diff --git a/admin/schools.php b/admin/schools.php
index fe24dc5..c4851fc 100644
--- a/admin/schools.php
+++ b/admin/schools.php
@@ -146,13 +146,26 @@
 		else
 			$notice = 'saved';
 	}
-	else if($_POST['action'] == "participation")
+	else if($_POST['action'] == "save_participation")
 	{
-		// WRITE ME!
-		// this needs to list through a list of _POST elements that will have the indicies
-		// "[school id]_fairs" and "[school id]"_olympics, with true/false values for each.
-		// they should be written to the "schools" table.
-
+		// update the schools' participation in fairs an olympics to reflect the settings submitted
+		$olympicSet = array();
+		$fairSet = array();
+		foreach($_POST as $idx => $value){
+			if(preg_match('/_olympics$/', $idx)){
+				$parts = explode('_', $idx);
+				$olympicSet[] = $parts[0];
+			}else if(preg_match('/_fairs$/', $idx)){
+				$parts = explode('_', $idx);
+				$fairSet[] = $parts[0];
+			}
+		}
+		$fairString = '(' . implode(',', $fairSet) . ')';
+		$olympicString = '(' . implode(',', $olympicSet) . ')';
+		mysql_query("UPDATE schools SET include_fairs = TRUE WHERE id IN $fairString");
+		mysql_query("UPDATE schools SET include_fairs = FALSE WHERE id NOT IN $fairString");
+		mysql_query("UPDATE schools SET include_olympics = TRUE WHERE id IN $olympicString");
+		mysql_query("UPDATE schools SET include_olympics = FALSE WHERE id NOT IN $olympicString");
 	}
 
 	if($_GET['action']=="delete" && $_GET['delete'])
@@ -334,7 +347,7 @@
 			echo "> " . i18n("olympics") . "</label>";
 			echo "</td></tr>";
 		}
-		echo "<tr><td colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\"><input type=\"submit\" /></td></tr>\n";
+		echo "<tr><td colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"" . i18n('Save') . "\" /></td></tr>\n";
 		echo "</table>\n";
 		echo '<input type="hidden" name="action" value="save_participation"></input>' . "\n";
 		echo "</form>\n";
@@ -375,12 +388,12 @@
 		echo "<br />";
 		echo "<a onclick=\"return confirmClick('".i18n("Are you sure you want to remove all access codes from all schools?")."')\" href=\"schools.php?action=clearaccesscodes\">".i18n("Remove Access Codes from all schools")."</a>\n";
 		echo "<br />";
+		// we only need to see this option if we are managing both types of conferences
 		$q = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query('SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(`type`)) as taly FROM conferences'));
-//		if($q['tally'] > 1){
+		if($q['tally'] > 1){
 			echo "<a href=\"schools.php?action=participation\">".i18n("Set SFIAB/SOIAB participation")."</a>\n";
 			echo "<br />";
-//		}
-
+		}
 		echo "<table class=\"tableview\">";
 		echo "<thead><tr>";
 		echo " <th>".i18n("School")."</th>";