Homecoming Preparation - Elementary School Involvement

As many people know, Homecoming in Carrollton, Georgia is one of my favorite times of the year. The numerous activities, events, and costumes set the week up to be incredibly exciting and fun for all the schools on campus! One of my favorite things is how we donate self-care items such as body soap, baby wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper, and much more to centers that need it the most. However, in order for all of these things to happen, all of the schools need to participate, and what better way to let high school kids get in touch with elementary school kids than to be on the broadcast?

Each class at the high school pairs up with grades at the lower schools and in this case, Seniors have paired with the second and third grade students at Carrollton Elementary School. We needed to spread the word to teachers, students, and parents as early as possible so they could know when and what items to bring. Our class president, Ramsey Sullivan, took it upon himself to ask student council members if they wanted to be featured on the broadcast. I and a few other members of the council decided that this would be a great opportunity to further their impact well beyond the high school.

Now that we developed a group to go to the elementary school one morning, we had to come up with all of the information we were going to relay. First, I introduced us to the elementary schoolers as the Class of 2024 Seniors at Carrollton High School. I prepared what we were going to say by implementing a call to action. Then Ramsey spoke about what items the students needed to bring and when the deadlines were. Lastly, Marlee Rogers spoke about the incentive which is whichever class brings the most donations wins a doughnut party! That really grabbed the kids' attention. I really admired how this whole process turned out! A lot of this was a trip down memory lane because the principal wanted us to chant the Trojan Gold Chant. I am so happy to participate in my last year of homecoming at Carrollton High School and to participate in this many activities really makes the week super special!

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