Academic Excellence

We believe all students will strive for academic excellence.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
· develop a love of learning;
· give their best effort to master all aspects of the curriculum;
· use strategies to solve problems;
· have high expectations and continually challenge themselves to learn;
· learn to set short and long term goals;

Confidence

We believe all students will be confident in their capabilities, their value to society, and their ability to succeed.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
· assume they can succeed;
· value all attempts at learning and understand that making mistakes is part of learning;
· be proud of their best efforts and the work they produce;
· think and act independently in the face of peer pressure;
· take risks to achieve their goals;
· learn and use different approaches to problem solving;

Cooperation

We believe all students will be valuable, contributing group members;
Therefore, we expect our students to:
· help others to learn;
· listen attentively to others;
· be willing to work with everyone;
· accept tasks assigned and follow through;

Respect

We believe all students will show respect for themselves, others and their community.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
· value individual differences;
· treat others with consideration;
· value different points of view;
· be sensitive to the feelings of others;
· take care of their property and the property of others;

Responsibility

We believe all students will take responsibility for their words and actions.
Therefore, we expect our students to:
· be accountable for their behavior, actions and decisions;
· follow through on commitments;
· take initiative to ask questions, seek help, and actively participate in the learning process;
· be trustworthy and dependable;
· demonstrate good sportsmanship and fairness in dealing with others.