Academic RallyAn Academic Rally is a celebration assembly which includes entertainment, recognition, and rewards for students reaching certain levels of success during each grading period and/or staffulty members who deserve special recognition. Academic Rallies will occur after each nine week grading period; and will usually be held in the auditorium, gym, and/or outdoors. Students meeting criteria to earn an academic, attendance, and/or a discipline punch will be recognized and rewarded for their accomplishments. They will receive incentive cards, appropriately punched, for their achievements. These cards will entitle them to random perks throughout the next nine weeks. The more punches a student has--the more perks that will be received. Those students who do not qualify to attend an Academic Rally will continue to follow their regular schedule.
Eagle Swoops and SnatchesEagle Swoops will be made by Renaissance Committee members, the Eagleship Team and/or administration. There are two kinds of Eagle Swoops--surprised and requested. A requested swoop is a surprise to the students/class who has done something their teachers feels is exceptional and deserves a swoop. Example: The entire class made an A on a spelling test or everyone has had their homework all week. The teacher request this class receive an Eagle Swoop for this outstanding event. Whenever the teacher has requested the swoop be made, the group comes into the room in celebration, reads the reason for the swoop and rewards the students/class. A surprise swoop is a surprise to both the teacher and students/class. These will usually occur at the beginning or end of a class, as to minimize class disturbance. Only those meeting swoop requirements will be rewarded. Example: An Eagle Swoop comes into a classroom and announces, "Everyone who can show us their agenda has been filled out for the entire week receives a reward" or "Everyone who has their card and has two or more punches on it come forth to receive a reward." An Eagle Snatch is where anyone meeting the requirements is snatched out of the class to receive a reward. This too will usually occur at the end of the class. Example: An announcement is made, "Anyone who has their card with them and has a perfect attendance punch will be dismissed five minutes early to lunch today" or "Anyone who has their card with them and has a gold punch, come to the gym lobby for a treat at this time."
Eagleship TeamEagleship Team members will be the liaison between their grade and the Renaissance coordinators and committee. Some of their job duties will be to help with both recognition and reward input and distribution. Team members will help organize and conduct Eagle Swoops for their grade level. Team members will help with the Wall of Fame, field trips, mini-fundraisers and academic rallies. Members will be chosen anonymously by the quality of their statement, a copy of last year's report card, a discipline report of the previous school year, and their attendance rate for the previous school year. Incentive Cards- Incentive cards are I.D. cards complete with students' name, picture and homeroom; which entitles qualifying students to receive certain perks, recognition, and rewards during a nine-week grading period. These cards have three possible areas of achievement: academic, attendance, and discipline.
- The academic area will consist of three levels. GOLD - which is all A's, SILVER - which is A's and B's, and BRONZE - which is improvement of one letter grade, without dropping in others. Students will receive only one academic punch, of the highest level, in which they qualify.
- An attendance punch RED will be given to those students with less than two occurrences in a nine-week grading period. (An occurrence is any absence whether verified, excused, unexcused, tardy, or signed out.)
- A discipline punch WHITE will be given to those students with no more than two discipline points in a nine-week grading period. (Discipline points are earned by receiving a lunch break, detention, bus write-up, in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or a disciplinary hearing.)
- Incentive cards will be awarded to qualifying students during academic rallies each of the nine-week grading periods.
- Students will have to be in possession of their cards in order to receive surprise, random rewards throughout the following nine-weeks. (No going to locker or calling home to get cards!)
- Replacement cards and lanyards can be purchased from Mrs. Custer.
Anyone can submit a nomination form for Staffulty of the Month...students, staffulty, parents, partners in education. Nomination forms for Staffulty of the Month can be found throughout the south and north wings. Completed nomination forms must be turned into Mr. Copeland or Mrs. Custer by the tenth of each month. A reminder of this deadline will be made through the monthly calendar as well as announcments. The selection team for Staffulty of the Month will consist of the Eagleship Team and when possible the previous Staffulty of the Month. The nominated staffulty's name will not appear on the part of the forms given to the selection team. They will simply select Staffulty of the Month by what has been written about them. The Staffulty of the Month will be recognized and rewarded once selected, and a banner will be placed over the door of the winner. This will be done on or about the 15th of each month and at the same time Students of the Month are recognized. They will also be displayed on the W.M.S. Walls of Fame as well as in the local papers. No staffulty can be recognized as Staffulty of the Month more than once in a school year. Student(s) of the Month will be selected each month beginning in September. Nomination forms for Student of the Month can be found throughout the south and north wings of the school building. Staffulty, students, parents, and community members may nominate as many students, at any grade level, they choose. Completed nomination forms must be turned into Mr. Copeland by the tenth of each month. Staffulty may be reminded of this deadline through a monthly calendar as well as announcements. Various groups (academic teams, special education staffulty, office and administration, etc.) will select one student per grade. No grade level team will select their grade's Student of the Month. The nominated student's name will not appear on the part of the forms given to the selection team. They will simply select the Student of the Month by what was written about them. These students will be recognized and rewarded in front of the W.M.S. student and staffulty body sometime around the 15th of each month. Students of the Month will also be displayed on the W.M.S. Walls of Fame as well as in the local papers. No student can be recognized as Student of the Month more than once in a school year. Each week a teacher from each grade must select their grade's Student of the Week. Students of the Week begin during the first five day school week. Students of the Week only occur when there are five days in a school week. These students will be recognized and rewarded during Friday afternoon announcements. Students of the Week will also be displayed on the W.M.S. Wall of Fame as well as the local papers. Very Important ParentsThe V.I.P. Club gives parents an opportunity to help students experience success in their educational quests. Through Renaissance, parents can help provide tangible rewards for students who earn recognition in academic, attendance, and discipline areas as well as rewards for outstanding staffulty contributions. Each V.I.P. member contributes a minimum of twenty-five dollars for the present school year which will be used in the development of the recognition process and to support Renaissance at Westmoreland Middle School. Millennium ClubMillennium Club members pledge one hundred dollars annually for ten years to Westmoreland Middle School for the development and implementation of Renaissance @ WMS. Names of club members are place on plaques that are located in the Walls of Fame.
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