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Bus Driver Drive part of GHS Random Acts of Kindness Month
Have your children had a favorite bus driver who has gone the extra mile? Or one who’s been extra kind? Or a trusted friend throughout their school years?
Greencastle High School is looking to salute Greencastle Community School Corporation bus drivers for their years of service to students in what GHS is calling a “Bus Driver Drive.”
It is all part of Random Acts of Kindness Month ongoing during February, Assistant Principal Jennifer Finnerty explained.
“The Bus Driver Drive is our way to recognize our dedicated bus drivers for all of their dedication to the students of GHS,” Finnerty said, adding that each GHS classroom has a collection box decorated as a bus, and the first-hour class with the most donated items will win a doughnut party.
The school is also taking community donations in the office.
Suggested items are thank-you cards, sweets, magnets, magnetic picture frames and other mementos ... virtually anything that might fit into a gift bag and serve as an appropriate thank you for a bus driver, Finnerty said.
Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Month is the biggest month in the GHS character education program, the assistant principal explained.
While students in other months are honored for such attributes as good citizenship or trustworthiness, Random Acts of Kindness Month is the only one that has actual activities associated with it. GHS officials are hoping such acts of kindness become more common than random.
As part of that, any GHS student can be recognized at any time next week with a RAKtivist heart placed on his or her locker. Students earn hearts by being caught doing kind acts or good deeds for anyone around the school.
“It’s our teacher and staff’s way of saying ‘Thanks’ to the students for being great people and contributing kindness to our GHS community,” Finnerty said.