Boomerang Award

Boomerang Award
Boomerang Youth Recognition Award ”What goes around, comes around” A partnership between CB Cares, Outback Steakhouse in Jamison, and the Bucks County Herald This youth recognition award was created to recognize students in the Central Bucks School District for living by one of the 40 Assets, designated monthly. The 40 Developmental Assets ( http://cb-cares.org/assetsinaction-schools.cfm ) are positive experiences, behaviors, and personal qualities that all youth need to possess, in order to be responsible, caring, and strong in the face of peer pressures and other life challenges. Each year, over 1,000 elementary, middle, and high school students are nominated and recognized for their assets. Nominations are accepted at all of the Central Bucks schools in the first weeks of each month of the academic calendar. Each school has a Boomerang Award Coordinator who receives the nominations either through a paper ballot, most often in the main office, or electronically. One student is chosen from each school to represent that school in a district-wide vote and is sent along to a community group of judges. One student at each level (elementary, middle and high school) will be chosen as the Boomerang Award recipient. ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO WERE NOMINATED, THOUGH, WILL RECEIVE SOME FORM OF RECOGNITION, INCLUDING A SMALL GIFT FROM CB CARES. The final district-wide winners receive a gift certificate from Outback Steakhouse in Jamison, a letter of recognition for themselves and their school, a photo in the Bucks County Herald, their name engraved on a plaque at Outback Steakhouse, and an invitation to an end-of-the-year luncheon where they attend with their parents and meet other Boomerang Award recipients. Nominations can come from any community member- parents, grandparents, neighbors, teachers, staff at our schools, youth, and the student, him/herself.

Click HERE to nominate a Pine Run student for the Boomerang Award

Please return any nomination forms to the Pine Run office by the 3rd Monday of each month

CB Cares/Boomerang Award Assets for 2011-2012 September - Asset #2 Positive Family Communication. Young person and his/her parents communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parents. October - Asset #15 Positive Peer Influence. Young person’s best friends model responsible behavior. They are a good influence. They do well at school and make good choices. November - Asset #27 Equality and Social Justice. Young person places a high value on assisting those who may need a helping hand. Equality-equal rights for all people. December - Asset #34 Cultural Competence. Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds. They accept and appreciate differences in people; they establish friendships with those from different backgrounds. We might notice that they do not tolerate jokes or other put-downs that demean people of different backgrounds. January - Asset #9 Service to Others. Young person values service to others, in their family, school, or community. He/she commits to meaningful and caring actions. February - Asset #21 Achievement Motivation. Young person is motivated to do well in school. The student demonstrates a desire to be successful in the classroom setting. March - Asset #17 Creative Activities. Young person participates in creative activities which have a direct positive impact on himself/herself and others. Their creative activity can take a variety of forms-music, drama, art, writing, or any other creative activity. April - Asset #25 Reading for Pleasure. Young person reads for pleasure most days of the week, either alone, with family members, or with friends. May - Asset #31 Restraint. Young person can identify, regulate, and control his/her behaviors and emotions in healthy ways, particularly in stressful or unstructured situations.