Every year MSHSAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations promote citizenship, integrity and positive sportsmanship through interscholastic activity programs by awarding two students from junior high and two students from high school with the NFHS Award of Excellence.
The Tri-County recipients of this award are: Keaton Norman, and Zoie Williams for high school, and Hannah Arndt and Zander Neeley for junior high.