Boardman students rewarded with bubble ball contest

BOARDMAN

Cheers echoed all the way from the Center Intermediate School’s gymnasium and into the parking lot Thursday.

The boisterous sounds followed a collection of bubbles bouncing around the gym floor. Inside each bubble was a Center student.

The school recently participated in Box Tops for Education, a General Mills program that provides funding to participating schools. The Parent-Teacher Association rewarded the top-collecting home runs with a special treat: Bubble ball.

“Bubble ball, for the kids and for the teachers alike, is just something fun. They just love it,” said fifth-grade social studies teacher Jennifer Dravecky.

Students are enclosed in the large, clear, inflatable “bubbles,” then play a game of soccer. The goal is to score goals on the other team, with the added twist of running into other bubbles.

Read more about the event in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.