Penny Drive Rules

Penny Drive Rules

On March 8, 2005 we will begin our 8th annual March Madness Penny Drive. Before morning meeting, students are able to participate by putting coins into three parrels. The barrels are each marked for the three grades in our school: 6th, 7th, & 8th. Each grade level participates as a team. All pennies go into individulal grade barrels. Each penny is worth 1 point. So if a sixth grader puts 70 pennies into the sixth grade barrel, the sixth graders would have a total of 70 points, 1 point for each penny. Students can put silver coins into opposing grade's barrels. Silver coins subtract points. If an eighth grader put a quarter into the sixth graders barrel it would subtract 25 points from its total. The team with the most points after nine days wins a school dance just for their grade level.

In addition to the the three individual grade levels competing against each other, the March Madness Committee has invited morning meetings to duel each other to a Pizza Party Challenge. On the two specified days, morning meetings will have a bucket for their own pennies. (which later will be added to their perspective grade level totals) The morning meeting with the most pennies collected on those specified days will win a pizza party for their own morning meeting.

Students participating in the penny drive are also given the opportunity recieve, passes to basketball games, donuts, and much more.