<p>I attended a medium sized high school with a large auditorium. We had a during school awards assembly and all kinds of academic awards were given. I liked that plan because smart kids got recognized by the whole school and younger kids got to see what was possible for them. We also had whole school pep assemblies during school hours, which I also liked because 1) we missed class and 2) it helped bring the school together. </p>
<p>My kids attend a huge school, so no auditorium or gym will hold them all at the same time. There is an athletic banquet just for varsity athletes and an academic awards assembly just for the invited. Both are in the evening. Pep assemblies are before school and so voluntary. The school struggles with whom to invite to the awards assembly because the space is limited. I am sorry that the awards assembly can’t be for all students to attend so they can all see what kinds of awards are possible. </p>