Monroe students celebrated after viral "Tell Us Something Good" video; board recognizes blood-drive and athletic achievements
Summary
Board recognized students and coaches after a hallway video featuring students went viral nationwide; the meeting also highlighted a high-school blood drive (79 attempted, 62 successful donors) and multiple team championships and awards.
Monroe Local Schools on Nov. 12 publicly recognized students whose hallway "Tell Us Something Good" video drew national attention and praised recent athletic and community-service achievements.
Board member Mrs. Hagedorn introduced student recognitions and reported the high schoolblood drive drew 79 attempts with 62 successful donors and 22 first-time donors, a contribution presenters estimated as positively impacting about 186 lives. Hagedorn and other trustees credited Interact Club, coaches and staff for the outreach and support.
Adam Markham and several students described the viral video as an unprompted moment in school hallways that unexpectedly connected the community and drew media interest. "They weren't prompted," Markham said of the students who appear in the clip, noting students "decided to stop" and share positive messages at that moment.
Athletic recognitions included cross-country state qualifiers and the boys soccer teamSWBL championship. Coaches and players were introduced and several individual honors were announced, including all-conference and all-district recognitions.
The board praised staff and students for both community engagement and extracurricular success and asked administrators to continue sharing opportunities that highlight student achievement.
What happens next: the district will continue to highlight student achievements and coordinate recognition events, including a junior-high wing ribbon cutting scheduled Dec. 18.
