Oakestown
Intermediate
Grandville 5th / 6th
SpartanNash Family Fare
We were thrilled to accept a grant donation from SpartanNash Family Fare, One School at a Time program! Having the support of our local businesses makes a HJGE difference for our students and this event.
Are you in?
If you are interested in joining next year's shake or sponsoring the event, complete this form.
Thank You!!!
Williams and Company Finacial Services in Grandville, awarded Oakestown Intermediate a grant towards The Amazing Shake! We are so thankful and look forward to continuing our partnership!
Where leadership begins...
At the Grandville 5/6 building 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 2024
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.
Amazing Shake 2024
Check out the news story from one of our Amazing judges, Casey Jones.
Michigan Amazing Shake
Our top ten students, competed at the Amazing Shake in Pontiac. Grandville will be hosting next year's Midwest Amazing Shake!
Watch this great video to learn about our AMAZING partners and see more of this year's Amazing Shake Competition!
Preliminary Competition
All 5th and 6th grade students will participate in a preliminary competition. These competitions will be held in January of 2024. The students will interact with 3 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 from each elementary school will move on to the final rounds which will be held in February.
Final Rounds
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 round at local businesses where they will compete in challenges designed around each business. These rounds will be held on February 20, 2024.
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.
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 Round: Finalists will test all their skills at a local business helping to solve a real world problem. 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!
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?
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.
Donors will be recognized in the event program, a gauntlet station, and social media posts dedicated to your business.
The Grandville Amazing Shake is made possible thanks to Grandville Education Foundation!
Additional thanks to the businesses and organizations who supported our 2024 Amazing Shake Competition!
Mercantile Bank Nothing Bundt Cakes
Chick Fil A Standale
WOODTV Be Nice KentISD AARP
Community West Credit Union Fifth Third Bank
Jae'Chelee Mommy and Me Fashion Boutique
City of Grandville Ervine's Auto Repair
Grand Valley Health Space Source One Love Shirts
Winchel Irrigation Grandville Police Dept.
Lake Michigan Credit Union American Eagle
Spectrum Industries Calliope Quilts