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Teachers introduce Boyne City Shoe Club for middle-school leadership and service
Summary
Three teachers told the board they launched the Boyne City Shoe Club, an adopted East Jordan program that asks students to read Value Up, set 10 life goals and complete reflections; 40 students attended an interest meeting and 14 attended the first official after-school meeting.
Delaney Gravlin, an 8th-grade social studies teacher, told the Board of Education that three staff members have launched the Boyne City Shoe Club at the middle school, an adoption of an East Jordan program intended to build leadership and community service.
"We have started, the Boyne City Shoe Club," Gravlin said, explaining the club’s foundation motto — "value yourself and value others" — and the participation requirements: reading the book Value Up, completing a written or video reflection, writing 10 life goals, and signing a student/parent agreement. Gravlin said 40 students attended an interest meeting and 14 attended the first after-school meeting; students will meet during a lunch session on the 20th to increase equitable access.
Presenters said the club emphasizes goal-setting and giving back to the community; they described a recent assembly by Mike Donahue and noted the program’s East Jordan origins, including a video the presenters shared with the board. Board members praised the focus on middle-school students as a timely intervention and asked whether high-school students could serve as mentors; presenters said high-schoolers are a goal for mentoring, not formal members of the program.
The presentation closed with a request for support from the district (training and shared materials are being provided by the East Jordan organizers) and an offer to report back as the pilot proceeds.
