Edison Week 2015

A Guide to Making Your Wildest Dreams

Happy Birthday Tommy! Come True

Teachers and Staff,

It is my pleasure to provide you with a guide to this year’s Edison Week. Your Student Council officers and members as well as many of your students have been diligently working to make Edison Week 2015 a celebration for the record books. I have compiled a schedule for the week that I think will help you. We are all excited for the upcoming events and hope you are too. Maddie Roper We understand that academic work will continue during Student Council President 2014- Edison Week. For this reason, there are a couple of areas in which 2015 we need your help:

1. Students have the opportunity to sign up for limited Point Values participation games and events that will take place during the week. They must sign up prior to the week itself. If you Participating in games and Best Dressed earns your or a student have any questions regarding participation in class points, based on placing that is. Here are the events, please see a respective Class Sponsor: Freshmen – Greenwood Sophomores – Eichenberger, Juniors – Catlett assigned values to different categories of games. and Thomas, Seniors – Winston. Sponsors will provide students with passes for these events. These OFFICIAL Place Small Game Medium Large Game EDISON WEEK PASSES will change color daily: Tuesday – Yellow, Wednesday – Blue, Thursday – Pink. To ease the Game flow of the day, we ask that you release students ONLY if 1st 10 15 20 they have an official pass. 2nd 8 12 16 3rd 6 9 12 2. If you have students who would like to participate in the Best Dressed or an unlimited participation event, we ask that you 4th 4 6 8 would please send them to the appropriate location with a 5th 2 3 4 pink pass. Only allow students who are dressed in an appropriate costume for the day to attend best dressed events. Many events, such as guy cheer, TNL attendance, and Superlative elections also generate class points Thank you in advance for all of your patience and support based on participation. during this crazy and fun week. I would also like to invite you to get involved. I know it may not seem like it, but Edison Week is also for the teachers! We are in need of judges for our many activities. It is The class that earns the most points is declared the a great way to spend your plan period! You might even consider winner of Edison Week, and will earn ultimate joining a group of teachers and compete along with us. bragging rights. With your help, Edison Week 2015 is sure to be a success. I know students appreciate the cooperation and time you give during Edison Week, and we definitely could not accomplish such an event without you. If you have any question, feel free to ask me, Mrs. Griffin, or any of the other officers. Start thinking about costumes and let’s all wish Tommy a happy birthday together!

Thank you, -Sophomore: Mr. Eichenberger -Senior: Ms. Winston

5. Colored event passes: Each day has a certain color pass for the games/activities that students have signed up for. The colors of the passes vary with each day. Class sponsors will give these out. Monday- Yellow Tuesday-Blue Wednesday- Pink

Edison Week Dictionary 6. Door decorating contest: Each 1st hour class will choose to decorate their door and whoever wins will receive a pizza party. 1. Best dressed: the biggest contest during Edison Week is to be the best dressed, students who have the best 7. Edison Week t-shirts: Edison Week t-shirts are pre- outfits earn class points by placing in the different Best sold ONLY! They will stop being sold on Friday, January Dress categories. Students may enter individually or as 30. a group, but not both. Students go to the Seller’s fieldhouse at the appropriate time of the day to enter the competition and be judged.

2. Charity cans: each class (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) picks a charity for which to raise money. There will be 6 cans going around per class for these Generation Day charities. All are encouraged to put change in the buckets. The classes will earn points based on ranking Thursday, February 12, 2015 of total money earned. Will take place the week of Chairman: Abby Moshiri February 2-6. The charities: Freshmen - Up With Trees Juniors - John 3.16 Co-Chairs: Audrey Byrd & Olivia Prichard Sophomores - Restore Hope Seniors - Emergency Infant Services Baby Freshmen, Angsty 3. Class points: all classes (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, and teachers) get a certain number of points for Sophomores, Grown-Up Juniors, each activity/game they win. The points earned by each class determine who wins Edison Week overall. respect your Elderly Seniors on 4. Class sponsor: teachers in charge of the classes our trip through a lifetime! -Freshman: Mr. Greenwood -Junior: Mr. Catlett & Ms. Thomas Time: Activity: Location: Points: Participation: 8:25 Ages Relay Jim Sellers Small 4 per class 9:20 Dance Off Snack Bar Large 8 per class 10:25 Dress Count Field House Small Unlimited Lunch Music Trivia Snack Bar Small Unlimited 12:45 Food Race Snack Bar Medium 4 per class 1:31 Carnation Deliveries

Best Dressed Categories Individual Best Baby Best Professional Best Toddler Best Failed Adult Best Onsie Best Old Grouch Best Teen Nerd Best Old Cat Lady Best Teen Punk Best Elderly Person Best Teen Prep Best Edison Teacher Best Trophy Wife/ Husband Best Other

Group Best Duo Best Family Best Other 11:11 Report to 4th Hour/1st Lunch. Superlative Winners report to the Superlative Reception in HS Snack Bar. 11:16 Superlative Reception Regular schedule resumes. Superlative

Day Edison Week Days Friday, February 13, 2015 Chairman: Maddie Roper Co-Chairs: Juliana VandenBorn & Caelin Luster Sunday best dress clothes suggested Attendance: Green & White Day th To attend the Superlative Assembly, students will have to Monday, Feb. 9 participate in an Edison Week event prior to the assembly (Dress Count counts) . Student participation in all games Celebrity Day and events will be noted. Students who participate will Tuesday, Feb. 10th receive an admission ticket Thursday morning before the assembly DURING 1st Hour. If a student does not receive a ticket, he/she will not be allowed to leave his/her 2nd hour Safari Day th to attend the assembly. Wednesday, Feb. 11 Schedule: 8:15-9:12 First Hour (Students will receive tickets for individual admission.) Generation Day 9:17 Report to Second Hour Class, dismissal via Thursday, Feb. 12th intercom 9:25-11:06 Superlative Assembly Time Event Location Points # of part. Feb 2nd-Feb 9th Door Decorating Classroom Doors N/A 1st Hour 7:30-8:05 Showcase decorating Showcase Medium 4/class 8:30 Best Dressed Singles Jim Sellers Large UNL Superlative 9:20 Best Dressed Groups Jim Sellers Large UNL Dress Categories Best Use of Paint Craziest Fan Day Best Mascot Friday, Feb. 13th Best Use of Green Best Use of White Best Use of Green and White Best Group

Green and White Day CELEBRITY DAY Monday, February 9, 2015 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Chairman: Ellie Roper & Regan McCormick Chairman: Evan Byrd Co-chairs: Drew Rowlands Friday is Green and White Day. To start off Edison Week, students will show school spirit by wearing crazy green and white outfits. Before It’s time for glitz and glam and living your fantasy life. Today you get school on February 9th each class will have from 7:30 to 8:05 to to dress as your favorite celeb and have the most fabulous time. decorate their showcase. These will be judged by an anonymous panel of judges during 1st hour. Also first hour classes who choose to TIME: ACTIVITY: LOCATION: POINTS: PARTICIPATION: participate in the door decorating contest will have from February 4- 8:25 Celebrity Relay GYM Small 3 per class until February 9, 8:05 am to finish decorating their doors. During 1st 9:20 GROUP Dress Count GYM Small Unlimited hour at 8:30 am teachers may send their students (with ID’s) down to 9:35 Individual Dress Count GYM Small Unlimited the Sellers Fieldhouse to participate in the BEST SINGLES category. 10:25 Class Song GYM Medium 7 per class Students may only participate in either best singles or best group. At LUNCH Music Trivia Snack Bar Small Unlimited 2nd Hour, 9:20 am, teachers may send their best dressed GROUPS to 12:45 Celeb Make-Over Snack Bar Small 5 per class the Sellers Fieldhouse. 1:35 Class Skit Black Box Large 7 per class **NOTICE: Only students who have extreme green and white will be 2:35 Karaoke Snack Bar Medium 2 per class allowed to enter. Green t-shirt and jeans, green and white t-shirt or green and white accessories are not sufficient entries for this contest. EXTREME GREEN AND WHITE ONLY! Best Dress Categories Actor 90s Celeb Actress 2000s Celeb Musician Movie Character Athlete Other 80s Celeb Best Group Safari Day 8. Games: Every day of Edison Week there will be Wednesday, February 11, 2015 several games you can participate in and represent Chairman: Maeghan Jakubovitz your class, but spots are limited. Sign up for a game with your class sponsor. Co-Chairs: Holden Dempsey and Chandler Trotter 9. Group Dress: Feel free to grab a few friends, or a lot, Let the wild rumpus start, and come on a wild adventure on to form a well-dressed team. However, group is a Wednesday! single category, so it is very difficult to win. Time Activity Location Points Participation 8:25 Dress Count Jim Sellers Small Unlimited 10. Guy cheerleading: An activity involving guys from 9:20-9:40 Freshman Guy Cheer Jim Sellers N/A N/A each class (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) who Practice get together and come up with a routine and perform it 9:20-9:40 Freshman Poster Jim Sellers N/A 10 during the Edison Week pep assembly. Hanging 9:45- Sophomore Guy Jim Sellers N/A N/A 10:05 Cheer Practice 11. ID’s: Required in order to participate in any Edison 9:45- Sophomore Poster Jim Sellers N/A 10 Week event. 10:05 Hanging 10:15- Junior Guy Cheer Jim Sellers N/A N/A 12. Mr. and Ms. Edison: 5 boys and 5 girls from the 10:35 Practice Senior Class are nominated to receive an award given 10:15- Junior Poster Jim Sellers N/A 10 only to those who truly represent our school. Winners 10:35 Hanging 10:40- Senior Guy Cheer Jim Sellers N/A N/A are announced at the Superlative Assembly 11:00 Practice 10:40- Senior Poster Jim Sellers N/A 10 13. Superlatives: Each class has nominated individuals as 11:00 Hanging nominees for Superlative Categories. Winners of Class 11:11- Poster Judging Jim Sellers Medium Unlimited Superlatives are announced during the Superlative 11:45 Assembly. 1:35 Dismissal for Pep Jim Sellers N/A N/A Assembly begins Best Dressed Categories 14. Superlative Assembly: The closing program of Best Jungle Cat Best Jane Edison Week during which all the winners are Best Tourist Best Native announced: who won each dress category, each game, Best Tour Guide Best Use of Khaki each superlative, and Edison Week as a whole, Best Use of Camo Best Bird recognition for Mr. and Ms. Edison and many other Best Jungle Animal Best Primate traditions. TO BE ADMITTED YOU MUST Best Tarzan Best Other Best Zoo Keeper PARTICIPATE IN A SINGLE EVENT DURING EDISON Best Group WEKK, A GAME OR DRESS COUNT, AND GET YOUR ID SCANNED!