Dear Mrs. Gubler,

     I've heard that you are trying to choose a celebrity to come visit Lava Ridge.  I think that is a great idea!  Choosing someone who is well known by the student body is a great way to get the kids' attention.  Everyone likes to listen to someone who uses humor in their presentation, so you should pick someone who is funny.  If you ask me, Jack Black would be awesome!  I couldn't think of anyone who wouldn't want to listen to Jack Black give a presentation!

    One reason I think Jack Black would be a good guest celebrity to visit our school is, because he has starred in a lot of funny kids movies like, Goosebumps, Nacho Libre, Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock and Jumanji.  In all of these movies, Jack plays a role that is hilarious.  He's really good at making things that aren't usually funny, funny. It seems like a lot of people could relate to Jack because he's not your typical celebrity.  He's not always on the cover of magazines and seems to lead a pretty normal life.  Another reason he'd be great is that he is a dad, so he can probably talk to kids about things that affect them, unlike some other celebrities who aren't parents.  If Jack Black came to our school, I can see him talking about bullying, using social media or self esteem, but putting a really funny twist on it.  I know that he would use jokes that kids could understand instead of adult humor.

    If you're going to choose a celebrity to come speak to us, you should choose someone who most kids can identify with. If you choose a professional athlete, there might be big group of kids (those who don't play sports at all), who can't relate to them. That would be a problem because it would be boring for those kids.  While some kids might enjoy sports, that kind of presentation wouldn't be fun for the whole student body.  A comedian, like Jack Black, would be someone that everyone would enjoy! I really hope you decide to invite Jack to come to our school!



                                                                                                        Sincerely,
                                                                                                                  Addie Platt