BRANDON, SD -
Two eyes plus two hands equals $100,000 for Brandon Valley High School. The school is one of the top ten finishers in a nationwide safe driving awareness campaign sponsored by State Farm. The school is using much of the winnings to pay it forward.
More than 3,200 schools across the country took part in the contest called Celebrate My Drive. Their goal was to spread the message of, "Two eyes on the road; two hands on the wheel," by collecting online commitments from friends and family to drive safely.
Brandon Valley High School students embrace safe driving habits with the enthusiasm of a pep rally. Brandon Valley is one of the top schools in the country that takes teen driving seriously and students now have the six-figure paycheck from State Farm to prove it.
"To give this check for $100,000," State Farm agent Bill Thompson said.
Brandon Valley students helped their cause by producing a lip-dub video urging people to vote for their school. Their efforts led to more than a quarter-million votes cast online.
"It's exciting, but we're not surprised. We kind of knew going in that our community would jump on this thing," Brandon Valley High School principal Gregg Talcott said.
The $100,000 came with just one string attached. 10 percent, or $10,000, has to go to a safe driving program. The school is donating another $10,000 to the local food pantry. The rest of the money will go to Brandon schools.
"I think it's great. We'll put it to a lot of good causes as well as having fun. But I think most importantly, going to the food pantry and the other schools, safe driving, stuff like that. I think it's all going for a good cause and we really rallied around that," Brandon Valley Student Council President Riley Frantzen said.
Despite all the excitement about winning $100,000, safety-minded students say they won't lose sight of their commitment to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Brandon Valley plans to enter the contest again next year, but the best the school can hope to win is $25,000: still a pretty sizeable chunk of change. There are rules against a school winning the $100,000 prize two years in a row.
Two eyes plus two hands equals $100,000 for Brandon Valley High School. The school is one of the top ten finishers in a nationwide safe driving awareness campaign sponsored by State Farm. The school is using much of the winnings to pay it forward.
More than 3,200 schools across the country took part in the contest called Celebrate My Drive. Their goal was to spread the message of, "Two eyes on the road; two hands on the wheel," by collecting online commitments from friends and family to drive safely.
Brandon Valley High School students embrace safe driving habits with the enthusiasm of a pep rally. Brandon Valley is one of the top schools in the country that takes teen driving seriously and students now have the six-figure paycheck from State Farm to prove it.
"To give this check for $100,000," State Farm agent Bill Thompson said.
Brandon Valley students helped their cause by producing a lip-dub video urging people to vote for their school. Their efforts led to more than a quarter-million votes cast online.
"It's exciting, but we're not surprised. We kind of knew going in that our community would jump on this thing," Brandon Valley High School principal Gregg Talcott said.
The $100,000 came with just one string attached. 10 percent, or $10,000, has to go to a safe driving program. The school is donating another $10,000 to the local food pantry. The rest of the money will go to Brandon schools.
"I think it's great. We'll put it to a lot of good causes as well as having fun. But I think most importantly, going to the food pantry and the other schools, safe driving, stuff like that. I think it's all going for a good cause and we really rallied around that," Brandon Valley Student Council President Riley Frantzen said.
Despite all the excitement about winning $100,000, safety-minded students say they won't lose sight of their commitment to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Brandon Valley plans to enter the contest again next year, but the best the school can hope to win is $25,000: still a pretty sizeable chunk of change. There are rules against a school winning the $100,000 prize two years in a row.
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