If you haven't had the chance to vote for East Burke High School's Magic Fuel Bus team in Walmart's Earth Day Everyday Challenge, make sure you do so by 11:59 p.m. Friday.
East Burke, which had a team of students produce biodiesel this school year, is one of 20 finalists in the national competition for high schools.
Three independent judges selected East Burke as a finalist from among 439 nominations. The finalists each submitted a three to five minute long video showcasing their environmental activities and projects.
Online voters select the winner. The school with the highest number of votes wins the grand prize of $20,000.
Juniors and seniors Ethan Hull, Nathan Maltba, Kelly Triplett, Mucheng Yang, Nou Yang and Porter Yang along with science teacher Robert Smith, in October began the daunting task of producing biodiesel.
The students tested the biodiesel in the school's yellow and activity school buses. The students then submitted a proposal to produce biodiesel locally for use in school buses to Superintendent David Burleson.
To view the finalists' videos and vote visit www.earthdayeverydaychallenge.com.
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