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Grapeview Student Leadership Team Leads First Assembly

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Group of adults and children in purple Gator Leadership shirts posing with large green alligator mascot, holding certificate, with colorful artwork displayed on wall behind them.

The 5th-grade leadership team at Grapeview School took the stage for the first time at the end of October to celebrate the month’s character trait awards and to teach students about the trait for November. Their leadership is being celebrated by our Board of Directors this month for being In Their Element.

Carlee, Koda, Baylin, and Leilani kicked off the assembly by reviewing the definition for responsibility, the Character Strong trait of the month, in front of the K–8 student body. Then two to three students per grade were called up by the leadership students to receive a certificate for displaying the trait throughout October. With each student, the crowd erupted into cheers.

Once the awards had finished, the leadership students revealed the trait for November: gratitude. The team wrote and performed a set of skits on what gratitude does and doesn’t look like. 

The assembly concluded with a breakdown of what gratitude looks like, feels like, and sounds like before students were dismissed, ready to bring gratitude into their classrooms. 

For their part, the 5th-grade leadership team was proud that they’d faced their fears of public speaking to celebrate their peers and champion gratitude as part of their roles. “When the first graders walked in…” Baylin trailed off, wiping away imaginary sweat from his brow. Carlee and Leilani were happy that they’d all managed to say their parts and perform two skits in front of the entire student body.

Being a student leader “helps us show more gratitude and help other people and responsibilities and to make sure there's no bullying,” Koda said. 

Without a doubt, in a small district like Grapeview, the influence of a four-student leadership team touches each member of the school community. From their ability to captivate the audience to their teaching and trait defining to the internal growth of each student, this team is definitely in their element.

The ESD 113 Board recognizes one student group each month with the In Their Element Award. This honor celebrates programs where students explore, create, and lead. It amplifies student voice and student-led activities that engage young people in meaningful ways.