With only 35 students and just a budget of $300, the senior class of Downieville High School struggled to have a real, memorable prom.<\/p>\n
When StumpsParty.com<\/a> sponsored a “Proms Across America” contest that would award $1,000 to one high school in each of the 50 states, Randi McCreary was inspired to enter her high school as a candidate.<\/p>\nAlthough McCreary felt it was a long shot, the school banded together and voted for weeks, eventually surpassing their closest competitor by 35,000 votes.<\/p>\nBy winning the competition, the class no longer had to hold prom in a classroom or in the cafeteria and use an iPod for music. Instead, with a bigger budget, the class was able to rent a dance hall in a nearby city to accommodate more students and also hire a professional DJ.<\/p>\nDownieville High’s small town victory went a long way in making a big impact.<\/p>\n<\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With only 35 students and just a budget of $300, the senior class of Downieville High School struggled to have a real, memorable prom. 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Although McCreary felt it was a long shot, the school banded together and voted for weeks, eventually surpassing their closest competitor by 35,000 votes.<\/p>\n
By winning the competition, the class no longer had to hold prom in a classroom or in the cafeteria and use an iPod for music. Instead, with a bigger budget, the class was able to rent a dance hall in a nearby city to accommodate more students and also hire a professional DJ.<\/p>\n
Downieville High’s small town victory went a long way in making a big impact.<\/p>\n
With only 35 students and just a budget of $300, the senior class of Downieville High School struggled to have a real, memorable prom. When StumpsParty.com sponsored a “Proms Across America” contest that would award $1,000 to one high school in each of the 50 states, Randi McCreary was inspired to enter her high school…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebrations","category-daily-smile","category-kid-stuff"],"yoast_head":"\n