Third grade student Chole Riggins helped her elementary school get crashed and everyone at school couldn't be happier.
Georgia United Credit Union has selected Oakcliff Elementary School of Doraville as the winner of its 3rd Annual School Crashers Makeover program.
Judges said Riggins' love for her school and articulation of the opportunities for community involvement made Oakcliff stand out from the hundreds of nominations from schools across the state of Georgia.
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School Crashers is a unique program from Georgia United, which offers local schools the opportunity to apply for a facility makeover. The goal of the program is to bring communities together to support local schools and their school systems. Any public, private or parochial school in Georgia was eligible to submit a 250 word statement explaining why their school should receive a makeover.
At the end of the third grade honors assembly Debbie Smith, CEO of Georgia United, DeKalb County School District Superintendent Dr. Stephen Green, Oakcliff Principal Dr. Delores Paschall and numerous parents and faculty shared the good news with students.
Oakcliff Elementary School, built in 1965 and converting to a theme school in 1996, has 740 students and 80 faculty/staff.
The School Crashers makeover is slated to kickoff on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23, in order for the project to be completed before the new school year in August.
Five additional runner-up schools were also announced to receive School Crashers mini-makeovers. These schools will work with Georgia United this summer to complete their requested improvement projects:
- Hambrick Elementary, Stone Mountain – 702 students/75 faculty/staff – playground improvement grant
- Norcross Elementary, Norcross – 1161 students, 130 faculty/staff – playground improvement grant
- Dutchtown Elementary, Hampton – 735 students, 80 faculty/staff –grant for special education program
- Tunnel Hill Elementary, Tunnel Hill – 350 students, 50 faculty/staff – media center grant
- Browns Mill Elementary, Lithonia – 650 students; 80 faculty/staff – grant for multiple improvement areas
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