Portal Middle High School National POWERADE Powers High School Athletic Programs Video

Описание: Portal Middle High School was one of only 50 national winners of the Coca Cola Company’s POWERADE Powers Up High School Athletic Programs. PMHS received $10,000 for their school’s athletic programs.

“We are very excited to have a national winner from our community,” said Phillip Story, manager of the Statesboro Coca-Cola Sales Center. Phillip Story and Patrick Griffin, the On Premise Area Manager for Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, will present a $10,000 check to PMHS administrators and athletes on Friday, Feb. 15, at 11 a.m. at the school.

The POWERADE contest asked student athletes and their supporters to submit videos and essays demonstrating their schools’ athletic needs. Contest entries were judged based on school need, creativity, and quality of submission. This was a national contest open to all high schools across the country. There were 50 grand prize winners winning $10,000 each and 200 secondary prize winners winning $2,000 each.

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United is an independently owned company out of Birmingham, Alabama, and is the third largest coke bottler in the U.S. “This program is extremely important for POWERADE,” said Julie Siwemuke, senior brand manager, POWERADE. “We want to use our platform to power teens and the things that are important to them. Last year was a fantastic start and this year is going to be better! We are in awe of high school athletes and through the Power Your School program, POWERADE is committed in helping them on their journeys.”

Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, founded in 1902 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the second largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in North America and the third largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States.