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Downers Grove North Video Wins ABC's 'Show Us Your Spirit!' Contest
The DGN Fine Arts Department's lip-dub video to "It's Always a Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen beat out eight other schools in an online poll, according to school officials.
A lip-dub video created by the Downers Grove North High School Fine Arts Department has been named the winner of ABC 7 Chicago's "Show Us Your Spirit!" contest.
North High officials announced the victory on the school's Facebook page Sunday night, saying the video jumped into first place Friday morning and picked up more than 3,600 votes by the time polls closed.
Last week, ABC collected spirit-filled viral videos from high schools across the suburbs for the contest. The winning video was formally announced Monday morning on ABC 7 Chicago.
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Earlier this fall, DGN Fine Arts Chair Brayer Teague enlisted the help of dozens of students and faculty members to create a lip-dub video to "It's Always a Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen.
The video was designed to showcase the department, and inform students of the various music and art classes available at the school.
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“Our faculty is continually energized by the creativity, imagination and enthusiasm of the students at North High," Teague said. "We hope our video captures the excitement about the arts that we witness every day in the classroom.”
Since it was posted Nov. 5, the video has gained more than 11,300 hits on YouTube.
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