Students Celebrate Grant
ASBELL ELEMENTARY CHOSEN BY TARGET TO GET $100,000
Posted: January 26, 2012 at 5:45 a.m.
Brylan Sims, Marc Franklin and Joshua Harris, Asbell Elementary School kindergarten students, from left, celebrate Wednesday while singing the school song during an assembly to announce a $100,000 donation from Target after a nomination by a parent through The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
LaTayna Greene, Asbell Elementary School principal, had three telephone messages from the headquarters of Target Stores before she decided to return the call.
AT A GLANCE
Asbell Elementary School
Principal: LaTayna Greene
Address: 1500 N. Sang Ave.
Enrollment: 470 students
Poverty rate: 79 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals
Mascot: Roadrunners
Colors: Gold, green and cream
Motto: School With a Heart
Source: Staff Report\
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