A Rio Rancho art program is fighting to win their school $50,000, and you can help.
Students from Rio Rancho High School just submitted four specially-designed shoes for a national contest. Winning not only means bragging rights, but big money for the school's art program.
The contest, hosted by Vans shoe company, narrowed down a list of 900 schools so the public could vote on the top 50 designs across the country. Rio Rancho High School is the only school across New Mexico to make the semi-finals.
"We're just trying to get New Mexico out there. Show we're just as good as New York or California and those [other] big states," said senior, Cody Kirk.
The company sent the school four white canvas shoes with four categories to follow: art, music, action sports and local flavor.
The New Mexico-centric shoe seems to be a favorite.