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"A high school in Fort Worth, Texas has rewarded a student with a new car after strong grades and a high attendance record. Kenzie Denton, 14, won the 2011 Chevy Camaro when her ticket was drawn out in a raffle. The better a student&amp;#039;s grades and attendance were, the more tickets they earned for the raffle. Denton, who cannot legally drive yet, told website NBCDFW: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s just coming out as crying and happiness. &amp;quot;I will probably let my parents drive it until they&amp;#039;re ready, and then I&amp;#039;ll take it back.&amp;quot; In addition, 24 runners-up of the draw won a touch-screen tablet. The raffle is an initiative to encourage students to work harder. Linda Parker, principal of another school which is taking part in the program, commented: &amp;quot;Secondary students are notorious, sometimes, for becoming lax in their grades and attendance. &amp;quot;This is a motivation tool for them to work on their grades. &amp;quot;We do a tally. [Then] they receive their tickets, put their names on them, put them in the hopper, and cross their fingers and hope they win.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Read more stories from the Odd section "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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