Where leadership begins...
Where leadership begins...
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At Oakestown Intermediate we want to teach our students manners, discipline, respect, and how to conduct themselves in a professional environment. The Amazing Shake is an opportunity to test our students on these skills through a fun and memorable experience and enables us to engage with local business leaders on behalf of the school. The competition also introduces the students to the networks, roles, opportunities, and career paths that they may not have been exposed to before.
During the Amazing Shake, students learn and develop professional skills:
Giving a proper handshake
Professional conversation skills
Presentation skills
Problem solving skills
to prepare them exceptionally well for opportunities today and in the future.
Amazing Shake
Created at the Ron Clark Academy, The Amazing Shake is a competition for students to demonstrate the mechanics of a proper handshake and working the room so that they are able to present themselves exceptionally well for opportunities today and in the future.
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In the News!
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Amazing Shake 5 Minutes - FINAL - KL, MH.mp4Are you in?
Are you in?
If you are interested in joining next year's shake or sponsoring the event, complete this form.
Regional Amazing Shake
Regional Amazing Shake
The top 10 Amazing Shake students from a number of midwest schools will compete in February.
Preliminary Competition
Preliminary Competition
All 5th and 6th grade students will participate in a preliminary competition. These competitions will be held in October. The students will interact with 4 judges from the community for one minute each. Students will be judged on their handshake, conversation skills, eye contact, confidence, charisma, and poise under pressure. The top students move on to the Gauntlet round in November.
Gauntlet Round
Gauntlet Round
Our top students will compete in a Guantlet round which features 20 unique stations with different "real life" scenarios. Students are judged by community and business leaders on qualities such as charisma, poise, confidence, presentation skills, eye contact, and of course hand shake. The top scorers will move to further rounds where they will compete in challenges designed to test their social and employability skills.
Amazing Shake ... What to expect
The Amazing Shake places an emphasis on teaching our students leadership, discipline, manners, respect, professional conduct, and creativity.
Preliminary Round: Judges will work in teams of 3, meeting with each student for 1 minute. At the end of the minute there will be time for a little feedback before the student moves to the next judge. You will be given instructions on how to score students. The time commitment is 2-2.5 hours.
The Gauntlet: Judges will be assigned to one of 20 stations. You give the instructions for the scenario to each student and will record their score on their scorecard. Scenarios will range from simple conversation or question to a variety of role-playing situations. Time commitment 2-3 hours.
The Circle of Doom: The students interact in pairs while answer a challenging question from a judges. Students are judged on thoughtfullness of answer as well as the ability to interact with others. Time commitment 1-2 hours.
The Fish Bowl: The students are on stage and must answer a question they have drawn from a fish bowl in front of a panel of judges. Time commitment 1-2 hours.
Work the Room: Judges in this round will "network" with the finalists from the gauntlet round. You will score students based on interactions, inserting themselves into conversations, their personable skills, etc. Time commitment 1-2 hours.
Final Rounds: Finalists will test all their skills at a local business helping to solve a real world problem. Group interviews and marketing pitches are common tasks in these rounds. Time commitment 1-2 hours.
Please email AMAZING SHAKE at AmazingShake@gpsbulldogs.org for more information or to register as a volunteer or judge.
The Future begins now!
The Future begins now!
Each year The Ron Clark Academy hosts the GLOBAL AMAZING SHAKE! Students from around the world travel to Atlanta to participate in an epic 3 day event. While there, students interact and network with other students, attend professional training sessions, and compete in the Amazing Shake event. This can be a life changing opportunity for our students.
How can you support the Amazing Shake?
How can you support the Amazing Shake?
To continue to grow and improve the Amazing Shake Events, we need your support. Here are just a few ways your financial support can help.
Sponsor a station in our gauntlet or final round
Sponsor a student attending the Global Amazing Shake - Thanks to this year's donors, Aly will be competing in Atlanta in March!
Donate to the Amazing Shake Fund - Supports the competition event costs, student awards, and students attending connected events.
This year's Amazing Shake is made possible thanks to Mercantile Bank!
Additional thanks to the businesses and organizations who supported our 2024 Amazing Shake Competition!
Mercantile Bank Tanger Outlets Williams and Co. Financial
Enjoy Orthodontics Graci LLC Jags and Rags
WOODTV Be Nice. KentISD AARP
Community West Credit Union Tippy Cow Ice Cream Gordon Food Service
City of Grandville Maple Hill Golf Spartan Nash/Family Fare
Grand Valley Surgical Center Space Source North Central Area Credit Union
Grandville Fire Dept. Grandville Police Dept.
Lake Michigan Credit Union KDL Oakestown Brewery
GMB Uptown Cheapskate
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