A GoBeGreat Award was presented to Principal Henry Darby from North Charleston High School after his extraordinary efforts to help students in need. Darby not only exhibits greatness and leadership every day on campus, but he works a second job solely to raise funds. He began secretly stocking shelves at Walmart on overnight shifts...Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Chad Stone, Principal at Tift County High School, on being selected as a recipient of the #GoBeGreat award sponsored by Herff Jones. “The GoBeGreat foundation celebrates difference makers and overcomers, those who serve with kindness and selflessness while sharing their gifts, talents and opportunities with others. It encourages perseverance, leadership and community.”...Read More

Katie Rucker, sepsis coordinator at Advent Health Kansas City, goes above and beyond in her daily tasks.   Having a passion for her patients she noticed that sepsis was often a complication that could be mediated if only it was more quickly recognized.   She took an initiative to educate her fellow nurses and soon a position...Read More

Wylie Elite was so incredibly honored to be the first Go Be Great Award recipient.  This award is so special to us for so many reasons.  It represents being great in all the right areas.  That starts with the heart and at Wylie Elite, we believe in building Champions from the inside out.  We want athletes to be great...Read More

Fame All-Stars has committed to a year-round involvement in community service. This gym recently adopted one of their families who lost their home and belongings in a house fire. They provided them with gift cards, financial resources and care packages to help the family get back on their feet. Read the full story on Varsity.com!Read More

This team makes it a priority to give back to the community every year. They were part of the Purple Stride Walk which is Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s most powerful vehicle for fundraising and awareness. This cause is close to their hearts because one of their teammates lost her mom to this battle last year....Read More

One of the teams from Platinum Athletics received donations for and created “chemo care baskets” to give those currently going through cancer treatment. The goal was to create one or two baskets, but this team went above and beyond getting donations and were able to make 10 beautiful, comforting and fun-filled baskets. Items included soft...Read More

This program participates annually in multiple activities in their community and have named their internal philanthropic committee “Purple Hands”.  Each year, they help with the Special Olympics Summer games for their region. Athletes, coaches and family members can be found cheering on the sidelines, presenting medals, taking pictures, leading dances, holding signs, or simply giving...Read More

This year at NCA All-Star Nationals, we were honored to award the #GoBeGreat award to a program who embraced the term “it takes a village”. The village began with their gym in South Florida and, thanks to social media, quickly spread to become the entire all-star community. Emma had been a seasoned athlete, competing with...Read More

My “Louisiana” version of our class motto surrounded by our social contracts that each class agrees to follow and signs the contract. I have been teaching for 27 plus years and I am currently a Math Interventionist for a 5-8 grade campus. My focus this year is all 8th grade. My school is a Title...Read More