Show Off Your School Pride in the 2024 School Mascot Challenge!

One school will win $1,000 by being the last team standing in the 2024 School Mascot Challenge as part of the Healthiest State 14th Annual Walk! Does your school have the most pride in Iowa?

Enter The Challenge

Registration for the challenge is closed.

How To Vote

  • Schools will compete in a bracket-style head-to-head voting challenge via Woobox, a link to the voting page will also be posted on Iowa Healthiest State Initiative social media.

  • View a full list of participating schools here!

  • From September 3rd - October 2nd Iowans across the state will be able to vote for their school in head to head matchups every round until a final winner is crowned. Weekly updates will be posted on social media.

Prize

The school that receives the most votes in the final round will be awarded $1,000. The prize money can be used to help start or fund healthy incentive projects. The Healthiest State Initiative will hold a check presentation for the winning school at a later date. The winning school will be required to provide a project update within one year of the funds being awarded.

Schedule

  • Round of 32: September 3rd - 8th

  • Round of 16: September 9th -15th

  • Elite 8: September 16th -22nd

  • Final 4: September 23rd -29th

  • Final 2: September 30th - Oct. 2nd

  • Voting ends at noon on Wednesday, October 2nd!

Spread the word to get votes! Get the participant social media graphic to let your kids and parents know!

Contest Rules

Just register a walk and spread the word! NOTE: Challenge registration is now closed, but you can still register to walk with us on October 2nd!

  1. Click here

  2. Select “Walk With Us" then “Sign up”

  3. Enter your information

  4. Select “Yes” when prompted to join or create group

  5. On the next page, create a new organization type, select school

  6. Enter your information

    Additional registration resources can be found here.

Please reach out to info@iowahealthieststate.com with any questions regarding the Healthiest State Annual Walk or its related challenges!

No purchase is necessary to enter or win.You may be disqualified from participating or voting in the competition if the Healthiest State Initiative believes, in itssole discretion, that you may be tampering with the legitimate operation of the contest, circumventing the intended operation of the contest, in anyway acting in an unsportsmanlike manner, or using the contest facilities to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The Healthiest State Initiative reserves the right to make decisions regarding eligibility and voting. All such decisions are final. Employees and board members of the Healthiest State Initiative are not eligible to vote.
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