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More than $2 million presented to 20 U.S. schools at The Intel/Scholastic Twenty-First Century Schools Of Distinction Awards; Georgia and Texas high schools named 'best of the best'.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 June 2004-INTEL: More than $2 million presented to 20 U.S. schools at The Intel/Scholastic Twenty-First Century Schools Of Distinction Awards; Georgia and Texas high schools named 'best of the best'(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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NEW ORLEANS -- At an awards ceremony last evening, 20 schools were named as Intel/Scholastic Twenty-First Century Schools of Distinction Award winners. The winners were chosen from more than 1,200 applicants around the country. Two schools -- Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Ga., and MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas -- were named the "Best of the Best" based on comprehensive programs exhibiting excellence in the use of technology, involvement of parents and community, professional development, teamwork and high academic standards. The two top schools will each receive a $25,000 grant from the Intel Foundation.

In addition, 18 schools were named as winners in individual categories (see below). Each of those schools will receive $10,000 from the Intel Foundation, bringing the total foundation grant to $230,000. The 20 winning schools will also each receive curriculum materials, professional development resources, software and hardware valued at more than $120,000 bringing total cash and prizes to $2.3 million. Corporate donors are eInstruction, Futurekids, Microsoft, NEC, Primedia, Pitsco, Riverdeep, Scantron, Scholastic Inc., SchoolNet and SMART Technologies.

"The winners...