St. Helena Central High School Wins $2,000 Worth of School Supplies from Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus
St. Helena Central High School wins
Remington “Adopt Our School” Vote
Baton Rouge, La. – (May 17, 2010) – The votes are in and St. Helena Central High School will receive $2,000 worth of school supplies from Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus.
St. Helena Central High School received the most votes in Remington College’s Adopt Our School program, an effort by Remington College to assist local public schools with up to $2,000 worth of school supplies. Nominations and voting were done online by the public.
The staff at St. Helena Central High School has requested school supplies, including 100 copies of Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus, 30 calculators, 20 protractors, staplers, index cards, flash drives, file folders, markers, pencil sharpeners and more. The school supplies will be delivered on Friday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m. The school is located at 14340 Highway 37 in Greensburg. Media are welcome to cover the event.
“We congratulate St. Helena Central High School and can’t wait to deliver the school supplies,” said Mike Smith, Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus President. “We know our local public schools budgets are very tight and hope this will be a big boost to the students and faculty.”
Remington College-Baton Rouge will hold another Adopt Our School competition in the fall, with another $2,000 worth of school supplies for the winning school.
The Adopt Our School program is part of “Remington College Reaches Out,” a series of community initiatives and charitable efforts to mark the college’s 25th anniversary in 2010.
Based in Heathrow, Florida, Remington College offers diploma and degree programs at 20 campuses throughout the United States, including a new online campus. Its mission is to provide career-focused education through a variety of programs, including nursing, cosmetology, business office management and criminal justice.
For more information, call 1-800-448-6405.
About Remington College: Remington College is a common name used by all 20 campuses of a group of affiliated companies of privately-owned, post-secondary educational institutions based in Heathrow, Florida. Through its campuses, Remington College offers diplomas, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in a variety of fields, including: cosmetology; nursing; healthcare; criminal justice; business; electronics; information technology; and more. Course offerings vary by campus. Remington College and its predecessor companies have been part of the higher education community since 1985. For more information, please visit http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/. For the latest news about Remington College, visit http://today.remingtoncollege.edu/
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