Arrowhead has dedicated all of March 2016 to be Inspiration Month. It’s a time where students and faculty can nominate others through the website with encouraging words and inspiration.

Students and faculty can nominate people via link sent out in email or on the AHS homepage. Linked are the  Student Nomination  and Teacher Nomination.

Throughout the school are inspirational, and somewhat quirky posters and quotes, such as “Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect,” and “There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs”  which give off awareness of the Inspiration Month.

This theme-of-the-month was brought to Arrowhead by the Math Department, where they said that they “would like to recognize individuals as a part of March’s Inspiration theme.” The Math Department says they would furthermore like to thank everyone for inspiring others.  

Every week in March, four students will be selected as winners. The nominations are randomly selected and announced at the end of each week per campus.

All winners will get their very own, “stylish yet nerdy” Inspiration Month t-shirts, which are handed out by Arrowhead math instructors throughout Arrowhead. At south, t-shirts can be given out by instructors Alicia Obermann or Cheryl Bonlender at South Campus rooms 304 or 308. At North, prizes can be received from teachers Janelle Hobbs or Laura Lampshire in room 160.

The week one winners of March (1st to the 4th) were Andrew Freeburg (nominated by Nick Schultz), Ryan Andrews (nominated by Tara Osbourne), and Vince Maloni (nominated by Elizabeth Jorgensen).

Student Schultz nominated Freeburg, saying, “He’s extra cool!”

Osbourne nominated Andrews, saying, “He always helps when anybody is in need, and teaches in a way that makes you want to learn, and get your work done on time.”

Senior Olivia Van Airsdale said that it’s a good idea for “students and teachers to be recognized for their accomplishments,”  but that she was completely unaware that it was Inspiration Month.

While Van Airsdale said that she noticed the quirky posters throughout the school, she attributes the lack of awareness of Inspiration Month to the afternoon announcements.

“No one can hear them because they happen right while everyone is trying to go home on Fridays, everyone’s focused on going home,” Van Airsdale says.

Gianna Natalizio says that for people to be more aware of Inspiration Month, they should have done these announcements at lunch where people are more likely to pay attention.

Natalizio says that a great way to get everyone interested would be to play some kind of game during lunch as well.

“I feel like there wasn’t much effort in letting students know about the nomination process,” says Natalizio. “I wish they had tried a little harder to let everyone know about it…because spirit week is done, football is done, all the fun school activities are over and now everyone is in this gray period where nothing really happens at school.”

But regardless of March being almost over, Natalizio said that she is inspired by, “Helping people.”

Lastly Kathy Nelson said that she was, “All for being inspired,” and that her students inspire her everyday.