Schools Rich East Celebrates winning Verizon Wireless Text2Win Contest by Gary Kopycinski on December 26, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 Rich East students show Rocket Pride and wave to the camera during a special assembly as the school is awarded a check of $20,000 from Verizon Wireless as a result of getting more than 36,000 votes in a nationwide Text2Win contest. (PHOTO SUPPLIED)