Just thinking of the words school pride transports you to the days when you were part of a gigantic, diverse team. School spirit is an important part of education for its unifying and encouraging effects, so make sure you reward students with the recognition, and a trophy case, they deserve.
Highlighting Accomplishments
Many schools have their awards cabinet tucked away in some hallway or office with little foot traffic. What’s more, they look like the cabinets were made in someone’s basement. This is no way to reward students for working hard to compete in what they love.
Upgrading the school trophy case is easy. There’s no better way to engrave accomplishment and participation into the foundation of your school, which is why it’s important to follow these three pillars for having a great school display case:
- Put the exhibit somewhere it will be seen, not just noticed. Some great ideas are in the main hallway, the top of a central staircase, or right at your school’s main entrance. Also, make sure all the trophies are in the same place so that each student and activity gets equal recognition.
- Have a beautiful yet modest school trophy cabinet. It should have highly visible glass for display and exhibit a well-made look. Also, make sure to leave room for all the future trophies to come.
- Support your students once you have a great trophy case and encourage them to participate. The more trophies and acknowledgments a school can display proudly, the more students will feel honored to be in such an accomplished school.
Trophy cases need to be seen by everyone. They give schools a unique chance to show the diversity of their students, so get creative with the awards displayed and make sure not to stick with only sports accomplishments. When your whole student body feels noticed, great school spirit will be the result.