With the first day of school just a week away, teachers in the William Penn School District are busy preparing their classrooms.

At East Lansdowne Elementary, staff got a special surprise — a brand new teachers' lounge makeover.

Fourth-grade teacher Rachael Albert applied for a Walmart–Crayola contest back in January. Out of 10,000 applicants nationwide, just 24 schools were selected, according to a spokesperson for Walmart. Albert learned in April that East Lansdowne was among the winners.

"It was really exciting to see when I did win," Albert said. "And [our principal] Ms. Cifuni was very excited as well."

Staff members from Walmart spent Wednesday revamping the lounge, which previously had metal folding chairs. Walmart gave $4,000 to the school. The company says $3,000 was used to

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