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COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Several Capital Region schools won thousands of dollars on Wednesday as part of Colonie Center’s 2025 School Bucks Contest. A total of $20,000 was distributed among nine schools.
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As part of the contest, participating schools encouraged families and friends to shop at Colonie Center and trade in their receipts to earn points. Every dollar spent equaled four points for their respective school.
Schools were also able to earn bonus points by hosting a book fair at Barnes & Noble, sharing traditional fliers and mentioning Colonie Center on social media. The contest ran from January 1 to December 31 of 2025.
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Cash prizes were awarded to the top-performing schools based on total accumulated points. Take a look below for this year’s winners:
- Blessed Sacrament School in Albany — $8,000
- St. Pius X Catholic School in Loudonville — $4,000
- Eagle Point Elementary School (City School District of Albany) — $2,000
- Loudonville Elementary School (North Colonie CSD) — $1,000
- Shaker Road Elementary School (South Colonie CSD) — $1,000
- Albany School of Humanities (City School District of Albany) — $1,000
- Loudonville Christian School — $1,000
- Schenectady High School — $1,000
- Colonie Community Connection — $1,000
The funds were given directly to each school’s parent-teacher organization. In previous years, the money has been used to improve playgrounds, fund field trips, purchase supplies and host school events…