Going Solo Athletes Jump in on Individual Tournament

MHSEL held a Solo Bronco Smash Tournament throughout the day that 28 students participated in. The tournament was run by Dave Droski, Mona Shores High School Esports Coach & MHSEL Advisory Board member. The top two competitors were gifted with prizes and “swag” from MHSEL:

1st Kavin Kukunoor, Novi HS (on right)

2nd Taiven Willemse, Northview HS

Throughout the day, esport athletes battled it out at gaming stations set up in the lobby. As the tournament narrowed down the competitors, those who had been knocked out stuck around to watch and cheer on their former competition.

Loading up videos students organized for their Learn Create Present projects, Nina Davis, MASSP Associate Director of Member Services & Middle Level, prepares to showcase the student developed commercials for the day’s culminating activity.

Middle Level Matters

Meeting at Frankenmuth’s Bavarian Inn Conference Center, dozens of sixth through eighth grade students spent the day in a Learn Create Present activity, bonding, brainstorming and becoming commercial producers in order to put into practice the skills they were learning at a Middle Level State Tour event. Excitement was in the air as kids plotted out their scripts and video shooting plans. Laughter, cheers and audible “Oooohs” of impressed teens spread throughout the banquet room when they shared their final products. With all they proved they can do, the future of student leadership is in great hands.

IN OTHER MIDDLE LEVEL STUDENT LEADERSHIP NEWS: activities.

We hosted: 3 Day Summer Camp, 3 Middle Level Liftoff Fall Trainings, 1 State Tour in the spring, 6 Student Adviser Webinars. Started Middle-School Liftoff Fall Trainings, reaching 20 schools and 285 students from across the state at three locations: Frankenmuth, Macomb and Grand Rapids.

Monthly Middle Level Adviser Share Webinars were a success! Connecting ML advisors and giving them opportunities to share and hear all the great things happening at other schools across the state.

After setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals, learning about a topic and developing a marketing plan, students collaborated on writing and producing short commercial videos they posted and viewed with the entire group of attendees. Teams voted and selected a winning commercial.

Creating, viewing and voting on commercials prepares middle level leaders for Student Showcase Presentations in high school. Young leaders who attend events like this will be better prepared to plan events at their own middle schools and beyond.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTES were a huge success