My alma mater,A.Maceo Smith receives $10,000 check from Frito Lay.4/7/11

A. Maceo Smith High School has won a $10,000 prize in Frito-Lay's "Score For Your School" promotion. The contest asked consumers to enter codes found on Frito-Lay projects onto a Web site and vote for their favorite Texas high school. Smith topped 3A schools across the state, and received a check on Thursday, April 7, 2011, during a ceremony at the school.

 Students, staff and Frito-Lay officials pose with a ceremonial check for $10,000 on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at A. Maceo Smith High School. The school won the company's "Score For Your School" promotion.

Tracey Brown, counselor at A. Maceo Smith, and Principal Marlon Brooks present a certification of appreciation to Frito-Lay officials on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at the school.

Roderick Stansell, a teacher at A. Maceo Smith High School, led an effort to boost the school's chances of winning in the "Score For Your School" promotion from Frito-Lay. He talked about the effort on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at the school.

 Danny Richardson of Frito-Lay, left, presents a ceremonial check for $10,000 to A. Maceo Smith High School on Thursday, April 7, 2011. The school garnered the most votes in the company's "Score For Your School" promotion.

 Members of the A. Maceo Smith drum line performed on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at the Frito-Lay check presentation ceremony at the school.

 Members of the A. Maceo Smith High School football team attended the Frito-Lay check presentation on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at the school

Principal Marlon Brooks praises the A. Maceo Smith High School community on Thursday, April 7, 2011, before Frito-Lay representatives presented a $10,000 check to the school for winning a "Score For Your School" promotion.