SPARKS, NEVADA—Did you know First In Math Player of the Day badges are made alongside backstage passes and VIP badges for the world's largest bands and sports teams?
Proudly made in the USA, FIM badges are printed in groups of twelve on digital printers as large as a small school bus!
Access Pass & Design leads the industry in the design and production of live-event credentials such as VIP and ‘backstage’ passes for music artists like Jay-Z, Kelly Clarkson, Smashing Pumpkins, Rihanna, Kanye West, Carrie Underwood, Black Eyed Peas and more. They also produce First In Math’s colorful Player of the Day badges.
The company opened its doors in 2002—coincidentally the same year the First In Math Online Program site was launched. “We do many of the large music festivals, like the Lilith Fair and Bonnaroo, and also work with companies like Nike, MTV, VH1, NBC and Disney,” says company owner Seth Sheck. Sports franchises the company partners with include the NY Yankees, San Francisco Giants, LA Dodgers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, NASCAR's Chip Ganassi Racing and Penske Racing and the motorcycle world’s Super Cross Series.
"When we began producing the First In Math badges several years ago we were excited to work with Suntex," says Sheck. "We're extremely proud to partner with an education company and produce a product that enhances growth, learning, and self-improvement."
"Our motto is Be Adventurous and Embrace Change," explains Sheck. "In the case of the Player of the Day badges, we worked with First In Math to produce a product that can stand up to day-to-day use while being safe and good-looking. If these badges can help math students feel like rock stars for a day, we've done a great job."
At their state-of-the-art facility brimming with cutting-edge printing technologies, experts at Access Pass monitor quality as the product speeds through a refined production process. Badges are arranged in groups of twelve on one sheet and printed on digital printers as large as a small school bus! The sheets then go through a machine that applies plastic lamination to both sides. Finally, a die-cutter machine stamps individual badges out of the sheets.
In addition to several different Player of the Day (POTD) designs, there are FIM Most Valuable Player badges, K2 World POTD badges and Player of the Week badges. As with everything else First In Math, designs originate in the Suntex art department headed by Lin Hochmiller, FIM Art Director. Final badge designs are approved by FIM creator, Robert Sun, before submission to the pre-production department at Access Pass. One badge (or ‘lanyard’ as students sometimes refer to them) is included in each FIM Admin kit; additional badges can be purchased online at First In Math’s sister-site, 24game.com.
Educators use the various FIM badges as motivational awards, and find them extremely successful in that regard. “The badges are an easy and inexpensive way for educators to recognize student achievement," says FIM Implementation Specialist Shawn Collier, who used them when he was in the classroom. “When a teacher presents that POTD award to a student to wear during the school day it is visual evidence of hard work, perseverance and math achievement!”
First In Math and Access Pass & Design salute all MATH ROCK STARS!