Recognition with a purpose

Plan an Award Program Your School Can Be Proud Of

Find ideas for recognizing student achievement, service, and staff contributions. Choose awards that reflect your school's values, then see how a digital display could help celebrate the people behind them.

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01 / Choose what matters

Find Ideas for Your Next Award Program

Start with your school's values. These sample program ideas offer a place to begin, with criteria you can adapt to your community.

Program idea

Academics

Subject awards, academic achievement, and student growth.

Recognition criteria
Define the subject, achievement threshold, or evidence of progress over a set period.
The honoree's story
Include the honoree's work, progress, and a teacher's account of what they achieved.

Program idea

Service & leadership

Community contributions and student leadership.

Recognition criteria
Look for a documented contribution, sustained involvement, and its benefit to others.
The honoree's story
Describe the project, the honoree's role, and the people it helped.

Program idea

Arts

Performances and creative work.

Recognition criteria
Set clear expectations for craft, dedication, or contribution to a performance or exhibition.
The honoree's story
Share a work or performance, the creative process, and the honoree's contribution.

Program idea

Athletics

Teamwork and achievement.

Recognition criteria
Define the season and the achievement or observable teamwork you want to recognize.
The honoree's story
Include the sport, season, achievement, and a specific example of contribution to the team.

Program idea

Staff

Teaching contributions and years of service.

Recognition criteria
Specify service milestones or documented contributions to students and the school.
The honoree's story
Include years served, the person's role, and a story from the school community.

Keep exploring: Academic recognition programs · Awards display ideas

02 / Give the idea a plan

A recognition-planning checklist

Agree on a fair, repeatable process before the first award is announced. Give students and staff a clear way to participate.

Read the ceremony planning guide

  1. Invite nominations

    Decide who can nominate, what evidence to include, and when nominations close.

  2. Choose clear criteria

    Write down eligibility and selection criteria. Name the people who will review nominations.

  3. Set the school-year rhythm

    Choose an announcement date and plan how recipients and families will be celebrated.

  4. Collect the story

    Gather the honoree's name, award, year, photo, and contribution. Confirm permission to share their story.

03 / See recognition in the school

See How Schools Celebrate Achievement

Pair a real school installation with close-up award pages. Explain who is recognized, what the award celebrates, and how the example could inform a school leader's own program.

A real school example

Seneca East's Wall of Honor

At Seneca East, visitors explore veterans' profiles on an installed school display.

Who is recognized?
Veterans whose profiles appear in the school's Wall of Honor.
What does it celebrate?
Service to the community. This example recognizes veterans rather than student award recipients.
What could inform your program?
Give each honoree a story visitors can explore, with a name, photo, and the contribution you want to celebrate.

Program idea · not a customer award page

Student service recognition

A close-up of what to include in your proposed award page.

Who is recognized?
A student who contributes sustained service to the community.
What does the award celebrate?
A specific contribution, supported by the nomination and your published selection criteria.
What belongs in the story?
The recipient's name and photo, award year, project, role, and contribution to others.

Adapt this idea to your school's values and selection criteria.

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04 / Keep the tradition growing

Make Recognition Part of the School Year

Decide who can nominate honorees, how recipients are selected, and when awards are announced. Show how staff can add the next recipient in the web editor and keep previous achievements available to explore.

  1. Add the next recipient

    In the web editor, open the award's folder and create an entry for the new honoree.

  2. Tell their story

    Add the award year, recognition details, and approved photos or media. Review the entry before publishing.

  3. Keep previous achievements available

    Add each year's recipients alongside earlier entries so visitors can explore the program over time.

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05 / Explore your next step

Explore Your School's Award Program in a Custom Demo

Bring the recognition ideas you are considering and the people you want to celebrate. We will walk through how those awards could appear in a display tailored to your school.

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Turn a Recognition Idea Into a School Tradition

Choose an award program that reflects what your school values. See how it could come to life in a custom walkthrough.

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