Yes, yes I did.
It seemed rather far fetched, but once I started working on it, it didn't sound so crazy anymore. Besides, we want teens to be excited about college and careers, right? Right.
So for last year's Summer Reading program, I planned "Totally Turned Up - The University of Swag!", a college-themed experience.
We started out the summer with a pretty cool Orientation Day party! The teen room's superhero decorations from the year before were taken down and replaced with these circles which made the room look like a student commons on a campus. It was a stark change from the comic characters and gave just the right effect.
Kickoff included coke floats, popcorn, balloons, and pom pons! We also watched Pitch Perfect, one of the few "high-school friendly" college themed movies I could find. LOL
Each week of the summer was based on a different college major or concentration!
Guests included an actual crime scene investigator from the local police department for our School of Physical Sciences. Local Hip-Hop Artists who all hold college degrees, came in to speak about pursuing your artistic passion as well as your education, which also had a great conversation about the artists on radio today who hold degrees but perpetuate ignorance in their music, which was amazing! And one of the last visits of the summer was a body image workshop for young ladies where I invited my actual sorority sisters to stop in.
The finale party was a Homecoming Dance that rivaled some real college homecoming parties I've attended. LOL
Here are the final participating slips!! I'm hoping this year's will have even more!
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