March Madness
Event
Each year, during the month of March, Silver Lake Regional Middle School's PTO hosts a March Madness Event. This is event is very well attended. The main event is a teachers vs. students basketball game.
March Madness 101
THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT:
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Plan Activities
- Teacher vs. Student Basket Ball Game (Mr. Moore can help)
- Karaoke (Mr. Bracken can help)
- Just Dance (Mr. Bracken can help)
- Photo Booth (Mr. Murphy can help)
- Video Games (Mr. Murphy can help)
- Basketball Shoot-off with Music Mr. Bracken can help with getting a student to run music)
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Order T-shirts for Teachers Playing in Game
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Plan Decorations
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Create Posters and Publicize Event
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Create and Print Tickets for the Event
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Get Parents to Sign-up as Chaperones and Help at Events
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Get Parents to Sign-up to Sell Tickets During the Three Lunches before the Event
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Get Donations from Businesses of Candy, Cookies, Popcorn, Bottles of Water, Decorations, and Photo Backdrop
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Order Pizza from Papa Ginos (about 10 large cheese)
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Schedule Police Detail
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Get SLRMS Staff to Volunteer as Chaperones
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Secure an MC for Basketball Game (Dick Steele, Halifax Recreation Department, has done this in the past)
DAY OF THE EVENT:
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Set-up for Event at 4:30pm
- Refreshments & Karaoke - Cafeteria
- Just Dance - Library
- Photo Booth - Foyer
- Video Games - Auditorium
- Basketball Game, Shoot-off, & Music - Gym
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Decorate Foyer and Cafeteria
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Set-up Refreshments (Pizza and water are included in ticket price. All other refreshments are for sale.)
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Doors Open at 7pm (only students from SLRM with tickets and approved adults may enter)
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No one may leave until Principal gives consent
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Event Ends at 9pm
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Clean-up from Event at 9pm
