Car Giveaway Information

ELIGIBILITY

• This contest will be based on student attendance in all periods.
• Seniors ONLY (must be designated a senior, in PEIMS, by April 1, 2026, to be eligible).
• At least 8 Digital Tickets will need to be earned for an opportunity to participate in the car giveaway drawing; all tickets less than 8 will be eligible for other prizes. 
• The ticket tracker will be set up by Cohort (year); all students ever assigned to the graduating cohort of 2026 will be eligible to have their attendance monitored for tickets.
• 2 winners (one at the SW High School/CAST STEM senior walk and one at the SW Legacy High school senior walk).
• CAST STEM students will be included with Southwest High School for the 2025-2026 school year and alternating high schools thereafter.
• State Exempt absences will not affect attendance percentages. 
• No disciplinary infractions that necessitate a Mandatory Placement at a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP), including JJAEP (Juvenile Justice AEP).

• Contest start date:  Monday, August 25, 2025
• Last date to be enrolled at SWISD high school: Friday, September 19, 2025
• Last day to meet criteria for contest:  Friday, April 2, 2026
• Notification of Tickets earned sent out:  Wednesday, April 8, 2026
• Last day for students to address concerns:  Thursday, April 16, 2026, by 12 p.m. 
• Date of student key drawing qualifiers:  SWHS, SW Legacy & CAST May 4-8, 2026

Attendance Percentages

The metrics for attendance percentages are outlined below to earn digital tickets for entry into the drawing for the car, in addition to other prizes:

• A student that meets 93% attendance for the 6-week period will earn one ticket
• A student that meets 95% attendance for the 6-week period will earn a total of 2 tickets 
• A student that meets 97% attendance for the 6-week period will earn a total of 3 tickets 

The maximum number of digital tickets that can be earned for attendance percentages is 15.  Digital tickets will accumulate beginning August 25, 2025, for 1st 6 weeks to the end of the 5th 6 weeks . 

Low Attendance Days

Students will have an opportunity to earn one (1) digital ticket for attendance on low attendance days.  Students must be in attendance for all eight (8) designated days in order to earn this one (1) ticket.  To earn the one (1) low attendance days ticket, students must attend all designated days listed below.  There is only one total additional ticket available for attendance on all of these days. Based on the student’s high school’s calendar (CAST STEM has a different calendar).

• Thanksgiving Break (November 21, 2025 & December 1, 2025)
• Winter Break (December 19, 2025 & January 7, 2026)
• Super Bowl Monday (Monday, February 9, 2026)
• Spring Break (March 6, 2026 & March 16, 2026)
• Easter Break (Thursday, April 2, 2026)

ACTUAL CONTEST AND DRAWING OF KEYS:

The administrative team will determine all qualifying students based on the criteria and the number of entries each student receives. Tickets earned from students from CAST STEM, will be assigned to a high school campus drawing based on which campus hosts the senior walk for that year.  CAST STEM  will have two participating students. Students from each campus who have earned at least 8 tickets for the school year, will be eligible to participate in the car giveaway finalist selection at their home campus. 

Once all of the qualifying students have been determined, this represents the large pool of qualifiers. This list must be narrowed down to only 10 qualifiers from SWLHS/SWHS and 2 from CAST STEM HS. The Administrative team for each campus will then place all the qualifying students' names in a container and randomly draw names for the car giveaway.  The finalists from the high schools will be provided information about the key selecting and turning at the senior walks. The finalists will get a chance to go to draw a key to start the car at the culmination of Senior Walks. The first student whose key starts the car wins the car. No other students will be allowed to try their keys after the winning student starts the car. Keys are the property of NPTOSA and must be returned following the contest. Parents and family of the qualifying students are welcome to be present.

MINORS:

In the case of a senior who is a minor, their parent or legal guardian will be responsible for filling out the entry form into the contest & the acceptance of the vehicle and all terms and conditions set forth herein, including but not limited to signing any waiver of liability on acceptance of the vehicle.

TAXES AND CHARGES:

SWISD will pay for the Tax, Title and License of the vehicle at the time of the giveaway. Any additional taxes or surcharges are the responsibility of the student an or their family.