The action on the field at Fulton High School on Friday night was not all about football.
Just before the homecoming game against Boonville, the school received a $25,000 check from the Monsanto Fund as part of its America's Farmers Grow Rural Education program.
Math teacher Cindy Cravens, who wrote the grant application, said she was "super excited" when she was told Fulton had been selected as this year's recipient.
"I didn't expect to win, but you always hope for it," Cravens said.
According to a spokesperson with the Monsanto Fund, grant applicants are judged on three criteria: strength of the application, need and community support.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.