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LYSOL® Brand is committed to fighting germs in the classroom so that children can learn and thrive in school. LYSOL® is now in its fourth year of providing schools with extensive resources that are designed to educate students on healthy habits and teach ways to minimize contact with illness causing germs.

You're invited to take part in the LYSOL® Healthy Habits Story Writing Contest, in which LYSOL® is awarding $25,000 in total cash prizes to schools! You could win thousands of dollars for your school plus Scholastic books for your classroom–not to mention a free Scholastic book just for submitting a valid entry!

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How To Enter

  1. Download the LYSOL® Healthy Habits Story Writing Contest Handbook.
  2. Detach the Submission Form (see page 7 of the Handbook) and complete all fields.
  3. Complete the Healthy Habits Story Writing Contest Lesson Plan (see page 5-6 of the Handbook) with your class.
  4. Mail your completed submission form and classroom Healthy Habits Storybook to Scholastic (entries must be postmarked by November 16th, 2012.)

Thank you for doing your part to help keep your students healthy and in the classroom. Good Luck.

Visit www.scholastic.com/Lysol/ for more information.

See Official Rules

PLUS 25 Scholastic books will be awarded to each of the 18 winning classrooms and a FREE book given to the first 1,000 teachers who submit a valid entry.

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2011 Blue Ribbon School Attendance Contest Winners!

We want to thank all of the school administrators, teachers and students who participated in the 2011 Lysol® Blue Ribbon Attendance Contest. We appreciated you efforts and time. Please view all of the 2011 winners below:

Second Prize

Ladd Acres Elementary School,
Hillsboro, OR

Grand Prize

Cheder Chabad of Monsey, Monsey, NY

Third Prize

Bradley East, Bradley, IL

Level Green Elementary, Trafford, PA

Ridgedale Elementary, Morgantown, WV

Our Lady of the Snows, Chicago, IL

South Bay School, West Babylon, NY

Guin Elementary, Guin, AL

Jose De Escandon Elementary,
Edinburg, TX

Runners Up

Our Lady of Victories, Sayreville, NJ

Indian Creek Elementary, Trafalgar, IN

St. John Regional Catholic, Frederick, MD

Foster Heights Elementary,
Bradstown, KY

Adventure Schools, Tuscon, AZ

Neil Armstrong School, Rochester, NY

Ladd Acres Elementary School,
Hillsboro, OR

Washington Park Elementary,
Washington, PA

Western Branch Primary, Chesapeake, VA