The San Diego Padres have stepped up to the plate to help the San Diego Unified School District raise awareness about the importance of regular school attendance amid a nationwide increase in absenteeism following the pandemic.
To help promote strong attendance at elementary schools, with an emphasis on those most impacted by absenteeism, the Padres have collaborated with San Diego Unified on a campaign that includes a public service announcement (PSA) and tickets to a Padres game as a reward for schools that improve attendance this spring.
The team spokesman for the campaign? Appropriately, third-baseman Manny Machado, a Padres super star well known for his stellar attendance at games and practices.
“If you want to be a professional athlete, you have to practice. Every day… Showing up every day is important in baseball and at school. If you miss a day, you miss a lot,” Machado tells students in a PSA.
The Padres will provide tickets to students, staff and families at the school that increases attendance the most this spring, among the elementary schools most impacted by absenteeism. Meanwhile, elementary students at every school in San Diego Unified that improves attendance will have the opportunity to enter an opportunity drawing for tickets to a Padres game.
San Diego Unified schools will share the PSA during the attendance contest throughout March and April. The results will be announced in May. Both the Padres and San Diego Unified are hopeful the attendance campaign will make a lasting impact and curb absenteeism going forward.
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