Oracle Spring 2020

By: Ilona Makovetskaya, Grade 11 & Susan Benjamin, Grade 11 Are you up to the challenge? To complement Adelphi Academy’s distance learning program, Student Advi- sory Board members recently came up with a way to keep all of the students con- nected and working together on a weekly basis: The Weekly Homeroom Challenge! Student Advisory Board members felt a responsibility to create competitive and challenging tasks each week for Adel- phians to stay involved as a school com- munity. Together they brainstormed a list of challenges and shared the list with each other. When coming up with the chal- lenges, board members wanted to make sure that the students wouldn't get the an- swer right away, or be able to look up the answers online. When setting the rules for the chal- lenge, the student leaders worked together with the faculty. To make it competitive and interesting, they came up with a points system, complete with a surprise for the winners when the Levermore Term ends. The points system is as follows: first place is awarded 100 points, second place is awarded 50 points and third place is awarded 25 points. This was set up as a homeroom challenge rather than a House challenge so that students could work on it together each week during their morning group sessions. Every Tuesday at 12:50 p.m., the chal- lenges are presented to everyone. The stu- dents have exactly two days to respond to their homeroom teachers with the correct answers. Those who answer correctly in the fastest times are named the first-, second- and third-place winners every Friday during Adelphi’s “Friendly Friday” assemblies. P A G E 4 , T H E A D E L P H I O R A C L E , S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 Student Advisory Board ‘Challenges’ Peers Class of 2020 members show their excitement after winning the first homeroom challenge. Kristian came up with the correct answer! Middle and Upper School Adelphians gather weekly to take on the latest challenge! Students in Ms. Giacchino’s homeroom give a thumbs up after winning the second homeroom challenge. Yura answered the question correctly! Here’s an example of the types of challenges that are presented to students weekly.