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News & Updates
Olympic High School
January 1, 2015
And The Winner Is….
That’s right we just awarded one kid 2 tickets to the Superbowl. In November, Recruiting for Good sponsored creative writing competition for best sports story written by a middle school and high school student.
And the winner is Trenton, a student from Olympic High School, in Santa Monica, CA. We just got off the phone and spoke to his father who had no idea, his son had participated…he was speechless. In the background you could hear Trenton ecstatically yelling.
Big Thanks
1) To all the kids who participated in our competition.
2) To all the parents who drove the kids to our events.
3) To Ms. Liaw, teacher at Olympic High School for inspiring Trenton.
A special thanks to our judges; Craig Bergman (Wordup Kids), David Andersen (David Andersen Pianos), and Racheal Thompson (Racheal Thompson Photography).
Biggest Lesson of Competition and Life
The only way to win is to participate.
2015 & Beyond
We are grateful and humbled to make 2015 remarkable for Trenton and his dad.
Congratulations….and happy new year…from Recruiting for Good.
November 25, 2014
Rewarding Olympic High Teachers & Students
Rewarding Olympic High Teachers & Students…Can anyone make a difference? Yes, the only requirement is participation. This afternoon, I went to Olympic High School in Santa Monica, to host my last community contest event, “write a sports story to win 2 Superbowl tickets.” Doing so, I decided to also hold a writing contest for the teachers; “what did you learn about yourself from being a teacher?”
It was great to include the teachers in the writing competition. All the students and teachers that participated won a gift card from Starbucks. And I rewarded one female and one male teacher for their creative and authentic writing shopping rewards to (Tory Burch and J.Crew) And the winners are; substitute art teacher Molly O’Hanlon, and history/P.E./woodshop teacher Mark Suminski.
I love to honor and thank every teacher that participated in the contest…thank you for making my life fun and rewarding today.
Teachers inspire us to strive for more in our lives, it is because of them that we experience life fully.
When was the last time you rewarded a teacher? Take the time to do it today…and they will forever treasure your kindness.
November 5, 2014
Rewarding Adrian Rocha a Fan for Good
Can kids use their creative writing skills to make a difference? The answer is a resounding, YES! We are proud to announce our first Olympic High School creative student writer winner; Adrian Rocha, whose sports essay inspired our judge Craig Bergman, founder of creative writing company Word Up Kids, “Adrian Rocha’s essay had the most originality and fire” (to read Adrian’s story, click here.).
Adrian won court side tickets to see his favorite team the Clippers with his dad. That’s the view from his seats (VIP tickets provided by First Choice Tickets, special thanks to Kenny Forman owner).
This is a proud moment for son and father. I visited the school to show Adrian the tickets he won, and to take a picture with teacher Susanne Liaw who inspired the students to participate, and give their best. And I followed up, later to hand deliver the tickets to Adrian’s father, Rolando Cortazar.
We are grateful to inspire, reward, and serve students who participate in our creative writing competitions. You have made us all proud, we solute you Adrian, you are truly a Fan for Good!
To learn more about our creative writing competition at Olympic High School, click here.
Creative writing empowers kids to have a unique voice and develops their imagination to see the world differently.
