Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (PWLS)is the only national youth sports organization in America that requires its participants to perform adequately in the classroom before permitting them to play.

We believe that the standards we have set give these children a sense of responsibility and an appreciation for academics and athletics that will help them develop later on in life.

Like such organization as the NCAA and NFHS, PWLS has academic guidelines and criteria that need to be met in order for a child to participate.

In addition PWLS requisites the most academically accomplished kids thru the All-American Scholar Program. Each year the most academically accomplished Pop Warner kids compete for Academic All-American Status. This process beings at the association level and up through each of the eight Pop Warner regions to the National level. In 2009, over 400,000 kids participated in Pop Warner. As our numbers once again reached record levels, 280+ First Team Members, Over 5,000 second team members and 2000+ honorable mention scholars were named.

The PWLS All American Program requires a minimum of 96% grade point average for All-American Status. After the Applications have been processed, Pop Warner Determines National First Team All American (35 Football, 35 Cheer per Grade), National Second Team All-Americans and National Honorable Mention Scholars.

On April 1st of each year, the list is published on the National Website. Each winning 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
• Certificate of achievement for National All-Americans
• Information regarding the Pop Warner National All-American Banquet.

 

Each year PWLS holds a banquet to honor the accomplishments of these children.  The senior scholars have an opportunity to receive college scholarship money.  This year the following Wescon Scholars Received: