FALMOUTH —Students at Mason-Corinth Elementary in Williamstown have been focusing on four attributes this school year to help them become successful students and citizens: Respect, Ownership, Achievement, and Responsibility — ROAR.
Fourth- and fifth-grade students were allowed to use what they’ve been learning and earn a flight at the Gene Snyder Airport in Falmouth.
The incentive program is dubbed ROAR to Soar.
Students completed submission forms to show which attribute they demonstrated either at home or school and a description of what they did.
Some examples of what students did were they showed respect by holding doors for school staff, had ownership by owning up to the fact that they broke a sibling’s toy, had achievement by keeping up with their school work and trying their best even though school doesn’t come easy, and showed responsibility by completing all of their chores at home.
Eight students were selected out of the submissions to participate in the Young Eagles Special flight with Pilot Randy Wolfe, with the assistance of his wife, Kim.
Students were then announced at the first assembly of the school year that they were the winners of MCE’s first ROAR to Soar program.
Students took flight on either Oct. 6 or 19.
The school thanked Jim Moore and Ed Larkin for the use of their planes, a Super Decathlon and a Cessna 172.
The event was helped by the connection between Pendleton County residents Judi Hill and school resource officer Deputy Jimmie Poynter of the Grant County Sheriff’s Offic; and Kristin Kaliin at Mason Corinth Elementary School.