NOLA Public Schools and Premier Automotive Group to Award Brand New Car to Recent High School Graduate with Perfect Attendance

75 recent graduates are eligible for the Premier Stay in School drawing.

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WHAT:

NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is partnering with Premier Automotive Group to give away a brand-new 2021 Toyota Corolla, courtesy of Toyota of New Orleans, to one lucky recent high school graduate who achieved perfect attendance as part of the Stay in School Program. This is the 15^th year in a row Premier Automotive Group has awarded a car to a NOLA-PS senior with perfect attendance

The 75 finalists will be invited to the Toyota of New Orleans showroom for the final drawing on Tuesday, June 1 beginning at 10 a.m.

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WHEN:

Tuesday, June 1 @ 10AM (event is not open to the public)

WHERE:

Toyota of New Orleans - 13150 I-10 Service Road, New Orleans, LA 70128 (Bullard) (event is not open to the public)

WHO:

• NOLA Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr.
• Orleans Parish School Board Members Ethan Ashley, John Brown, and Dr. J.C. Wagner Romero
• NOLA Public Schools students
• Premier Automotive Group

WHY:

The Stay in School program is designed to incentivize and motivate graduating high school seniors to stay engaged in school and achieve academic success throughout their senior year. To date, more than 700 students have participated in the annual Stay in School program.

The winner of the car will be selected via lottery and only students who attend the in-person drawing are eligible to win. Other students with perfect attendance are eligible to win monetary donations and swag bags provided by Premier Automotive Group, along with All-Star Electric, Mobile-One Auto Sound, Core Construction, and Greg and Kristin Swanson Insurance Agency.

"Given the pandemic and the hardships many of our students have faced, I'm glad our graduates will be able to continue the annual tradition of competing for a car, thanks to our friend Troy Duhon and his team," said NOLA-PS Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr. "It's such a fantastic reward for our students' commitment to staying in school, furthering their education, and graduating."

"This event is very important to me personally. I want to be part of the solution to keeping kids in school," said Troy Duhon, founder and president of Premier Automotive. "During the last 15 years, we have awarded several hundred outstanding high school seniors with new cars and/or scholarships. Hopefully, we have inspired them to succeed in life." 

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About NOLA Public Schools: NOLA Public Schools is the public school district for Orleans Parish. It includes the district's administration and elected school board, known as the Orleans Parish School Board. NOLA Public Schools currently oversees 76 public schools and is led by Superintendent Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr.

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