Recognize and reward students for their academic achievements, attendance, behavior or anything in between by inviting them to a Food Truck Rodeo – a coordinated special lunch period with all your favorite local foods! Yee-haw!
School type: High School
Activity goal: Recognize and reward students
Prep time: 1 hour
People required: Administration, one teacher, and students as needed.
Space requirements: Parking lot or bus loop
Timing: Lunch periods
Materials: Tickets or school IDs, trash/recycling bins, speakers for music.
Submitted by: Summerville High School, SC
Instructions for Food Truck Rodeo:
- Find a time in the school schedule that works for the event and get necessary approvals.
- Connect with your favorite local food trucks and invite them to your campus.
- Scout your campus for the best location for the rodeo, like a bus lane or a parking lot, then make a map of food truck stations and send to the vendors so each knows where to park.
- Coordinate with custodians to have trash/recycling bins available.
- Make reminders for students and Staffulty to bring money.
- Have a point person to help the food trucks find their spot.
- Set the tone by creating a playlist and playing tunes.
- Clean up after school or when the trucks are gone.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:
- Reward your Staffulty with a Food Truck Rodeo – not just students!
- Make it an even larger event and invite other student organizations to sell candy, drinks, or merchandise!
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