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Pressly encourages students with game room
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John Weatherman (left) and Jon Hartline, both 14, play foosball during the unveiling of Pressly School's new incentive room Monday night.
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Published: November 25, 2009
Students at Pressly Elementary School have a new incentive to perform well in their classes — one that students have already dubbed "perfect" and "awesome."
During a special unveiling ceremony Monday night, Pressly showed off its new Privilege Room, a classroom that offers a new approach to learning.
Instead of traditional textbooks, Smartboards and teachers, the Privilege Room gives students who have earned it the opportunity to play pool, table tennis, foosball, air hockey and a Nintendo Wii gaming system.
There are also board and card games, hula hoops, a stereo system and remote-control cars.
The room will be used as an incentive for children to improve their attendance, behavior and academics. If students follow what is expected of them, they will be able to use the room once a week.
"It's the best thing that ever happened to this school," said seventh-grader Randall Booth, 14. "It's a great addition and it's perfect."
During Monday's ceremony, parents watched their students run from one game to another, bustling with excitement.
The children played boxing and tennis on the Wii system as others gathered around the table games.
One student challenged Superintendent Brady Johnson to a game of pool.
Principal Sheila Alston said the students know they must adhere to what is required of them to participate.
Alston said the students were surveyed about what games they'd like in the Privilege Room to keep them determined to perform well in school.
"This is what they like," Alston said.
Randall's mother, Darlene, said the new room is a motivator for students.
"This is great," she said. "They need things like that to give them encouragement."
Logan Elmore, 13, said the room is "awesome."
"It's a good privilege for kids acting good and for people who don't, they act a lot better so they get in," he said.
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