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It appears we will win Round 2 as current results have MW at 30,447 votes to the winner of Group 2 at 28,845. \u00a0However, the most dynamic voting starts\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all of our voting contributors, you’ve made us #1 in Virginia and appears we will be #1 in Round 2. Stay diligent for the final Round.<\/p>\n

Final Round<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0– The final round beginning at 12:00 p.m. (E.T.) May 25, 2016 and ending at 2:00 p.m. (E.T.) June 2, 2016, all eligible voters may submit votes by going to\u00a0http:\/\/contest.usatodayhss.com\/<\/a>\u00a0and vote for one of the schools. The final round of national voting will consist of 25 schools, the top 10 vote getters from each group in the first round of national voting, along with the five (5) high schools in that received the highest number of votes, but did not finish in the top 10 of its group. There is no limit to the number of times an individual can vote.<\/p>\n

Prizes:<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

First Place:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0The Athletic Dept. of the high school will receive $2,500 and a banner<\/p>\n

Second Place:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0The Athletic Dept. of the high school will receive $1,500 and a banner<\/p>\n

Third Place:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0The Athletic Dept. of the high school will receive $500 and a banner<\/p>\n

**All 10 finalist schools will receive a banner for being a finalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It appears we will win Round 2 as current results have MW at 30,447 votes to the winner of Group 2 at 28,845. \u00a0However, the most dynamic voting starts\u00a0on Wednesday. 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