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CONTACT:

ElizabethLorenz

RaiseYourHandTexas(210)271-0004

FORIMMEDIATERELEASE

RAISEYOURHANDTEXASLAUNCHESPHOTOCONTEST

PrizesincludeaniPadforthewinningstudentsand$500fortheircampuses.

AUSTIN,TEXAS(August)RaiseYourHandTexas,anon-profitpubliceducationadvocacyorganization,islaunchingPickthePic,astatewidephotocontest.Thecontestisopentoall

currentTexaspublicschoolstudents(parentalpermissionrequired)andthegoalistoraise

publicawarenessoftheimportanceofstudentachievementandsuccess.

Thestatewidecontestinwhichparentsandstudentswillbeaskedtosubmitonephoto

answeringasinglequestionregardingtheirTexaspubliceducationexperiencewillbe

conductedontheRYHTFacebookpage.Submissiondetailsandthespecificquestiontobe

answeredwillbeannouncedatthelaunchofthePickthePiccontestonSeptember7,2011.

Therewillbe20winnersselectedoneperTexasRegionServiceCenterasdeterminedby

thenumberofLikeseachphotoreceivesontheRYHTFacebookpage.

IndividualwinnerswillreceiveanAppleiPadalongwiththeirrespectiveTexaspublicschool

beingawardedacheckfor$500.

RYHTisfocusedonprovidingaqualityeducationforthealmostfivemillionstudentsinthe

publicschoolsofTexas.Thiscontestwillprovideourstudentswithanopportunitytoshare

theirideasabouttheimportanceofpubliceducationintheirlivesandtheirfutures.Thevoicesofourstudentsdeservetobeheardbytheadultswhocontrolthedestinyofourstates

greatestresources,saidDr.DavidAnthony,CEOofRYHT.

ThecontestofficiallystartsonSeptember7,2011andwillrununtilOctober7,2011.Winners

willbeannouncedonceallvotesarecounted.

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RaiseYourHandTexasisagrassroots,non-partisanadvocacyorganizationmadeupof

communityandbusinessleaders,educatorsandtaxpayersfromaroundthestate.Itsfocusis

toensurethatallTexasstudentsreceiveaqualityeducationinordertobecomecollegeand

workforcereadyforthe21stcentury.