Q3 ROAR Assembly (Photos + Videos)
Hershey Elementary students gathered this week for our Quarter 3 ROAR Celebration Assembly, a time dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the many positive choices our students have made throughout the quarter.
At Hershey Public Schools, ROAR stands for Respect, Ownership, Attitude, and Responsibility. These four core values guide our expectations for student behavior and help create a positive and supportive learning environment for everyone. Throughout the quarter, students earn ROAR cards from staff members when they demonstrate these behaviors in the classroom, hallways, cafeteria, playground, and across the school community.
Over the past several months, students have been collecting these ROAR cards as recognition for their efforts. During the assembly, students had the opportunity to redeem their accumulated ROAR cards by entering them into prize drawings. Students could place their cards into any of the available prize buckets, choosing the experience they were most excited about.
This quarter’s ROAR reward experiences included:
VIP Lunch Access – Winners receive a one-week VIP Lunch Pass, allowing them to skip the lunch line and enjoy seating at the special VIP lunch table in the cafeteria.
Ice Cream Sundae Bar – Students will enjoy creating their own ice cream sundae with a variety of toppings while celebrating their positive choices with friends.
Board Game Time in the Library – Winners will spend time in the library playing classic games such as UNO, Connect 4, Jenga, Candy Land, Chess, puzzles, and more.
After the main ROAR prize drawings were completed, all remaining tickets were combined for additional prize drawings. Students whose names were drawn received certificates to local businesses in North Platte.
We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our local partners, including:
Applebee’s
Runza®
Qdoba
Dave’s Place (Pizza Boxes)
As your child redeems their certificate at one of these businesses, we encourage you to thank their management team on behalf of Hershey Public Schools. We truly appreciate their partnership and their continued commitment to supporting our students.
This celebration would not have been possible without the many staff members and students who helped make the event special.
A special thank you to the HPS Cheer and Dance teams, who performed for students and helped lead fun skits during the assembly. Thank you as well to the Cheer and Dance sponsors for their leadership and support.
We would also like to recognize the dedicated members of our ROAR Committee, including:
Chelsey Margritz
Rachel Klein
Jade Siegel
Lindsay Stier
Additional staff members who helped with photos, skit details, and presentations included:
Dani Bode
Tracy Ballentine
Sarah Ostmeyer
Kelly Murdock
Students also had the opportunity to participate in a fun student skit, where randomly selected participants carefully held an empty pizza box with one hand while trying to knock other players’ boxes out of their hands. Staff members even joined in the fun! A special thank you again to Dave’s Place in North Platte for donating the pizza boxes used in the activity.
We would also like to thank our custodial staff for their help setting up the Activity Center and preparing the space for the celebration.
Events like this remind us how powerful positive recognition can be in building a strong school culture. We are proud of our students for the effort they show each day in demonstrating Respect, Ownership, Attitude, and Responsibility.
Thank you to our students, staff, families, and community partners for helping make our ROAR program such a success.
Jared Thomsen
Elementary Principal
Hershey Public Schools