This year, the Sioux City Community School District is hitting START on a brand-new adventure with the district-wide theme: LVL UP!
Just like in fan favorite video games, every school year is a chance to gain experience, unlock new skills, complete challenges, and achieve new goals. Whether a student is learning something new, a staff member is helping others succeed, or a family member is supporting learners from home, we're all part of the same team.
What to Expect
Throughout the school year, students and staff members can complete quests, earn achievements, and LVL UP in education and in life! You may even see the theme come to life within your schools.
Student achievements will be awarded as stickers (and bragging rights), and staff members will receive metal pins to put on their lanyards.
Below are the student and staff achievements for the year with instructions on how they will be earned and rewarded.
Ready...set...START!
(Note: all achievements may be earned only once. Some achievement pins and stickers are in limited quantities and are awarded on a first earned basis, until supplies run out.)
How To Earn Student Achievements
New Game: all students earn this achievement on the first day of school.
GG*: school counselors and principals will award this achievement to students who show a positive attitude at school.
Side Quest*: students will earn this achievement for attending a pre-determined school activity to be announced in advance by the principal. Staff at the event will hand out achievement stickers to students in attendance.
+1 Skill Point: activity leaders will award this achievement to students who participate in a school sponsored extracurricular activity.
Emote Bonus*: students will earn this achievement for participating in a pre-determined dress up/spirit day to be announced in advance by the principal. Stickers will be handed out at school.
MVP: awarded to students who earn their school's student of the month recognition (or equivalent). Stickers will be given out alongside the yard signs.
Team Player*: principals will award this to students who are nominated by school staff for doing a good deed. Staff can nominate a student for this achievement by using this quick form (opens August 31): https://fs2.formsite.com/siouxcitycommschools/v5bysuxxfi/index
Streak: attendance staff will award this to students who have no unexcused absences for an entire quarter. This can be earned in quarters 1, 2, and 3 of the school year.
Legendary: attendance staff will award this achievement to students with 6 or fewer absences all year. This will be handed out to eligible students in May.
Mission Accomplished: all graduating seniors for the class of 2027 will earn this achievement.
Hidden Achievement*: a rare achievement which will be awarded to students who complete the secret objective.
How To Earn Staff Achievements
New Game: all staff will earn this achievement on the first day of school.
GG*: principals/building admin and front office/front desk staff will award this achievement to staff who have a positive attitude at work.
Co-op*: HR will award this to the first 100 staff who refer someone to an open job position, who is later hired. Achievement pins will be delivered via inter-office mail.
Praise The Sun*: Communications will award this to the first 100 staff to submit a heartfelt Kudos. Achievement pins will be delivered via inter-office mail. The Kudos nomination form can be found here (opens August 31): https://fs2.formsite.com/siouxcitycommschools/form27/index
Side Quest*: this will be awarded to any staff who attend an after school activity outside of duties. Your building Woo Crew representative will distribute this to staff who take a selfie at the event and submit it through this form (opens August 31): https://fs2.formsite.com/siouxcitycommschools/ka0ygzooud/index
Board Explorer: The HR/Communications director will give this achievement to staff members who attend a school board meeting in-person.
+1 Generosity: awarded to staff who support the United Way's employee giving campaign in the fall through payroll deductions (both one time, or recurring donations). Pins will be sent by inter-office mail once pledges are processed by the finance department.
Respawned: awarded to all staff upon return from winter break.
Emote Bonus*: earn this achievement for participating a pre-determined dress up/spirit day to be announced in advance by the principal or building admin. Your building's Woo Crew representative will hand this out.
Squad*: earn this by assisting a colleague in a different department/grade level with a task. Your building Woo Crew representative will award this to staff who are nominated using this form (opens August 31): https://fs2.formsite.com/siouxcitycommschools/iz0cpvba56/index
Hidden Achievement*: rare achievement awarded to the first 15 staff members of each building who meet the secret requirement.
*=limited quantity available per building. Given out on a first earned basis until supplies run out.