Winner
to Receive MACS Scholarship
College
Savings Mississippi, a program through the State Treasurer’s Office offering
two college savings plans, is offering a scholarship opportunity on March 13,
2015 at the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) State
Basketball Tournament at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Two contestants
will be chosen from entrants to participate in the College Savings Shootout. There
will be two opportunities to participate in the Shootout events, one during the
5A girls’ game and another during the 5A boys’ game. Each participant will have
60 seconds to shoot and the contestant with the highest number of shots made
will win a $529 Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program
scholarship. Participants must be a Mississippi resident and must be able to
shoot a free throw at MHSAA Regulation goal height.