Indiana Superintendent Dances Into New School Year
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A new school year in full swing and one Indiana educator is bringing the jams and busting a move to help his students succeed; check it out!
Everybody rock that eagle pride... school is back, all right...
Superintendent Mike Allen, also known as the parody principal, produces these elaborate pop music parody videos
starring the students and staff at Evansville Christian School.
The educational earworms turn ordinary announcements into full-blown dance parties and help relay information...
...about everything from snow days to spring break.
Allan says he started the videos back in 2014 as a way to spice up the school year
and they quickly became a fan favorite.
Now 11 years and more than 50 videos later, he's still at it,
parodying everyone from the Beatles to the Fresh Prince of Belair.
He says the videos have been a great way to get everyone from faculty to family members excited for the school day.
"I can't believe that the thing that I get to do this as a part of my job as a superintendent..."
"...to have a way that I can connect with families and kids in the community of people that don't even go here just to let them know,"
"hey man, let's not lose the joy of what's happening in life and specifically around the really fun moments to celebrate around the school year.
What a great example, it's not what we go through, it's how we go through it.
You can turn even the mundane into something mighty.
Well done!
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