Starting line of SMS Color-A-Thon 2015
Event Proves To Be A Huge Success
By Rick Flaherty
On Saturday, May 16th, Superior Middle School students, community members, and staff gathered to celebrate fitness and positive behavior by participating in Color-A-Thon 2015. The event was a huge success and plans are to continue this event again next year.
The PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) leadership team helped organize this fun-run with funds going to support some of the activities and field trips planned for the last day of school. The 100+ participants in the run raised over $6,000 to support the last day of school activities.
The 100+ participants in the run raised over $6,000 to support the last day of school activities.
The run took place right on the Superior Middle School campus by weaving around the grounds and parking lots to cover a distance of five kilometers. Along the path students were bombarded with blasts of color. By the end of the run, participants were covered from head to toe with multicolored biodegradable powder.
Blasts of biodegradable color bombarded participants
Draden Jensen, a sixth grader on the green wing at Superior Middle School was the first to cross the finish line during the run. Because of a clock malfunction during the race, Draden’s actual time on the course is not known, but Draden definitely has a future in cross country running. Draden has run a number of 5Ks, but the color bombing with this run made the race stand out for him.
Color-A-Thon Finish Line
The activities that the students will participated in on the last day of school included a trip to Valley Fair, shopping at the Mall of America, a trip to the Edge Waterpark, golfing, canoeing, a visit to Camp Miller, and many other activities. Students are able to choose from the various activities based on their positive behavior interactions throughout the school year.
Another one of the activities the kids at Superior Middle School look forward to is the end-of-the-year talent show. This year the talent show took place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 4th. Past student talent shows have featured singing, dance, karate demonstrations, piano solos, and other talents on display. Last year the show ended with several of the teachers on the stage performing a flash mob dance.
One of the more formal events for middle school students is the 8th grade celebration breakfast. Mrs. Ritter-Spohn, an eighth grade teacher on the blue wing, is the organizational force behind this breakfast.
The community events hallway becomes a formal dining room with linen table cloths, decorative centerpieces, and a bounty of breakfast treats served to the students by teachers and staff.
Students are able to choose from the various activities based on their positive behavior interactions throughout the school year.
The eighth grade students are always excited at this time of year as they prepare to become high school students, and we at the middle school wish them the best as they make this transition.
