THE RON CLARK ACADEMY HOLDS 2^ND ANNUAL XTREME BEDROOM MAKEOVER CONTEST

Atlanta’s Giving Community Spreads Holiday Cheer to a Dozen Families

ATLANTA (December 15, 2009) — The Ron Clark Academy reached out to the community to join in a magical experience again this holiday season!  For the second year in a row, the Academy worked with its closest sponsors and volunteer organizations to conduct an Xtreme Bedroom Makeover competition.   Each organization that chose to participate was responsible for renovating the bedroom of one of RCA’s students over the weekend of December 4-6^th.  The bedrooms were judged and the top three winners were announced in a special awards ceremony at the Academy today.

This year’s first place winner was Promethean for their Harry Potter-themed bedroom.  The design included faux stone walls, a four-poster bed, a mural of the fictional Hogwarts, iron light fixtures, and a starlit ceiling.  A design team of over 20 employees worked around the clock to make the magical castle come to life.

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The second place award went to Atlanta Industry Liaison Group for designing a Broadway themed room, complete with a backlit New York City skyline and runway bed. 

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The third place team was lead by the Beecham family.  Their interpretation of a princess bedroom included a magic mirror, a canopy bed, and a pink crystal chandelier.

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Contest Background

After identifying those students in need – through an essay contest - a group of RCA judges selected 13 students best suited to participate in this year’s contest.  RCA then paired students with companies, organizations, and families who wanted to join in the fun!  During the weekend of Dec. 4th-6th, each makeover team entered the home of their assigned student and work on his/her bedroom for that weekend only.  Participating RCA families were hosted by InterContinental Hotels Group at a Holiday Inn for the weekend.

Twelve teams joined in the fun this year to spend one weekend helping to makeover the bedrooms of thirteen Ron Clark Academy students.  This year’s participating teams included Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia, Atlanta Industry Liaison Group, InterContinental Hotels Group, The Home Depot - which put together three teams, NAIOP Georgia Chapter, Promethean, Verizon Wireless, The Beecham Family/King’s Ridge, The Mixson Family, and aerosol artist Mister Totem.  And a special thank you goes to Kilpatrick Stockton LLP for their financial support of this year’s contest.

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About The Ron Clark Academy

The Ron Clark Academy is a private, nonprofit SACS CASI accredited middle school in Southeast Atlanta that promotes innovation and inspires its students through energetic teaching balanced by a strict code of discipline.  Each year, 3,000 educators from around the world visit the Academy to learn how to replicate the school’s style, philosophy and success in their own classrooms.  The Academy currently relies on outside funding to provide scholarships to students from varying academic backgrounds.

About Promethean

Promethean is a global leader in interactive classroom solutions that empower teachers to engage, educate, assess and motivate learners. Developed by and for educators, its award-winning ActivClassroom is an innovative and integrated suite of solutions providing time-saving technology for teachers and engaging, informative content for the modern-day classroom that has been proven to significantly raise achievement levels.

For More Information Contact:

Kim Bearden

bearden@ronclarkacademy.com

678-428-5472