by dave | Aug 22, 2014 | Recognition and Awards
The student council at EDSS hosts an annual breakfast reception for all honour roll students. This event is held just after the first report card of first semester. It is an attempt to congratulate our academic students. A small gift is given to each member of the...
by Kim Wallace | Apr 3, 2014 | Recognition and Awards
Brent Dickson from Centennial High School in Calgary uses candid shots of his students to highlight important quotes or character traits. The candid shots are incorporated into professional looking posters that can be put into classrooms or hallways. Highlighting...
by Kim Wallace | Apr 3, 2014 | Recognition and Awards
Teacher recognition gifts are a great way for your council to thank the staff for their hard work. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get the result you want. We gave our teachers a Lipton Cup o’ Soup in their mailboxes with a note that said we had...
by Kim Wallace | Apr 3, 2014 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards
One of the hardest things to do is to convince your activity group that they have done a good job of running many events. You seem to need a laundry list of activities in the middle of their year to convince them that they have made an impact on the school. Visitors...
by Kim Wallace | Apr 3, 2014 | Random Acts of Kindness, Recognition and Awards
For our staff appreciation activity we decided to take the party to the staff. Several students put together small loot bags with treats and goodies to be presented to each staff member. They included pencils, care bears with “you care about students” messages, etc....
by Kim Wallace | Apr 3, 2014 | Recognition and Awards, School Spirit
Breakfast of Champions Send nomination forms to all of the teachers and staff in your school and have them nominate a student whom they feel does something great. This does not have to be the best academic student in the class. You can nominate students for things...
