BUILDING A POSITIVE
School Climate 20 Square Feet of Influence Our goal is that every person that enters our junior high school feels welcome and safe. At the Junior High, Climate Council focuses on making every student that enters our building feel welcome and safe. We build on the lessons and themes learned through the elementary OLWEUS program. Climate Council is open to all students and meets a few times each month. This club is responsible for decorating lockers, organizing food drives and fundraisers, and monitoring student shout-outs each month. Each month, two seventh graders and two eighth graders are nominated for Student of the Month recognition. We celebrate positive character traits, including: empathy, courage, leadership, kindness, generosity, and respect. Students are recognized based upon their actions that positively impact our learning community.
At MJHS, our school culture emphasizes the Warrior 20. The Warrior 20 represents our 20 Square Feet of Influence. Each Warrior’s 20 Square Feet provides the foundation on which our school community is built. Recognizing that our behaviors and attitudes impact those around us is key to making a difference in the lives of our peers. We work together to develop connections, relationships, and a mindset that fosters continual growth and positive impact on others. MJHS Warriors, we are encouraged to be Energy Givers within our 20 Square Feet. We strive to make a difference by: • Starting with heart • Committing to care, listen, and understand • Demonstrating the courage to act with integrity • Using our best gifts and talents to bring out the best in others
JUNIOR HIGH 101 / BUILDING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE