and Appropriateness to Theme–35%; Originality and Creativity–25%; Grammar and Vocabulary–25% and Overall style - 15%.

DESIGN:Design an original piece of artwork showing how you are a MVP in your community on the provided Sprite Bottle Design Template attached or download a copy from www.nba.com/bulls.

Design will be judged accordingly—Sprite Bottle Artwork: Relevance to topic (showing how you are a MVP in your community)–45%; Creativity–35%, Quality of Entry–20%.

DEADLINE:Applications must be RECEIVED no later than February 1, 2016. Late applications will not be processed.

If submitting applications by mail, please mail to:

ATTENTION: Hillary ThomasChicago MVP Program1901 West Madison StreetChicago, IL 60612Award letters will be forwarded to recipients by February 10, 2016.

Please visit www.nba.com/bulls for Complete Official Rules.

CHICAGO BULLS SPRITE MVP PROGRAM:

2016 APPLICATION