Grand Prairie ranks first in area for collection of Box Tops

Grand Prairie Elementary School sends out a big “thank you” to all students and families for their continuous support. This year their efforts in cutting, clipping and bringing in Box Tops for Education helped Grand Prairie become first out of 1,320 schools in the area. The program is coordinated by the school’s physical education instructors Rob Siebert, Lori McCurdy and Becky Cleveland.

According to their website, the Box Tops for Education program has helped participating schools earn more than $840 million since the program started in 1996, including more than $53 million last school year alone. They state that more than 80,000 schools right now are using Box Tops earnings to fund much-needed supplies and equipment.

At the time of this press release, Grand Prairie is ranked first in the area out of 1,320 schools, ranked ninth in the state out of 4,344 schools and ranks 174^th out of 97,321 schools nationally. Way to go 157-C families! Your efforts will get us additional free supplies and equipment to enhance our school’s physical education program!