About the AJC Cup

The AJC Cup began in 1927 and is one of the oldest news organization award programs in the country. This prestigious award honors one individual, chosen by your school’s faculty and administration, who best represents academic excellence, leadership, community service and extra-curricular involvement. A trophy is provided to you to present at your year-end awards ceremony or program. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also recognizes each winner in the newspaper and on AJC.com.

With the news that the school year is finished we know this is particularly heartbreaking for your high school seniors who will miss out on some of the most important moments of graduation. You may wonder if is also cancelled for the year. It is not. Area high schools still have the opportunity to select one individual, chosen by the school’s faculty and administration, who best represents academic excellence, leadership, community service and extra-curricular involvement. A trophy will still be provided to you to present to the student at some point in the future (or could be sent directly to the student’s home). Although there won’t be a ceremony or program for the student to be recognized in front of their peers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will recognize each winner in the newspaper and on AJC.com. We would like to have the names of this year’s recipients by May 15 so we can publish our list of winners and get the trophies distributed.   

Please visit our FAQ page  if you have questions or reach out to us at AJCCup@ajc.com.

*DENOTES REQUIRED FIELDS

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* 1. Your name

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* 2. Your Staff Role (Administrator, Counselor, Principal, etc.)

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* 3. Your Contact: Email Address

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* 4. Your Contact: Daytime Phone Number

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* 5. Full School Name

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* 6. School System

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* 7. School Address (Do not use a P.O. Box)

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* 8. What county is the school located in?

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* 9. Student's First and Last Name (Please check spelling as student's name is engraved on the trophy.)

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* 10. Student's City of Residence (Please be as specific as possible - Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Milton, Decatur, etc.)

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* 11. Upload a jpg file of the student here. 

JPG, JPEG file types only.
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* 12. Date Award Will Be Presented to Student (Please use this format: MM/DD/YEAR)

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* 13. In 100 Words or Less, Briefly Describe Your Reason for Selecting This Student for The AJC Cup. 

Note: The information you provide will be published on AJC.com so please include only public information you are able to share. 

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* 14. Is there something that makes this student’s achievements or story inspiring to others?
Briefly describe - if chosen for additional coverage, the news department will contact the student's parents/guardian.
Note: The information you provide here will be reviewed by the editors at the AJC for other potential feature coverage of this student. Any information provided here will only be published after contacting the student/parents/guardian.

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* 15. Post-graduation Plans: School (If undecided, please state so)

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* 16. Post-graduation Plans: Major (If undecided, please state so)

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* 17. May We Contact Parents For Follow Up Information if Necessary?

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* 18. Parent's Contact: Email Address

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* 19. Parent's Contact: Phone Number

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