Best Buy store awards $20,000 grant to local high school

A Best Buy store in Westminster was one of 12 nationwide to award a $20,000 grand prize to a local high school after participating in a Best Buy and Intel employee training competition, according to speakers in the transcript. Principal Maureen Bangsund and her team were initially skeptical when notified by email but learned the prize was real. Store employees chose to spend much of the money on products to serve as learning incentives during the school year and to purchase a large outdoor projector and projection screen for student council–organized outdoor movie nights. One speaker emphasized that the award matters during tight school budgets, noting such programs are often the first cut during budget constraints. "It really shows that power of community and that it takes a village," another speaker said, describing plans for the projector to boost community and student engagement. The transcript did not specify the high schoolname beyond references to the local school and Westminster store nor provide an exact breakdown of the planned purchases beyond a projector, screen, and incentive products. The remarks were presented as an announcement rather than a formal board action; no motions, votes, or policy decisions were recorded.