| By Juanie Prisbrey Moapa Valley Progress Published June 2, 2010
A group of Mack Lyon Middle School students recently took a much anticipated trip to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure Park. Seventy-eight students and ten chaperones participated in the field trip on May 21. The trip was a reward for the students’ participation in the Mustang Pride program. During the 2009-2010 school year, a new preparedness incentive program was implemented at Mack Lyon Middle School. |
 Mack Lyon students who lived up to the Mustang Pride criteria were rewarded with a trip to Disneyland. |
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| Students were rewarded for a number of factors such as being prepared for class with planners, having good attendance, and showing school spirit. The purpose of the program was to improve overall behavior and academics.
Students were motivated to earn points in each category in order to participate in quarterly field trips. At the end of each quarter, students who had accumulated enough points qualified for a Pride Trip. The first Pride Trip, in the fall, was lunch and bowling in Mesquite. A second trip, an afternoon at the movies, took place in the spring. But the grand prize at year’s end was a trip to Disneyland. Even though this was the first year students have gone to Disneyland as a school, Assistant Principal Jaydel Wilson said that the trip went off without a hitch. “We were right on time with everything,” he said. “It was smooth; we had no problems.” Surprisingly, the parks were not crowded on a Friday. “We might go during a different month next year,” said Wilson. “But we’ll definitely plan on going again.” Student response to the Pride Trip incentive has been positive this year with noticeable improvements in student performance and attendance, Wilson said. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! Comment on this story. Send a letter to the editor by email, click here: EMAIL US |
