My school has an annual Penny Wars, a fundraiser every March, and our progress is labeled on a goal thermometer. We put pennies in our grade level, and hope to win a prize and tie up our principal in whatever dare he has made. Last time, our principal had to kiss a pig on the snout, and the pig just squealed at him! He’s the BEST principal ever, because he’s always a good sport, and agrees to do whatever dare the QSF decides!
We used silver coins for subtraction points, so if we put a dime or nickel in a different grade level, they lose points! The money is counted at the at the end of each school day, since it lasts a whole week, Monday to Friday. The leading team’s tank has a star shaped medal on it, saying ‘Leader’, until another grade steals first place!
But I recently learned that pennies are no longer being minted for circulation according to this source and we should to conserve these pennies. That made me think — if new pennies aren’t being made, should we still call it Penny Wars?
What if we changed the name to “Coin Wars” instead? We already use different kinds of coins like nickels and dimes anyway. I sent an email about it to the Principal and QSF and am eagerly awaiting a reply. The Penny Wars are really fun, and maybe you should suggest to your school, teacher or principal!
