ROCK SPRINGS – The Renaissance program at Rock Springs High School ended their GPA challenge for this semester. The competition was tight throughout the semester however the class of 2015 came out victorious with an overall class average GPA of 2.7 and earned a trip to the movies as a reward.
Close behind, in tie for second place with a 2.6 GPA, were the Freshman and Junior classes.
“We were very excited to win this competition and it proves hard work can pay off. Its almost like if we had a job, our hard work may earn us a raise but in our case, we earned a trip to the movies!” RSHS Senior, Amber Romrell Said.
Students filled the movie theater choosing from a list of pre-selected films to view at no cost to them other than concessions. Jonathan Crawford, Manager at Star Stadium 10 theaters in Rock Springs said, “The students deserve the reward for the hard work in the classroom and if it helps encourage students we wanted to help, support education in our community.” he continued, “We provided the lowest rate possible and were even able to bring back Disney’s Big Hero Six for a one day showing for this event, which is rare to obtain a one day license.”
Mrs. Debbie Petrie-Bullock, RSHS Renaissance Sponsor said, “We were excited to offer this incentive to the whole school to encourage academic performance. It was great to see students more aware of their grades and frequently asking how their class was doing in the competition.”
When Cody Anderson was asked what his thoughts were on winning the competition he replied, “I think it helps students try a little harder and I was happy to receive a reward for my GPA since it is something I have always kept up.”
Additionally classmate Garrett Mcgaha said, “This competition helps us want to keep our gradesup and continue to work hard”. Jessie O’Neal added to the conversation stating, “It is exciting and feels good to have our grades pay off in a fun and rewarding way.”
In addition to the reward, student Hannah Stevens said that not only has it encouraged the seniors, it has pushed all classes to work on improving their GPA across the board.
Assistant Principal, Tom Jassman said the school plans to host another competition starting in May with the same reward incentive. “This has been an exciting incentive for the students at RSHS and has brought more awareness to all student’s grades and the plan here is to keep raising the bar.”
