Nicki Minaj and her new hair bob joined MTV’s Sway and surprised the
students at Collins Academy High School on Chicago’s West Side by
showing up and serving as principal for a day. She handed out $10,000
scholarships, helped teach a freshman English class, and held an
all-school assembly talking about her youth and the importance of
education, and fielding questions from the students.
Nicki
Minaj participated in the Get MotivatED Challenge, an initiative of the
Get Schooled foundation that is attempting to use media, technology and
pop culture to drive up attendance rates at schools around the country.
Collins was awarded with a visit from Minaj after increasing its
attendance rates by 7 percent fo the six weeks of the Get MotivatED
challenge. It now stands at 92 percent, one of the highest in the city.
Superstar Nicki Minaj Surprises Students as "Principal for the Day" at Collins Academy High School in Chicago from Get Schooled on Vimeo.
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