What is the Amazing Shake?

The Amazing Shake is a competition that places an emphasis on teaching students’ manners, discipline, respect, and professional conduct. Prior to the competition, students learn the nuances of professional human interaction as they are taught skills such as how to give a proper handshake, how to network, how to give a successful interview, and how to remain composed under pressure. The goal is to develop poised and ready individuals that can present themselves exceptionally well, given any circumstance that may arise, now and in the future.

How will DMS STEM Implement the Amazing Shake?

The Amazing Shake will be broken into four (4) rounds, two of which are divided into seven (10) “Challenge Stations”. All rounds will be critiqued by a Judge that will evaluate each student’s performance based on a given rubric. Each station will focus on the student’s etiquette, composure and savoir-faire. 

Want to be a Judge at this Extraordinary Event?

Volunteer to be a judge on Tuesday, December 7, 2021
​from 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
and see our students compete first hand!

​To volunteer, fill out the link below!
3rd Annual Amazing Shake Volunteer Sign Up ~ Round 1
The focus of the STEM Academy is to help students learn how to succeed in the future. To do that, we cannot just focus on the academic side of education. We have to prepare students for the "real-world" that awaits them in their future high-school, college, job, and career. ​

No matter which career path students choose, being able to communicate effectively will always be a highly sought-after skill. Unfortunately, we have not always focused on teaching students how to communicate or why speaking skills are so vitally important.  

To assist students in gaining these skills, students will be taught various soft skills in their STEM Makerspace class. They will then have the chance to compete in the 2nd Annual 2020-2021 DMS Amazing Shake!  

The students that are the most successful in each round will progress through all 4 Rounds of the Amazing Shake Competition.

We are hopeful to be able to announce our final winner at our STEM Banquet on Thursday, May 20th, 2021, depending on District field trip policy at that time.

If we are unable to host the STEM Banquet as planned, the winner of the 2nd Annual Amazing Shake will be announced in class with their peers.

​You won't want to miss it!

The Ron Clark Amazing Shake National Competition

The videos below is a documentary of the Amazing Shake National Competition at the Ron Clark Academy. The video features in-depth testimonials from the participants and takes a deeper dive into the immersive experience obtained from the Amazing Shake. Students' interpersonal skills are tested while pushing them out of their comfort zones, allowing them to mold into professional powerhouses.

The 2020-2021 Amazing Shake Winner Is...

Ivanna Castillo!!

Congratulations to the TOP 5!

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd​ Place

4th​ Place

5th​ Place

Ivanna Castillo

Alyssa Gregory

Jenna Flores

Nate Conboy

Elizabeth MacDonald

Round 4 ~ Amazing Shake 20-21 ~ The Final Debate

TOP 5 ~ Amazing Shake 20-21
  1. Jenna
  2. Elizabeth
  3. Ivanna
  4. Nate
  5. Alyssa

Round 3 ~ Amazing Shake 20-21

Congratulations to the TOP 20!!

1.  Alyssa G. 
2.  Billy
3.  Ivanna
4.  Peyton
5.  Serenity
6.  Olivia
7.  Alyssa S. 
8.  Lucy
9.  Brody
10. Jenna
     11.  Nate
     12.  Nicolas
     13.  Elizabeth
     14.  Isabella
     15.  Casence
     16.  Arwen
     17.  Jaxson
     18.  Brian
     19.  Julian
     20.  Lanalee

Congratulations to the TOP 75 of the 2nd Annual Amazing Shake 20-21!!
​1.  Alyssa S. 
2.  Alyssa G. 
3.  Billy
4.  Peyton
5.  Juliana
6.  Ivanna
7.  Landon
8.  Casence
9.  Ethan
10.  Lucy
11.  Jenna
12.  Aliyah
13.  Olivia
14.  Alexa
15.  Adienis
16.  Derrick
17.  Lanalee
18.  Nate
19.  Brayden
20.  Brooke
21.  Jaxson
22.  Elizabeth
23.  Andrew
24.  Xavier
25.  Dominick
​26.  Dominic
27.  Isabella
28.  Yajuan
29.  Cheyenne
30.  Maiya
31.  Rylee
32.  Joshua L. 
33.  Mia
34.  Lilianna
35.  David
36.  Clinton
37.  Arwen
38.  Nikolas
39.  Nicolas
40.  Sergio
41.  Alfred
42.  Noah
43.  Bradon
44.  Elsa
45.  Kevin
46.  Jamari
47.  Kristine
48.  Alexander
49.  Joshua N. 
50.  Jamya
​51.  Charles
52.  Nayelie
53.  Zackery
54.  Ariella
55.  Michael
56.  Aedan
57.  Ariana
58.  Taylor
59.  Layla
60.  Jaylon
61.  Levi
62.  Serenity
63.  Darius
64.  Jaiden
65.  Madilynn
66.  Trevor
67.  Giovanni
68.  Andrea
69.  Julian
70.  Xyza
71.  Brian
72.  Willow
73.  Jayden
74.  Kolby
75.  Brody

2nd Annual Amazing Shake - Round 3 

Round 1 Challenge Stations

Round 2 Challenge Stations

Congratulations to the 2019 WINNER, Allyson!

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Allyson W. ~ 1st Place

Congratulations to the TOP 5 contestants!

How will the Rounds work?

Round 1:

12/10/20
  • All students in the DMS STEM Academy will participate. 
  • Students will work through 7 challenge stations

Round 2:

 1/28/21
  • ​​​Top 75 Students from Round 1 will advance to Round 2.
  • Students will work through 7 challenge stations

Round 3:

 3/30/21
  • Top 20 Students from Round 2 will participate. 
  • TBD

Round 4:

 5/11/21
  • Top 5 Students from Round 3 will participate. 
  • Students will give a 5 minute prepared speech on a topic of their choosing. 

2020-2021 Competition Schedule 

Why did DMS decide to do the Amazing Shake?

So we could prepare our students for the everchanging 21st century. The one constant that still remains is that businesses need employees with soft skills. 

Students in the DMS STEM Academy are learning the skills necessary to make sure they are successful now and in the future.