The 4th Annual Xtreme Bedroom Makeover Competition

Each year, the Ron Clark Academy (RCA) partners with teams of corporate and donor volunteers to create a beautiful new space for deserving students.  Now in its fourth year, the competition has never been better.

To kick off the competition, students participated in a school-wide essay contest for the chance to receive a brand new bedroom. After reading through dozens of applications, judges selected seven deserving students to receive an extreme bedroom makeover.

The goal of the competition is to ensure that all RCA students have a quiet, adequate and inspiring space in their home that will increase academic performance, innovation and relaxation.  Participating teams volunteer their time and talents to create this space in the homes of the selected students. This year’s teams included The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Promethean, Verizon Wireless, the Mixson Family, Perfectly Polished, Delta Air Lines and Scott Selig & Friends. 

This year’s competition was held from December 2^nd – 4^th, 2011. During this period of time, each of the makeover teams spent time designing and completing a new bedroom for the student with whom they were paired. Thanks to a generous donation from the InterContinental Hotel Group, each of our families was treated to stay at the Holiday Inn during the makeover weekend.

 Room themes ranged from Hollywood Glam to Greek Paradise to a Dancer’s Dream Studio. Nothing could contain the excitement the children felt as they first stepped into their new bedroom and soaked in the essence of their beautiful new space.    

The bedrooms were judged and the top three winners were announced in a special awards ceremony on December 13, 2011. This year’s first place winner was NAIOP with their robotics-themed room. This brand new room was complete with cool hues to showcase the mechanical  theme, and a series of clues were given to add a little fun to the room reveal.

The second place winner was the family team of board member, Jeff Mixson, and the third place prize was awarded to Team Promethean, who also received the Rock-it Award for additional renovations that were done on the selected child's home.