Students from Dr. Phillips High School are finalists in the biggest nationwide high school fashion competition Hurley's Walk the Walk. The school is up against Mililani High School, HAWAII and Kellam High School, VIRGINA BEACH. The winner will receive $25,000 for their school.
With education on the frontline of local news, this is truly a bright spot to report in the education arena. This creative experience has allowed students an alternative form of expression, a way to make new friends, work as a team and gain self confidence and real life work experience--and of course get $25k for their school.
The voting ends today, May 25, 2010 and the winner is announced on HURLEY’S FACEBOOK PAGE Wednesday May 26, 2010.
ABOUT: Calif. — May 14, 2010 — Hurley’s Walk the Walk, a high school fashion competition that’s best described as “Friday Night Football” meets “the Runway,” is in the last phase of determining the finalists for this year’s National Championship event at the US Open of Surfing, the world’s largest action sports event. With four schools having already survived a grueling three months of online video challenges, all eyes are now on the submissions in the wildcard
round, pitting 26 schools against each other for the final spot. The five finalists will then create their own 5-minute fashion show and compete on the runway to win the grand prize of $25,000.
“Since February, students have used social networks and viral marketing to promote their videos, resulting in thousands of people coming to our site to vote. says Hurley’s Walk the Walk Executive Producer Kristin Whalley. The backdrop of the world’s largest action sports event will bring in tens of thousands of fans, celebrity judges and a $25,000 donation for the winning
school. The US Open of Surfing is hosted from July 31-August 8TH. When the text-message flurry settled, finalists from three separate regions prevailed: Huntington Beach High School (California), Pearl City (Hawaii) and Toms River East (New Jersey). Add in last year’s Walk the Walk winner, Lincoln High School from San Diego, and you have four out of five schools slated for the National Championship on the beach at the US Open of Surfing. There is one final spot to determine. All submissions for the the final wild card have been uploaded to www.hurley.com/wtw, and visitors can vote for their favorites now.