Minaj presented three students each with $10,000 college scholarships from Comcast; helped teach a freshman English class; and joined MTV’s Sway Calloway in an all-school assembly to celebrate the students’ and teachers’ accomplishments.
Superstar hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj surprised more than 400 students and acted as the “Principal for the Day” at Chicago’s Collins Academy High School, according to PR Newswire. Minaj’s visit is one of many rewards for the students and teachers who won the Get MotivatED Challenge, a six-week competition to improve daily attendance rates nationwide. Twenty-five schools in 11 cities vied for the title in the challenge, which used pop culture, technology and media to engage youth on the importance of coming to school.