Hattie B. Stokes students, principal outline school programs during welcome

Amber Walters, principal of Hattie B. Stokes Elementary School, and Assistant Principal Maureen Rhodes welcomed visitors and introduced a student leadership tour where pupils described school programs and activities.

The student leadership team highlighted several programs at the school, saying the school offers STEM club using an online platform called Spark, participates in BizTown field trips where students role-play jobs, runs a morning running club, operates a year-end ice-cream reward tied to achievement, and recently installed a new playground with a two-person swing. Students also mentioned a school therapy dog that sometimes visits classrooms, a winter program, a veterans-themed choir program, a book fair and a behavior incentive described in the transcript as “CupCash” or “Cub Cash.”

One student, identified in the transcript as Student 1, said, “I love Hattie B Stokes because they go on lots of home field trips. Trips and my favorite field trip is BizTown because you get to pick a job and you get to experience what it's like going on that job.” Student 1 also described a STEM club activity: “In STEM, in STEM club, we use a website called Spark. Spark is a website where you make a a computer programming app where you create characters and make them do things.”

Another student (Student 2) described the school’s running club: “When you're in running club, if you go in the morning and you get your energy out … it wakes you up so you're ready for school.” Student 3 described playground features and the school’s winter program: “I love Heidi B. Stokes because we have an amazing new playground and because me and my friend can play on the 2 person swing.” (Transcript spelling varies; the school is referenced elsewhere in the transcript as Hattie B. Stokes.)

Students also described a classroom visit schedule for a therapy dog and motivational programs. Student 3 said, “We have a school therapy dog, school, and music, and on Thursdays, sometimes they may come to your classroom and let you play for with the first 3 of them.” Another student described a behavior incentive in the transcript as “CupCash” and “Cub Cash,” which appeared to be a student-motivation reward program.

The remarks came as part of a welcome by school leaders and a student leadership team. The transcript does not specify the date of the event, nor does it give formal program budgets, administrative actions, or implementation timelines.

The welcome and student descriptions underscore several extracurricular and community-building activities at Hattie B. Stokes within Lebanon Community School Corp, as presented by school leaders and student representatives.