BX Delivers Valuable Learning Experience to Students Who “Make the Grade”

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The Barksdale BX is extending a host of straight "A" savings to military students who are demonstrating above-average academic achievement. As part of Army & Air Force Exchange Service's "You Made the Grade" effort, students who maintain a "B" average are eligible to receive a variety of complimentary exchange offers for every qualifying report card they bring home.

The current "You Made the Grade" booklet includes coupons for a free Burger King Hamburger Kids meal, complimentary admission for two to the Reel Time movie theater and a free magazine from the local BookMark. In addition to money saving offers, the booklet also contains an entry form for a quarterly savings bond drawing in which three winners are randomly awarded savings bonds of $2,000, $3,000 or $5,000.

"'You Made the Grade' offers a practical learning experience for AAFES' youngest shoppers," said Barksdale Exchange's General Manager Barbara Travis. "The coupons and the sweepstakes are tangible examples of how it pays to be smart and work hard in school."

To receive the AAFES "You Made the Grade" booklet, students simply need to bring a valid military ID card and proof of an overall "B" or better average to the BX's customer service area.

Students may receive one coupon package for every qualifying report card, but may enter the savings bond drawing only once per calendar quarter. Parents and students can call the BX at (318) 752-9227 for more information about "You Made the Grade."