RACINE, OHIO – Southern Junior/Senior High School held its PBIS Incentive Day today, celebrating students who met behavior and academic expectations during the first nine weeks of school.
What is PBIS?
PBIS, which stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, is an evidence-based framework designed to improve student behavior and foster a positive school culture. It focuses on teaching and reinforcing positive behaviors through proactive, data-driven strategies rather than relying solely on punishment. PBIS provides multiple tiers of support to meet all students’ needs, with the ultimate goal of enhancing academic success and supporting students’ social, emotional, and mental well-being.
Junior High Celebration
The junior high continued its first-nine-weeks tradition with a movie day at Movies 10 in Nelsonville-York, Ohio. Students enjoyed popcorn and a showing of Tron. Junior high teachers accompanied fifty-nine deserving students for a fun and relaxing morning at the theater.
High School Celebration
The high school celebrated its inaugural PBIS event with a two-hour game day activity period. Events were selected collaboratively by staff and the student council. Approximately 117 students qualified to participate and choose from a wide variety of engaging, screen-free activities, including:
Quiet Room: Reading, Find Waldo, and other calming activities
Game Room 1 – Classic Board Games: Game of Life, Trouble, Sorry, Sorry Jumbo, Clue, Candy Land, Trivial Pursuit, Battleship, Operation
Game Room 2 – Strategy/Logic Games: Chess–Checkers–Tic Tac Toe, Magnetic Effect Chess, Connect 4, Connect 4 Spin, Jenga, Kanoodle, KerPlunk
Game Room 3 – Party/Social Games: Cards Against Humanity (Family Edition), You Laugh You’re Out, Guess the Gibberish, What Do You Meme?, Apples to Apples, Herd Mentality, Tapple
Game Room 4 – Card & Trivia Games: Five Crowns, UNO, Giant UNO, Playing Cards, I Should Have Known That, Hues and Cues, Guess in 10 Marvel
Game Room 5 – Role Play/Themed Adventure Games: DnD Bedlam in Neverwinter, DnD Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, Guess Who
Gym Activities: Knockout, Sharks & Minnows, Dodgeball, Butt Soccer (30-minute rotations)
Movie Room
Art Activity Room
This event offered a valuable opportunity for students and staff to connect, unwind, and have fun together — all without screens. It provided a much-needed break from academic pressures and a chance to celebrate positive choices in a supportive environment.
Southern Local extends a heartfelt thank you to all staff members who helped organize and supervise today’s activities. Your dedication made this rewarding event possible for our students.
