Renee DeCanio, Activities Director
Selma High School
They add FUN, excitement, and
keep students connected to school
if they are done RIGHT!!
In addition to the usual, posters, flyers, bulletin
announcements, try:
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Car in quad with flyers or window paint
Balloons.. Ask me?
Toilet Talk
Twitter, Facebook, Tatango texting
• Decorate area with balloons
• add posters
• block off areas
ASSIGN CLASS OFFICERS TO GET
PARTICPANTS AHEAD OF TIME
Make sure it’s appropriate!
• School Appropriate
• Appropriate for activity
High Energy!
• Clearly explain rules to
the participants
• Consequences…
Give participants something small for participating
Give winners something better
• PRACTICE EVERY ACTIVITY BEFOREHAND
• ADVERTISE
• DRAW ATTENTION TO YOUR ACTIVITY
• Balloons, roped off areas, posters, etc.
• PRE-SELECT PARTICIPANTS
• MUSIC
• DEFINED RULES
• REFEREES/ PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE
PARTICIPANTS FOLLOW RULES (Give them a jersey)
• GIVE SOMETHING TO PARTICIPANTS and AWARD
WINNERS WITH PRIZES
• CLASS COMPETITIONS- SPIRIT POINTS (Post)
• OLYMPIC WEEK EVENTS- Go all out! Have students sign up in teams
to compete in a week of activities. They can come up with team
names, make shirts, etc. Have lunchtime competitions like pig slop, tug
o war in nacho cheese, human curling, chariot races, pool events.
Keep track of points each day and reward winning male and female
teams with OLYMPIC WEEK CHAMPION shirts at end of week.
• *See Animal House 2010.m4v (La Serna High School)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXLiJujF_s for ideas
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• OLYMPIC RALLY- Put together a wide range of crazy events and
have your classes form relay teams and compete around the track
(see attached).
1) Car Push
10) Tennis Ball Carry (uphill)
2) Sack Race
11) Sprint
3) Brain Freeze
12) Slip and Slide
4) Actual Wheel Barrel Race
13) Partner Egg Crack Run
5) Fat Suit Tire Race
14) Backwards Jump Rope
6) Balance Beam Walk with Book
15)Pogo Ball
7) Partner Hotdog Elbow Feed
16) Puzzle
8) Partner Back-to-Back Walk
17) Mattress Race
9) Inner Tube Chariot Race
18) Sprint (to Torch)
• Have students create their own teams and compete in lunch-time
leagues at lunch. Volleyball, soccer, and basketball are the
easiest sports for these leagues.
• Hold a March Madness 3 on 3 tourney during basketball
season.
• Randomly select one student from each grade level each Friday
morning. Call the names of those students out over the intercom
while the bulletin is being read. If they happened to be
dressed in school colors or are wearing school spirit apparel,
they can rush down to the student store to get a free
snack/prize before the bulletin ends.
• You can also use their names to call them out in rallies and
instantly reward them in front of their peers.
• BIRTHDAYS- Have your attendance clerk to print out a list of
student/teacher birthdays for each month. Recognize birthdays over the
intercom and present each student with a card/lollipop on their birthday.
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• TEACHER OF THE WEEK- Create nomination sheets and encourage students
to nominate teachers for the Teacher of the Week award. Have your council
select from the nominations each week. The selected teacher will have
something said about them in the bulletin and can be given a gift (lanyard or
Starbucks card).
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• STUDENT RECOGNITION BREAKFAST- Teachers nominate students for
Student of the Month, Coaches recognize Athletes of the Month, and students
recognize teachers Teacher of the Week. Hold a breakfast each month to
honor all of the nominees, their parents, and nominating teachers. Put
together a slide show with student pictures and quotes from teachers. It’s a
great way to recognize some who don’t usually get recognition.
• Ask students to come up with catchy 3 word phrases that
advertise or inspire
• CAHSEE VIDEO