The Vans shoe company, of Costa Messa, California, announced Fontainebleau as the National Grand Prize Winner of the Vans High School Custom Culture contest for their designs on the canvases of Vans brand shoes.
The company said that they created the contest to inspire and empower high school students to embrace their creativity through art and design and bring attention to diminishing arts education budgets.
As Grand Prize Winner, the arts programs at Fontainebleau High will be awarded $50,000.
Initially, Fontainebleau was selected to the contest’s top 5 finalists. Their design beat out runners-up Secaucus High School of New Jersey, Edison High School of San Antonio, Texas, Cedar Hill High School of Texas, and Temple City High School of Temple City, California.
