Samsung’s philanthropic arm Four Seasons of Hope, along with football star Eli Manning and partners Best Buy, Microsoft and DIRECTV, will announce the grand prize winning school on March 31st in a competition to win a portion of the $1 million in technology supplies.
Samsung judges chose 21 deserving finalist schools, based on essays submitted by parents, teachers and students about how better technology would improve the learning environment at their favorite K-12 school. More than 200,000 people voted online from among those 21 finalists to help choose the winning school.
See if your local school made the finalist list, and stay tuned for news on who will take home the Grand prize.
One of these three Schools will be announced as the $210K GRAND PRIZE WINNER (The other two schools will receive a First Prize)
· Maharishi School, Fairfield, IA
· Carpenters Middle School, Maryville, Tenn.
· Capistrano Valley High School, Mission Viejo, Calif.
First Prize Winners $50K
· Glen Rock Middle School, Glen Rock, N.J.
· Eureka Springs High School, Eureka Springs, Ark.
· Lisa J. Mails Elementary, Murrieta, Calif.
· Sunrise Elementary, Orlando, Fla.
· Midland #1 School (Rochelle Park District), Rochelle Park, N.J.
· Davidson Middle School, Southgate, Mich
Second Prize Winners $10K
· Denver Elementary School, Denver, Pa.
· Gatesville Primary, Gatesville, Texas
· Ryerson Elementary School, Chicago, Ill.
· Morris Plains Borough School (3-8), Morris Plains, N.J.
· Langham Creek High School, Houston, Texas
· Gunston Day School, Centreville, Md.
· Marblehead High School, Marblehead, Mass.
· Glazer Elementary School, Detroit, Mich.
· Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Miami, Fla.
· Pine Eagle High School, Halfway, Ore.
· Winona Intermediate, Winona, Texas
· Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.
