FAQs

The ALL Stars (Active Living Leadership) program is a 10-month long leadership and scholarship program for high school student-athletes during their senior year. The program offers education sessions, mentorship, hands-on service, and leadership development focused on active living.

Student-athletes must be nominated by a staff member at their school during their junior year. Select nominees will then be invited to apply. Nominations are accepted in the beginning of each calendar year; all local ADs and lead school counselors are notified when the nominations open.

Participants will engage in:

• 5 scheduled educational sessions (approximately 3 hours per session)
• Crew meet-ups to complete volunteer and experience requirements (hours vary)
• Working on a capstone project to address a community need (hours vary)
• Assigned readings or videos to be watched ahead of select sessions

While hours will vary depending on the volunteer and experience opportunities that students select to participate in, it is estimated that each ALL Star student will devote at least 30 hours across the 10 month program to complete the program requirements. The dates of the mandatory sessions are provided in the application so applicants are able to save those dates.

Each participant is placed in a crew, which is a group of 4-5 ALL Star student-athletes, that is supported by a mentor. Crews work together throughout the program to support one another’s learning, complete volunteer and participation requirements, as well as to develop and complete their capstone project.

The curriculum is designed to achieve the following objectives:

• Identify reasons it is important for scholar-athletes to play a role in active living in their communities.
• Identify what contributes to and the benefits of an active living community.
• Connect scholar-athletes to active living organizations and the corporate, government, and non-profit organizations that contribute to an active, vibrant community.
• Explore and identify active living inequities.
• Make a direct impact on active living opportunities in our community through volunteerism and completion of a capstone project.
• Provide mentorship to scholar-athletes to support them throughout the program and during the transition into college.

Award scholarships that scholar-athletes earn through active participation in the program throughout their senior year.

Between February and April, crews, with the support of their mentor, design and implement a project that meets an identified need in the community. This project is intended to apply their learning in a meaningful way that also provides immediate benefit to the community. You can learn more about past capstone projects here.

Yes. Participants who complete the program receive a $2,500 scholarship. Additional awards are available, so some participants receive more than $2,500.

The program runs throughout students’ senior year. The orientation is typically held the last weekend of August and the program Awards Ceremony is hosted in early May.

Yes — nominations open and close on specific dates each year. Nominations are generally accepted in the beginning of each calendar year; all local ADs and lead school counselors are notified when the nominations open. Select students will be invited to apply and will be notified of the deadline to submit their application.

Participants receive support in the form of:

• Mentorship from local leaders
• Assigned materials (readings, podcasts, videos)
• Students within each crew support each other throughout the program
• Connections to leaders from the non-profit, corporate, and local government sectors
• Guidance and financial support, thanks to the generosity of our capstone sponsor Williams Mullen, for their crew’s capstone project
• Networking with alumni & stakeholders
• Scholarship funding to support their college endeavors

There are multiple way to get involved:

• Serving as a mentor
• Participating in an educational session
• Hosting a capstone project
• Providing opportunities for ALL Stars to participate in active living initiatives or volunteer with active living organizations
• Making a donation to the program or sponsoring the ALL Stars Awards Show

Contact [email protected] if you are looking to get involved!