Deerbrook Mall awards Bear Branch Elementary $10,000

From left: Bear Branch principal Kakie Palmer; Ana Griffiths, assistant principal; Dr. Guy Sconzo, superintendent Humble ISD; Marilyn Mann, PTA president; Corrin Price, PTA representative; Justin Roche, senior general manager, Deerbrook Mall; and Mary Eva

Deerbrook Mall has awarded Bear Branch Elementary $10,000 for participating in its 2011-2012 My School's Cool competition.

Bear Branch won the grand prize; Quest Early College High School won the second-place prize of $3,000; Riverwood Middle School won the third-place prize of $1,500; and Creekwood Middle School, Greentree Elementary, Kingwood Middle, Maplebrook Elementary, Northbelt Elementary, Northeast Christian Academy, Oak Forest Elementary, Pine Forest Elementary, Shadow Forest Elementary and Timbers Elementary each received $500 for participating.

The management team from Deerbrook Mall presented Bear Branch Elementary School with its $10,000 check on May 29. The has designated the funds for a playground to be used by the fourth- and fifth-grade students.

In addition to the check, the school received two bags of books from Barnes & Noble. The students' bags contained children's classics, and the teachers' bags were filled with an Italian cookbook, a gardening guide and other titles, as well as a pound of ground Starbucks coffee.