The 2025 STACK UP! has ended! First stop was Japan, last stop Hawaii! The number to beat: 752,632 stackers!
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- Sherwood Forest Elementary 320 Stackers
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Students Had A Blast Participating In Stack Up This Year! They Learned How To Stack The **3-3-3** And **3-6-3** Formations, And Quickly Discovered How Exciting It Can Be To Race The Timer And Try To Beat Their Own Scores. Along With Practicing The Official Stacks, Students Also Enjoyed Getting Creative—building Towers, Structures, And Silly Cup Designs With Their Friends. The Energy Was High, The Teamwork Was Great, And Everyone Had Fun Challenging Themselves While Exploring Speed Stacking In A Playful, Hands-on Way..
-- Martin C. (Bellevue, WA United States) - Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 354 Stackers
The Students At Sonia Sotomayor Enjoyed STACK UP! They Were Excited And Did Not Want To Stop Stacking!.
-- Heather C. (Sioux Falls, SD United States) - Keyser Elementary 175 Stackers
Each Class Watched An Introduction Video Then We Did Cardio Cup Videos..
-- Jana S. (Toledo, OH United States) - Jo Ann Ford El 511 Stackers
5 Stations That Were All Diffferent. 3 Stack Bucket Relays. 55 Cup Relay Tower. Follow Along Video For Builds. Minecraft Free Build With Cups And Buckets. Timer Challenge With Cups..
-- Megan S. (Georgetown, TX United States) - Minter Bridge Elementary 315 Stackers
We Had Tables Set Up Around The Gym And Students Practiced The Different Stacks And Could Rotate Through Our Mats And Timers..
-- Jennifer M. (Hillsboro, OR United States) - Vbc Douds Center 191 Stackers
We Had Tables Set Up And Timed Our 3-6-3 And Then Did A Relay With The Cups To Make A Pyramid..
-- Bonnie W. (Douds, IA United States) - Summerfield Elementary 313 Stackers
Classes Worked In Teams To Complete Stacking And Building Challenges.
-- Catherine O. (Summerfield, NC United States) - Brown School 101 Stackers
We Played A Variety Of Games And Had A Mini Speed Stack Tournament..
-- Kim C. (Schenectady, NY United States) - Wanamaker Elementary 376 Stackers
We Did Stations And The Kids Had A Great Time!.
-- Jessica W. (Topeka, KS United States) - Green Charter Elementary 500 Stackers
Kids Loved It!!! Did Not Reach My Goal Because We Had Our Thanksgiving Meal Luncheon And I Didn't See All Of Them. The Activities And Videos Were Super Helpful.
-- Tricia V. (Greenville, SC United States) - Model Elementary 89 Stackers
It Was Awesome! The Kids Were Amazing And Had So Much Fun! The Staff Stepped Up And Helped, It Was A Beautiful Sight And Experience! So Glad We Did This, I Have Been Wanting To Participate For The Past Few Years, But Struggled To Make It Work, This Year We Got It Worked Into The Schedule And It Was Great! We Had Eight Stations Going On At One Time And The Kids Rotated Through Each, We Had Music Jamming And It Was Non Stop Awesome Fun! The Fourth Graders Loved It So Much! We Had A Raffle Drawing At The End And One Student From Each Class Won A Speed Stack Set Of Cups!.
-- Terri B. (Goshen, IN United States) - West Liberty Salem 600 Stackers
Elem Students Went Thru Stations For 40 Min As MS & HS Students Assisted With The Stations. We Collected (stacked) Food For Local Food Pantry Too..
-- Kim H. (West Liberty, OH United States) - Tomahawk Elementary 202 Stackers
We Had Several Different Stacking Activities Including 3-3-3, 3-6-3 Individual Events And Partner And Small Group Stacking Challenges.
-- Michelle L. (Overland Park, KS United States) - Sutton School 91 Stackers
I Went Over The Expectations With Cups, Went Over The Different Phases And The Cycle. Had Them Practice The Different Phases And Have Sometime To Do Some Free Stacking. Played A Game Towards The End With Some Classes, Where They Are Rolling And Knocking Down Other Players' Towers, Who Would Then Need To Re-stack Their Towers..
-- Jeremiah B. (Sutton, VT United States) - Laura B Negley Elementary Kyle 775 Stackers
We Did Stations With A Variety Of Speed Stacking Games And Activities..
-- Katie H. (Kyle, TX United States) - Gilmore Elementary 654 Stackers
Kids Had A Lot Of Fun And Very Excited To Be A Part Of The World Record..
-- Janel W. (League City, TX United States) - Ps/is 49 40 Stackers
Studenta Performed The 3 Stack, The 3/3 Stack And The 3/4/3 Stack. Each Ability Level Competed With Timers And Atack Matts..
-- Annie R. (Middle Vlg, NY United States) - Wakefield Elementary School 290 Stackers
We Had Cup Stacking Centers For The Three Days Worth Of Classes And We Had A Special Evening Session On Wednesday..
-- Carl H. (Raleigh, NC United States) - Bridgeport Elementary School 504 Stackers
This Was A Great Experience, And Students Were Excited About Helping To Break A World Record!.
-- Brenda A. (Tualatin, OR United States) - Harrison Elementary 410 Stackers
We Practiced Our Competition Stacks, Raced Against The Timers, Played Pacman Tag (from The Online Resources), Played Angry Birds (online Resource), And What We Call Fox And The Hound (another Online Resource With Another Name). The Students LOVE Them All!.
-- Mercedes P. (Warsaw, IN United States) - Hesperian Elementary 200 Stackers
Everybody Loved The Different Ways To Stack! Students Were Able To Build Short, Tall, Wide And Narrow Towers While Working With A Time Limit!.
-- Chris K. (Ashland, CA United States) - Hilltop Elementary 500 Stackers
We Explored Our Timer Mats And Had A Great Integration With Other Units..
-- Karen P. (Glen Burnie, MD United States) - Wilbur Watts Intermediate School 431 Stackers
We Stacked Cups In Relay Races And Tried To Make Tall Towers.
-- John H. (Burlington, NJ United States) - Prairie View Elementary 366 Stackers
We Had A Great Time Stacking The Past 3 Days With Students Choosing From 8 Different Stacking Stations..
-- Ryan W. (Spokane, WA United States) - Belleview-santos Elementary 670 Stackers
Our School Completed A Three Day STACK UP Event With All Grade Levels Kindergarten Through 5th Grade. Students Learned The 3 3 3 And 3 6 3 Cycles, Participated In Warm Ups, And Supported Each Other As They Worked Toward Their Individual And Class Goals. We Used The OPEN Phys Ed Curriculum Along With Coach Smith’s YouTube Videos To Guide Skills, Progressions, And Warm Ups. We Also Incorporated Freestyle Builds And Jumbo Cup Challenges That Encouraged Teamwork, Creativity, And Problem Solving. The Energy Was High And Our Students Showed Great Focus, Effort, And Pride Throughout The Event..
-- Jeffery K. (Belleview, FL United States)
Registered Locations (18)
- United States (818,702)
- Canada (10,751)
- Spain (1,260)
- United Kingdom (973)
- Switzerland (525)
- Hungary (300)
- Denmark (255)
- Japan (241)
- Poland (200)
- Belgium (163)
- Singapore (68)
- Indonesia (65)
- Germany (55)
- Netherlands (48)
- Malaysia (30)
- Philippines (30)
- Oman (25)
- Korea (25)
Final Instructions for November 18th, 19th and/or 20th
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To be counted as part of the record attempt, you are committing to 25 or more* stackers who will each stack at least 30 minutes on November 18th, 19th and/or 20th. In addition to yourself, a witness must be present to verify your results. Each stacker only counts once even if they stack multiple days.
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Stacking may take place anytime on November 18th, 19th and/or 20th. Time and place are of your choosing and may be done during different class periods and/or before or after school. Sport Stacking activities at your STACK UP! event can be as simple as having participants stack on their own, to as structured as you want to make it. We recommend having a sense of order and fun. Both the OPEN Curriculum and Speed Stacks Curriculum offer tried and true activities that will help make your event a success.
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SIMPLE ONLINE VERIFICATION! Only verify once after your entire group is done stacking. You must VERIFY your results to be counted. This will be done with the link you received earlier this week or by manually selecting your school. (This same link was also part of your email confirmation) Your unique link will direct you to the STACK UP! Verification Page where you and your witness can verify your results.
Important Note
We require that all schools and organizations must have 25 or more stackers to register, participate and be counted. (Individuals and families wanting to participate must be part of a group of 25 or more with adult organizer and witness.)
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