You can award your students with creative awards such as trophies, plaques, salvers, and cups. These tokens of appreciation are another alternative to academic recognition. This type of recognition is displayable and "keepable." They can show the world their accomplishments by displaying these awards.



There are many more alternative to academic recognition, such as a certificate of appreciation. This kind of appreciation in written form is also displayable. It can be placed on a table or can hang on the wall.

* What are some good ways to recognize and award a school student?

There many ways in which you can recognize or award a school student. You can conduct a recognition program, in which you present some type of award the deserving students. In this program they would be called up and presented an award on stage.

Another option is the school endorsement. A student with impressive academic performance can be endorsed by a school as a form of recommendation to another school with more complete facilities. In this way students with a great desire to learn are given an opportunity to gain more knowledge.

A student who performs well in contests and academic quizzes or bees can also be awarded on the air by radio or television. This is related to the recognition program but is more prestigious because more people will see it.

* How can I display my awards and trophies?

There are several ways you can display your awards and trophies. One way is to mount a display shelf onto the wall, high enough to be out of children's reach. This can also keep you from worrying that your trophies might be damaged by accident.

Today most people prefer display cases made of aluminum and glass that are sold commercially. Most display case manufacturers are advertising flexible collector display cabinets suitable for displays of awards and trophies. These are made of an aluminum frame, with sliding glass doors and shelves for the display of your trophies.

The advantage of this type of display case is that your collection is surrounded by a glass and metal frame, which prevents accidents and keeps it from gathering dust. Also, the sliding glass and finger pulls allow easy access to your trophies and awards if they need cleaning.

* What kinds of display cases are used for sports memorabilia?

There are several display cases suited for a collector's sports memorabilia. All sports enthusiasts are looking for display cases that are easy to use to protect their collection from dust and other harmful elements. Football fanatics, for instance, seem to prefer their display cases to be made with the high-quality wood. An acrylic lid on the display case prevents their sports memorabilia from gathering dust and at the same time showcases their collection from any angle they want it to be viewed.

Basketball enthusiasts, like football fans, want to protect their memorabilia of basketball caps and jerseys signed by their favourite superstars. Hand-made acrylic cases with a removable acrylic lid are convenient if the collector also wants to clean his memorabilia from time to time.

NASCAR or car racing fanatics prefer die-cast metals to be the display cases of their memorabilia. Woods tends to be attacked by termites, and so their collection would be ruined. Thus the die-cast base is the best and most appropriate one for their sports memorabilia.