by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | Recognition and Awards, School Spirit
We have nomination forms in student activities, and we promote this at least once a week on the morning announcements to remind students. Basically, students can nominate any staff member they feel goes above and beyond the call of duty – whether it be an...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | Games and Activities, School Spirit, Special Days
This event is modeled on the Ironman Triathlon, and you can arrange the 3 course events around your surrounding facilities and landscape. You can make the course challenging, yet accessible to those who would like to try. Have separate divisions for first time...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | School Spirit, Valentines
Not everyone is a romantic, so here is a way to accommodate the ones who are not lucky in love. Olds High School has celebrated Anti-Valentine’s Day, which is apparently Friday, Feb. 15. The posters promoted that “Valentine’s Day isn’t for...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | School Spirit
Bluevale Collegiate has a unique approach to reuniting lost articles with their owners. Most schools have a bin or box method where all of the lost items start to meld into a compost heap of old lunch bags, sweaters and single running shoes. BCI chooses to highlight...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | Recognition and Awards
Some teachers or students deserve a special good-bye because of their contribution to the school or perhaps they must leave because of a terminal illness. A farewell experience can be heightened by hiring an aircraft to fly this person over the school grounds at a...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | Fundraising and Awareness
The student body of Stephen Lewis Secondary School was on a mission to help children who are suffering from HIV/AIDS in Africa, through an event organized by Student Activity Council and our Athletic Association Council. Our staff and students planned to raise over...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | Fundraising and Awareness
On September 11, 2008 we had an anti bullying day across Nova Scotia. Digby Regional High School got pink t-shirts and sold them to students. We encouraged everyone to wear pink. During last period, everyone wearing pink was asked to go to the soccer field where we...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | School Climate, School Spirit
Our school plays the national anthem each morning as part of opening exercises. To alleviate the repetition, a contest was announced for any homeroom that wanted to sing their own version of the national anthem. The only rule is that the anthem be treated with...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 29, 2014 | Fundraising and Awareness
Our O-Ambassador group wanted to emphasize the statistic that one-in-three children in the world live in poverty. Ribbons were cut up, classes were visited during first period, and one-in-three students were given a ribbon to wear for the day. It made the statistic...
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, School Spirit
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 | Grad Events, Prom and Formals, 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, School Climate
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, School Spirit
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 then...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | School Spirit
The leadership class at Maples Collegiate must plan and organize a major event for their final project in the course. The school enrollment now exceeds 1550 students and approximately 180 staff creating a huge disconnected learning community. Not only is the...
by Kim Wallace | Mar 18, 2014 | Recognition and Awards
June is the time of year where some teachers get to finally graduate from your school as well. One of the unique and truly appreciated mementos that you are able to create can come from letters or notes collected from present students. Here is an example of a note...
by Crystal Rothwell | Feb 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
“If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” George...
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