Rice Lake Elementary School Spirit Night Feb. 5 at Zero Gravity

Rice Lake Elementary converted a trip to a trampoline park into a fundraising and youth-sport moment when families packed Zero Gravity Adventure Park for School Spirit Night on Feb. 5. The presale model, $9.99 per jumper with an optional $9.99 Ultimate Upgrade and $3.99 jump socks required, turned a night of airtime into school dollars while showcasing slamball as a recreational entry point for kids.

Organizers billed the presale offer as comprehensive: "This package includes unlimited access to all trampoline activities including our playground, climbing wall, slamball jump and jump pits and our brand new Pixel Game!" The Ultimate Upgrade added access to an "Aerial Ninja Net Course, and Unlimited Laser Tag in our Brand New Arena!" Event listings emphasized participation logistics: "Parents MUST Pre-Register for This Event!" and repeated the fundraising promise that "Rice Lake Elementary will receive 100% of the Pre-Sale jump ticket proceeds."

The evening functioned less like a formal Slamball match and more like a talent-and-skill incubator. The slamball jump and interconnected trampoline courts gave students repeated, supervised reps at verticality and dunk motion that traditional gyms rarely offer. For a sport built on spectacle and high-flying plays, local trampoline nights serve as grassroots touchpoints, places where the next generation learns about timing, aerial control and safe landing mechanics while parents support school programs.

Rice Lake’s PTA and community calendar framed the Feb. 5 event as part of an ongoing partnership with Zero Gravity. A recent school post celebrated the program’s traction: "The Rice Lake Elementary community SHOWED UP at Zero Gravity! … The school raised over $1,300 during this event!" That prior success helped justify repeating the model and underscored the dual role entertainment venues now play: revenue partners for schools and informal training grounds for action sports.

Zero Gravity’s multi-attraction approach - trampolines, Pixel Game, ninja nets and laser tag - reflects a larger industry trend. Trampoline parks increasingly package competitive-sports elements like slamball as amenity-driven attractions that extend dwell time and diversify revenue beyond wristband entry. For schools, that translates into reliable fundraising streams, but it also raises equity questions: even modest add-ons (jump socks, upgrades) can become cumulative costs for families on tight budgets.

Practical details that mattered to attendees included the venue street address, 2296 Woodale Dr, and the presale requirement. Platforms varied on municipal designations for the location, but the street address was consistent; parents were advised to pre-register and follow the ticketing steps shown in event listings.

For readers, the Rice Lake night shows how slamball and trampoline sport elements are migrating from fringe competition into mainstream youth activity through community partnerships. Expect more school spirit nights at Zero Gravity and similar parks in the region as organizers chase both fundraising targets and a steady pipeline of kids gaining "air time" that could translate into safer, more skilled athletic play.