By Zuri Anderson
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The younger designer won the grand prize of $10,000 from Duck Brand s 2021 Stuck At Prom® Scholarship Contest, according to the website. Leon, who is a student at Sunnyside High School, beat out four other contestants with her colorful and culturally-inspired dress. It sure was a sticky competition! the brand commented on the announcement Instagram post, congratulating Leon and the winner of the tuxedo category,
Ryan Bekic.
The Sunnyside School District said it took Leon 163 hours and 43 rolls of tape to complete her award-winning entry. She told
KIRO 7 earlier this month that the design was inspired by dresses of indigenous and Spanish cultures.
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Larissa Leon crafted a stunning and colorful dress made out of duct tape, according to
KIRO 7. It s even complete with flowers, duct tape lace and ribboning. The design stood out so much that it beat out 97 other contestants in the Stuck At Prom® Scholarship Contest. It took SHS senior Larissa Leon 163 hours and 43 rolls of @theduckbrand duct tape to complete her entry, according to the Sunnyside School District on Twitter.
The teen told reporters she was inspired by the dresses of indigenous and Spanish cultures. “The gown was designed to honor my culture, helping me pay homage to my roots, along with making a beautiful dress for prom that’s made out of duct tape, something that many of my friends and family thought to be impossible,” she said.
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Cox, Arizona School District Partner to Expand Broadband
Sunnyside School District is partnering with Cox Communications to expand high-speed Internet services to more than 1,000 households in the neighborhood located about 2 miles south of the Tucson airport.
May 25, 2021 • (TNS) Sunnyside School District is partnering with Cox Communications to expand high-speed internet services to more than 1,000 households in the neighborhood surrounding Summit View Elementary, about 2 miles south of the Tucson airport.
The neighborhood has historically not had access to broadband services, which created challenges for remote learning over the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a news release said. Cox also awarded the elementary school $10,000 to support digital equity efforts and programs to help students over the summer and into next school year.