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Learn innovative ways to involve all students in pep assemblies, set the tone for school spirit, and keep events fresh with popular themes and engaging activities. Ideal for staff, students, parents. Enhance traditions, games, music, and more to boost participation and excitement at school assemblies.
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School Assemblies“Capture the Spirit”Student Engagement What other event do you have your entire student body in attendance? Pep-assemblies set the tone for your school year and encourage school spirit. Come to this high-energy hands on session to discover new ways to get the uninvolved involved in your pep-assemblies
Who For? • Staff • Students • Parents
Who With? • Participants • Teams • MC’s • Clubs • Spirit Groups • Band • Staff • Media • Tech Crew
Engagement Traditions • Awards • Songs • Seniors • Games Keeping it Fresh • Pop Culture • Music • Movies • Trends • Big Ideas • Theme • Participants
Make the most of a Theme • Brainstorming • How we pick a homecoming theme • Who • Everyone • Class Boards • Band • Adults • How • Google Doc/Survey • Meeting (45 minutes) • Submit & Sort • Dot your Vote • Top 3 • Discussion • Vote/Choice • What Comes Next • Roles
Snowcoming Week Activities Monday-Thursday Limbo Karaoke Arm Wrestling & Oreo Face Contests Friday, 12/14 Hot Chocolate 7:30 AM Winter Assembly 12:50 (after 7th period)
Script It The Who • Senior Board & Others • Guide vs. Write • Allow Time • Revisions x? • Characters/Participants The What • Good vs Evil or a Journey • Games • Teams • Performances • Student Talent • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxslludC7Ac
Title? Trying for a theme is important, however you won’t see what the story is about until you are at the end of the story. Got it? Rewrite it!
Our Best & Why Favorites • G10Wcoming Week • Elf • HPHS Rocks Why • Connection to most • Set the stage • Lots of participants • Students and Staff • Games • Student Talent • http://www.schooltube.com/video/6f027c748f90b419b02d/Tuesday,%20September%2028,%202010 • http://www.schooltube.com/video/cc7a89e287d2ccae95fb/Wednesday,%20September%2029,%202010 • http://www.schooltube.com/video/a9ece373eb38ee080042/NEON%20Staff%20Flash%20Mob%20-%20Homecoming%202010 • http://www.schooltube.com/video/6ac50676fa5e42d485bd/Wednesday,%20December%2012,%202012
GAMES Participants Know you number Representation of all students Staff also Thoughts Chosen versus Self-select Staff Friend vs Foe Rivalry Prep is so important! The Voice Ideas • Face the Cookie • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJt4naWvUCg • Stick It & Air Push • Live Demonstrations • Limbo • Arm Wresting • Bubble Bees • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNsZ4FLXy38 • Rentals • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzATWlFBZgs
Input from You Not about coming an expert but developing expertise…… Lesa Friedrich lfriedrich@dist113.org Highland Park High School