This week Mt. Morris School officials received word that they helped break a Guinness Book World Record that was attemped this past May. The school district joined forces with Genesee Intermediate School District, Star Power, and Great Start Collaborative for a statewide Star Power Rally to show support for early childhood education.
As part of the effort, the group called upon other local school districts and surrounding communities to come together to create the largest human star formation in the world to show Michigan policymakers that Genesee County kids deserve a great start in life.
The star shape was picked because it symbolizes the star that is used to signify both Star Power Day and Great Start programs. It was this star that broke the world record with 606 people standing inside as advocates for early learning, defeating the prior record which stood at 365 people.
The record is now listed on the Guinness Book of World Records website at: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/12000/largest-human-star