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Eligible Kudos

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Kudos is good news.  School Kudos celebrates good news and success of students, staff, schools and alumni.  To be eligible for publication on School Kudos, a post must contain some good news. Ineligible items will not be displayed.  You can see examples of the latest Kudos on our Good News Feed.

Ineligible Items #

The best way to start is to understand what is not eligible for School Kudos.  General news items, negative or controversial issues, critiques and opinion pieces are not Kudos.  There are several items that do not meet the standard of being school good news as required by our policies.  The list below is not all-inclusive.  Here are examples of posts which are not eligible Kudos for our site:

  • Fundraiser Appeals.
  • Upcoming PTA meeting and agenda.
  • Critique of the lead of the school musical.
  • Story about poor officiating at the hockey game.

Eligible Kudos Examples #

The list of potential Kudos is nearly unlimited.  Here are some Kudos examples and types to get you started.

Academics

  • Math student of the month.
  • Student earned a perfect score.
  • A class completed a major project.
  • The biology class was selected to participate in a symposium at the local university.

Activities

  • The chess club hosts invitational with finalists in 3 divisions from our school.
  • The spirit club hosts a holiday decorating contests – the senior class wins.
  • A group of students forms a new club to help tutor underclassmen.
  • The French club election results are in.  Congratulations to the new officers.
  • The Mayor hosts the student government leaders at city hall.

Arts and Performances

  • The Marching Band displayed their new halftime show at Friday’s football game.  The performance was outstanding.
  • The school musical received county recognition.
  • The debate team took 3rd place at the county meet.
  • 6 students were awarded at the Orchestra festival.
  • Student artists have paintings on display at the local gallery (including images of their work).

Athletics

  • Victory in a soccer game.
  • Basketball game recap (of a loss) listing the top scorers.
  • Runners who qualified for a state meet.
  • A record set by a swimmer.
  • Congratulatory announcement of the varsity roster.
  • News of the players selected for all-league honors.
  • Banquet recap listing the awards earned by players.
  • Coach recognized as Coach-of-the-Year.
  • Congratulations for a football team’s success in a community service project.
  • Volleyball practice player of the week.

Character

  • Recognition of student character.
    • Several schools recognize students who embody the school’s values.  Teachers recognize students for Marlin Moments or Wolf of the Week for example.  These can be submitted as individual Kudos at your school.  If your school has a similar program, we can set up a custom Kudos group for this.  Email us at support@schoolkudos.com.
  • Community service award winners.

School Wide

  • The school wins an award.
  • The school is ranked by Niche or US News.
  • Students participate in a school-wide volunteer project.
  • The school is recognized by the local TV news. The Kudus includes that video.

Ensuring Compliance – Even in a Gray Area #

The purpose of School Kudos is to share good news in schools.  Readers should have a positive experience every time they view the site because all of the content is about good things happening for students, staff and schools.

Sometimes good things are worthy of sharing even when part of the story is not good news or when the item truly falls into more of an news or update category.  In most cases, you can focus on some good news and still share them.  Here are some helpful examples:

  • The varsity basketball team lost last night.  A news story about the loss is not a valid Kudo.  However, a story about last night’s loss that features some good news could be.  Despite the fact that the game was not a victory, you could share the good news about 3 players who had a strong game.   Here is some text that helps clear the hurdle because you are sharing Kudos of 3 players who excelled.
    • The Knights lost to the #1 ranked Chargers last night in overtime.  Three Knights scored in double figures including Scott Heath who led all scorers in the game and set a personal record with 22 points.  Will Jordan and Maxwell Barclay each scored 14. 
  • The director has selected the cast for the school musical.  Using School Kudos to simply publish that list is not permitted.  However, a story framed around the good news could be – and it could even include the cast list.  Use of words like congratulations can push an item that is more informational in nature over the hump to become a Kudo.  Here is the example for the musical that makes this a valid Kudos because you are sharing good news about four students in their selection and other honors.
    • This cast for Grease is announced.  Congratulations to seniors Anna Kincaid (Sandy), Jeff Watson (Danny), Samantha Harris (Rizzo) and Jordan Jackson (Frenchie).  Each of the senior leads is a member of the Honors Choir and has participated in the musical since their freshman year.  Next year, Anna will study theater at NYU and Jeff has already signed on to perform with The Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) in New York.  Congratulations to these wonderful performers.  Congratulations to the rest of the cast listed below and Don’t miss the show!