School Spirit Mania Photo Contest Runs Through February 28^th 

 BETHPAGE, N.Y., February 16, 2010 — MSG Varsity is kicking off Playoff Month with a special online event – School Spirit Mania. School Spirit Mania is an opportunity for students to display their school spirit through an online photo contest, where students, teachers, administrators, parents and fans select the winners through online voting. Photos can be submitted by logging onto MSGVarsity.com anytime between February 10^th and midnight on February 28^th and uploading an image that shows us what school spirit is all about.  

 Once all of the images have been reviewed, MSG Varsity experts will narrow the list down to the first round of finalists and post the opening brackets March 8^th on MSGVarsity.com. Online voting by round will take place between March 8^th and April 5^th – until only the top two photos remain.  The School Spirit Mania Champion will be announced Tuesday, April 6^th at 7pm on High School SportDesk, Cablevision’s iO TV (Channel 14). 

 “As we enter Playoff Month, we wanted to give high school students the chance to showcase their school spirit in a fun and interactive way,” commented Philip Summers, VP Marketing for MSG Varsity.  “We’re looking forward to seeing all the creative entries and finding out who the viewers pick as Spirit Mania Champion.”

 

The winning school gets to choose their grand prize – a customized indoor or outdoor Daktronics digital scoreboard or a Club Car trainer utility vehicle wrapped in school colors.  Prizes will also be awarded to all 64 finalists in contention to be the School Spirit Mania Champion.

 

For more information on School Spirit Mania go to www.msgvarsity.com.

 

 

 

 

About MSG Varsity

MSG Varsity is a multi-platform suite of services comprised of: a 24/7 television network, a comprehensive online destination, and a groundbreaking interactive service, all dedicated to high school sports, academics and activities happening throughout the tri-state area.  Content for these services includes MSG Varsity’s professionally produced programming as well as content created by the high schools themselves.  Working in partnership with MSG Varsity, students and faculty are given extraordinary access to curriculum and training in multimedia creation and distribution, empowering them to become active participants in telling their school’s stories.  MSG Varsity is a Cablevision exclusive service not available to satellite or phone company TV subscribers and reaches three million households throughout the New York market.  For more information, please visit www.msgvarsity.com.

 

About Cablevision

Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation’s leading telecommunications, media and entertainment companies. In addition to its Optimum-branded cable, Internet, and voice offerings, the company owns and operates News 12 Networks, MSG Varsity and Newsday Media Group.  Cablevision’s assets also include Rainbow Media Holdings LLC and its programming and entertainment businesses, AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC Entertainment, as well as Clearview Cinemas.  Additional information about Cablevision is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.