Twenty Pontiac School District students were awarded $500 each for achieving perfect attendance, through the “Come to Class to Win Some Cash” initiative supported by Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet in partnership with the Pontiac School District for the 2022-2023 school year.
   

 

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PONTIAC, MI - Twenty Pontiac School District students were awarded $500 each for achieving perfect attendance, through the “Come to Class to Win Some Cash” initiative supported by Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet in partnership with the Pontiac School District for the 2022-2023 school year. On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, winning students were presented with their checks at Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet in Waterford, MI. The celebration honored the students and their families for their commitment to coming to school each day and highlighted the impact exceptional attendance has on students’ education and success.

For the eighth consecutive year, with the exception of school closings during the Covid-19 pandemic, Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet has supported this program. Joe Lunghamer, president/owner, and Regina, “The Queen of Car Loans” of Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet along with Kelley Williams, superintendent, Pontiac School District, praised the students for their achievements as they presented them with their checks. Winners were selected in a random drawing of students from K-12th grade in the district who had achieved perfect attendance status for at least one semester of the 2022-2023 school year. Students received one entry into the drawing for each semester with perfect attendance which consisted of no more than five excused absences and no unexcused absences. This year’s program donation was $10,000 from Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet.

“Maintaining exceptional attendance is imperative for the success of our students,” said Kelley Williams. “We are grateful for Joe Lunghamer and his team in partnering with us on this program. Getting to school each day can be challenging, due to a variety of circumstances. The incentive and fun competition between students brings added motivation to make it to school every day. Seeing the pride our kids and families feel in not only achieving their goal, but being rewarded for it is priceless.”

Each year, Joe Lunghamer and his team, partner with the school district to execute a year-long attendance incentive designed to stress the importance of coming to school every day. The relationship between attendance and student success is a vital one. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. A child’s regular attendance in school may be the greatest factor influencing academic success.

“We are honored to have this relationship with the Pontiac School District,” said Joe Lunghamer. “It is important to us as a local business to be able to serve our community beyond the walls of our dealership. We enjoy having the opportunity to have a direct and positive impact to support a great program designed to keep our youth in school and on a solid educational track. Congratulations also go out to the parents and family caregivers for getting their students to school on a daily basis. We look forward to continuing to grow this partnership with the Pontiac School District.”

This program is one of several initiatives the Lunghamer team has partnered with the Pontiac School District on over the past several years. In the 2022-2023 school year, they also launched a “Random Acts of Goodness” program in which Joe Lunghamer and Regina “The Queen of Car Loans” Woodard visited each school in the district to surprise a student and staff member with a gift card honoring them with gratitude for who they are and what they bring to the school each day. The awardees were selected by their schools and were often unsung heroes. The surprises were broadcast on Facebook as colleagues and peers cheered the winners on. These visits have proven to boost morale across the district in a time when education across the country has been faced with numerous challenges. Additional contributions from the dealership include, but are not limited to, reading to various classrooms during National Reading Month, providing desk shields for classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff appreciation support, and pulling out the stops to assist a PSD staff member in getting a new vehicle when his was stolen.

To learn more about the Pontiac School District, visit https://www.pontiac.k12.mi.us. To learn more about Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet and Regina “The Queen of Car Loans” visit, https://www.lunghamerchevy.com.



 

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