by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards
Students who display positive attitudes and friendliness are rewarded with a Superstar Award. Given each Monday, the award is given to students who have been nominated by their peers for such acts as telling jokes to make someone’s day, picking up...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | School Spirit
Our staff is always present, so we decided to wrap our teachers for Christmas. Teams of 4 students were given wrapping paper, scissors and tape. In 20 minutes, they had to make a top, bottom and hat for the teacher model and then wrap a stylish box. The winning...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | Games and Activities
This is a great pep rally activity. Participants are in a reclined position (laying on the floor seems easiest), one flat cookie (chocolate chip, Oreo, oatmeal, etc.) is placed on the participant’s forehead and using only their face muscles they race to be the...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | Random Acts of Kindness
The community collects prom dresses and redistributes them at no cost to young ladies who might otherwise not attend the prom, grad or formal. Not everyone can afford to buy that expensive prom dress, so the Princess Project (started in San Diego in 2002) provides the...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | Random Acts of Kindness
Our two leadership classes committed to 20 days of 20 good deeds. As the advisor, I did this assignment along with them and realized that this was more difficult than it seemed. I asked the students to step out of their comfort zones and try to do good deeds that went...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | Fundraising and Awareness
Movember is an activity to support the awareness of prostate cancer during the month of November. Men (and women) grow their moustaches to signify their support of this worthy cause. Many schools run contests to encourage the cultivation of this facial growth and...
