School+Assemblies

__ Adventurous Assemblies __ By: Makenna Rupert, Madison Losell , and Alexis Bower

Do you like the adventure of going to assemblies? Have you ever wondered how the teachers pick the assemblies and where they get them from? If so, you have found your answers.

The teachers go through a lot to get our assemblies here at Rommelt Middle School. The amount of money they may spend for the whole year on assemblies is $3,000. They get this money from the PTO.

There are many teachers who help with the job of getting the assemblies to our school. The main supporter is Mr. Tsikitas; he picks out most of the assemblies. The other people who help are Mr. Woodley and the PTO members. The PTO members raise the money. How does the school find the assemblies you may ask? Well, Mr. Tsikitas chooses ones that are either related to issues that happen in our school or topics that seem interesting and don’t get much attention. He also gets letters in the mail from groups that do assembly programs. Mr. Tsikitas keeps a file and tries to get a variety of shows that relate to the school or just look fun.

In the past, our school (including the high school and Central) has had a bug chef, a laser show that deals with science, and Rock to Bach, which was an electric violin player. We have also had magicians and cultural dance groups for social studies links. Don’t forget the authors and illustrators! Since Mr. Tsikitas chooses the assemblies, he becomes friends with many of the performers. He gets many references from other schools and gets their opinions.

Some teachers and students have different opinions about the assemblies. Sarah Persun, a fifth grader, liked the rainforest assembly, as did Billy Kline, and Abby Drake (6th graders). Ben Flick, another 5th grader, liked the anti-bullying assembly. As for Mrs. Ogden, a 6th grade reading teacher, she said, “Assemblies may come and go, but as long as there’s Recreation, I enjoy them all!” One new assembly idea Billy Kline had in mind was a music/concert assembly. Another assembly idea was from Ben Flick thought it would be cool to have people float around in black lights. Sarah Persun would like to see people in bubbles, and Abby Drake thought that assemblies with animals would be neat.

As you can see, assemblies at Rommelt Middle School have some history and some opinions behind them. Some people enjoy them, and some people may not. What do you think about assemblies?