We are happy to announce the winners of the national "Green Your School" contest, funded by the NBC Universal Foundation and in connection with Green is Universal.

The contest, which we launched last spring, challenged eco-conscious high schoolers to submit their school's best green-related projects. After receiving hundreds of thousands of entries from classrooms nationwide, a panel of distinguished judges, including NBC News' Anne Thompson and environmentalist Simran Sethi, selected West Geauga High School in Chesterland, Ohio as the grand prize winner of $5,000. Two runner-up prizes of $2,500 were also awarded to Boston Latin School in Boston, Mass. and Amphitheater High School in Tucson, AZ.

We  would like to extend a huge congratulations to the winning schools and thank all of the students who participated!

The "Green Your School" contest engaged students in conservation projects that improved, restored, or beautified their school's environment. To be eligible, entries had to be student-led and have been started after August 1, 2008. Projects were judged on their environmental impact on the health of the school, sustainability, and the involvment of other students, teachers, administrators and/or the outside community.