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About Bring Up Grades (BUG)

Chairpersons:

Reece Flood-Scott Giddings

Being young leaders through academic achievement.

The program is designed to recognize students who raise their grades to an acceptable range and maintain or continue raising them from one grading period to the next. Recognition includes being placed on the schools Bugs Honor Roll, a presentation of an achievement certificate, pins and other giveaways.

This year the Waco Kiwanis Club teamed up with J.H. Hines and Doris Miller Elementary schools. The two schools were rated unacceptable by the Texas Department of Education. At the end of the year J.H. Hines was raised to an acceptable rating and Doris Miller will possibly be raised to the same level. Over 90% of the students qualified and raised their grades at least one level and 70% raised their grades two grade points.

Each grading period the school gave the results to the Waco Kiwanis Club, and an award presentation was held. Each student who raised their grade were given a BUGS T-Shirt, certificate of achievement, and were entered into a drawing for a girls and boys bike at each participating school. The parents were invited to a reception of cake and punch after lunch period to help celebrate the children’s success.

Was the program successful? According to the principals and the staff of the schools, the Waco Kiwanis Club was told the same staff has been at these locations for the past 5 years, and that the difference was the BUGS PROGRAM.

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