And The Schools for Schools Winners Are…

It's party time.

The 2009 Schools for Schools fundraising competition is officially over.  Over $740,000 was raised by 1600 schools in just 100 days.  The money you raised will be used to rebuild our 11 partner schools.  The winning schools will each send one representative to Northern Uganda next summer to meet the students at their partner school and see their money in action.  And this year’s winners are…

Anaka Secondary School – San Ramon Valley High School: $10,538.00

Atanga Secondary School – Sanford H. Calhoun High School: $14,001.02

Awere Secondary School  – Pace Academy: $16,255.00

Gulu High School – Desert Mountain High School: $8,015.86

Gulu Senior Secondary School – West Aurora High School : $11,510.00

Keyo Secondary School – Chino Hills High School: $6,777.77

Lacor Secondary School – Sewanee University of the South: $14,348.12

Layibi Secondary School – University High School of Indiana: $12,874.60

Pabbo Secondary School – Cypress Woods High School: $15,672.17

Sacred Heart Secondary School – Chapman University: $12,669.00

Sir Samuel Baker Secondary School – Downingtown West High School: $7,500

The 11 student representatives from these schools will be joined by students from the following schools:

Sanford H. Calhoun High School – November Challenge Winner

Glenbrook North High School – Creative Idea Winner

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s competition.  Classrooms, laboratories and latrines are being built, hundreds of students are in school, libraries are stocked and teachers are better trained at our 11 partner schools thanks to your combined efforts.  We’d love to take you all to northern Uganda with us next summer, but it just isn’t possible.  There are still three open spots for Book Drive winners on next summer’s Schools for Schools trip though, so make sure all of your books are postmarked by January 29th to be eligible for the competition.