Spirit week screens that keep every class in the game
Spirit week runs on participation, and participation runs on reminders. Use your screens to name tomorrow’s theme, post the class standings and share photos from today, so the energy carries from Monday to Friday.
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Why it matters
Participation fades by Wednesday
Monday’s theme gets a big turnout because everyone heard about it. By midweek, students forget which day is which and the class competition loses steam. Most of that is a reminder problem.
Ideas for Spirit Week
Tomorrow’s theme, with an example
Show the theme and a photo of a staff member or student dressed for it. A picture explains twin day better than a sentence.
Class competition standings
Post points by grade at the end of each day. Students check the screen to see who’s ahead.
Today’s best photos
Add a few approved photos from the hallway, lunch and the assembly. Students look to see if they made it.
Pep rally details
Give the time, any bell schedule change and where each grade sits.
Staff who joined in
Show teachers and staff who dressed up. Students notice when the adults play along.
An easy option for every theme
Note a simple way to take part, like wearing school colors, so no one sits out for lack of a costume.
How it works with Digital Signage
Spirit Week, step by step.
Three steps
Use one shared deck for the week
Link a Google Slides deck to the timeline and keep the standings there. Updated points appear once the screen refreshes, roughly every 20 minutes.
Add photos as the week goes
Upload approved photos from your library or computer to the timeline each afternoon, with Friday as their end date.
Wrap up with the winner
Schedule a final slide naming the winning class to start Friday afternoon and run through the following Monday.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Spirit Week tips
Announce themes a week ahead
Post the full lineup the Friday before so families have time to dig through closets.
Update standings the same day
If points lag a day behind, students stop checking. Post the totals before the last bell.
Sort out photo permission early
Use photos that fit your school’s media release practice, and skip students whose families have opted out.
Pick themes that cost nothing
Avoid themes that require buying something. Free, easy options keep turnout high.
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Questions
Spirit Week questions
Show tomorrow’s theme with a photo example, post class standings each afternoon and share approved photos from the day. Short slides that change daily give students a reason to look up.
Yes, if the points slide lives in a linked Google Slides deck. The screen picks up deck changes roughly every 20 minutes, so totals entered after lunch are showing well before dismissal.
Rocket Digital Signage plays each screen’s timeline in order and lets you set when every item starts and stops. Daily theme slides rotate on their own while a shared deck handles the live standings.
Not necessarily. Some smart TVs can run the Rocket app, and a Rocket Signage Stick works in any TV with an HDMI port. We check your makes and models first, then quote the screens and setup you want.
Your next step
Plan your Digital Signage.
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