School sees the growth.
A school liaison identifies positive effort, character, improvement, or contribution using the school’s existing standards.
THE 12TH MAN · SCHOOL RECOGNITION & ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP
HOME × SCHOOL
× FIELD.
Recognizing effort. Character. Growth. Leadership.
A BRIDGE TO OWN THE SKY
Growth deserves
to be seen.
The same habits matter at home, at school, and on the field.
The 12th Man gives schools a simple way to recognize academic effort, improvement, positive engagement, empathy, resilience, and leadership. Red Oak connects that growth to a meaningful moment within the Sunday sports experience.
The model works alongside a school’s existing recognition standards, with a designated liaison and a brief nomination. It is designed to keep the process simple and avoid new classroom instruction or software requirements.
School partnership rollout in development. Participating schools, nomination arrangements, and recognition dates are confirmed directly with the academy.
Ask about a school partnershipSCHOOL → RED OAK → STUDENT & FAMILY
One connected culture.
Red Oak recognizes it.
The academy connects the recognition to Own the Sky and prepares an appropriate Sunday moment.
Families share the encouragement.
Positive reinforcement helps young people see their growth across school, home, and sport.
THE PROPOSED WEEKLY RHYTHM
Small steps. Meaningful recognition.
MON–WED
Identify growth
School identifies a student through the week’s recognition criteria.
THURSDAY
Nominate
A designated liaison shares a brief nomination through the agreed school process.
FRIDAY
Prepare privately
Family notification and recognition arrangements are prepared.
SUNDAY
Celebrate
Recognition becomes part of the Red Oak experience, with guardian consent for any public feature.
This describes the proposed operating model. It does not announce an active nomination deadline or confirmed participating school.
EFFORT & IMPROVEMENT
Every student
can grow.
Recognition centers on growth behaviors rather than academic ranking.
Academic effortAcademic growthPositive engagementCharacterLeadershipResilienceAttendance improvementEmpathyHelping othersAccountability
School partners can connect these categories to Own the Sky themes such as Built From Within, Team Up Against Bullying, More Than the Score, and Earn Your Wings.
DIGNITY COMES FIRST
Recognition
with care.
Recognition does not automatically mean public exposure. Public use of a student’s name, image, school, or story requires guardian/media consent.
The basic recognition model does not require GPA, transcripts, disciplinary files, or test records. There is no public child profile or academic leaderboard.
Recognition is independent of donations, sponsorship, paid access, and family fundraising.
The public website accepts adult school-partnership inquiries only. Do not submit student details here; school nominations need a separate approved, private process.
Discuss the school partnership