{"id":22759,"date":"2012-10-08T16:27:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T23:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=22759"},"modified":"2012-10-08T16:43:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T23:43:28","slug":"help-monte-vista-elementary-win-a-complete-school-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/10\/08\/help-monte-vista-elementary-win-a-complete-school-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Monte Vista Elementary win a complete school makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cast your vote online now to help Monte Vista Elementary School win a complete school makeover. The school’s exterior is faded, cracked, and weathered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER – Monte Vista Elementary has been selected from hundreds of nominations as a finalist in the \u201cColorful Classrooms Contest<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d a nationwide search for one elementary school most in need of a complete makeover.<\/p>\n

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Monte Vista is one of five finalists in the contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The winner will receive a colorful makeover with up to 200 gallons of Glidden\u00ae paint, and the company will supply labor to paint the inside or outside of the winning elementary school.<\/p>\n

Monte Vista is one of five national finalists, and the only school on the west coast, competing in the contest for the most online public votes from now through October 26.<\/p>\n

To help Monte Vista Elementary win the contest, simply click on the link below, and then cast your vote for Monte Vista Elementary.<\/p>\n

VOTE HERE:<\/strong><\/a> www.glidden.com\/contest\/vote.do<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

You don\u2019t have to give personal information, like your name or email address, and anyone with an Internet connection can vote. However, only one vote can be registered per Internet Protocol (IP) address. This means if there are three people in a household that go online and vote, only the first vote will count from that home computer, said Monte Vista school officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe message we want to give to the community is: vote once at your work computer and then vote once at your home computer or iPad,\u201d said Monte Vista teacher Julie Plaisance. \u201cThe next step is to forward the link to your family and friends so they can vote too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monte Vista Elementary was chosen as a finalist in the Colorful Classrooms Contest after Plaisance submitted the nomination. (Read the one page profile with the information submitted here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cOur proposal talked about the fact that our exterior buildings are very faded and cracked and weathered,\u201d Plaisance said. \u201cWe talked about the fact that we\u2019re the closest elementary school to the newly remodeled boulevard in downtown Lancaster\u2026 but if you drive by our campus it doesn\u2019t leave a good impression, because it\u2019s so aging.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Monte Vista is a 60-year-old campus built for 500 students, but now serves over 840 children.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMonte Vista is a 60-year-old campus built for 500 students, but now serves over 840 children,\u201d said Monte Vista\u2019s Principal Samnang Yuom, in a news release. \u201cOur buildings may be faded, cracked, and weathered, but we are a vibrant learning community.\u201d<\/p>\n

For three consecutive years, Monte Vista students have improved their test scores and perform at, or above, district averages, Plaisance said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to believe that we\u2019re the crown jewel of the district, we just don\u2019t look like it right now,\u201d Plaisance said.<\/p>\n

A panel of judges selected the five finalists for the \u201cColorful Classrooms Contest\u201d based on need, scope of project, potential impact on the student body, community engagement, and quality and creativity of entry.<\/p>\n

The other finalists in the competition are: Franklin Elementary School in Kent, OH; Jefferson Elementary School in Gallup, NM; Saltillo Elementary School in Saltillo, MS; and The Orion School in Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n

Public voting runs from Monday, Oct. 8 through Oct. 26. Once you cast your vote, you\u2019re able to see current voting results.<\/p>\n

According to the online voting results (as of Monday, Oct. 8), Monte Vista Elementary School is currently at third place with just eight percent of the votes. Help Monte Vista become number one by voting online now.<\/p>\n

To vote for Monte Vista Elementary right now, visit http:\/\/www.glidden.com\/contest\/vote.do<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winner will be notified on October 29, and the painting project is expected to be complete by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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LANCASTER – Monte Vista Elementary has been selected from hundreds of nominations as a finalist in the \u201cColorful Classrooms Contest,\u201d a nationwide search for one elementary school most in need of a complete makeover. The winner will receive a colorful makeover with up to 200 gallons of Glidden\u00ae paint, and the company will supply labor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}