President’s Award for Exceptional Performance (Student
Engagement): Excelsior Springs Middle School
Excelsior
Springs, MO
Chairperson:
Kathy Travis
Student
Crew Count: 50
Theme:
Feelin’ Groovy: Can You Dig It Book Fair
Even
though the Feelin’ Groovy Book Fair took a little more research for the Student
Crew at Excelsior Springs Middle School than in previous years, their hard work
sure paid off! They began their planning by researching different decades and
then acquiring props, such as a real-working record player, a disco ball, and
gold platform shoes. They made posters for movies from the 60s as decorations;
created records that featured Dan Poblocki books; and built a lava lamp and
1960s van for a selfie station. The Student Crew tie-dyed T-shirts for the team
and the school staff, hosted a dance, gave away prizes to students dressed from
the decades, and launched an extensive social media campaign that included
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Edmodo, Google classroom, the school website, and
more. This Student Crew owned every part of their kickin’ Book Fair, and
students owned more books because of them!