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At Cogswell Elementary School They Are One Big Family by Michele Earle El Monte
It’s all about family at Mountain View School District’s Cogswell Elementary School where staff and students proudly come together to make Cogswell a great school. The family atmosphere was evident at the school’s recent kick-off assembly for its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program. PBIS, is an evidencebased, data-driven framework proven to reduce disciplinary incidents, increase a school’s sense of safety and support improved academic outcomes. With the hit song “We Are Family” booming from the speakers, students, staff members and parents sang along as they officially kicked off the PBIS program. “We want Cogswell to be an elite school,” said
principal, George Yepez, addressing the students. “Our PBIS team has worked hard to develop expectations for you and we appreciate the way you have been conducting yourselves. You are exceptional students and you are helping to make Cogswell the best school in the area.” The PBIS team, led by school counselor, Sharon Durall, developed four
expectations for students. They are Be Safe; Be Responsible; Be Respectful; and Be Helpful. “We are expecting you to be on your best behavior,” said Durall. “We want you to follow these four expectations in the classroom, in the cafeteria, in the library, on the playground and all around campus. We have some amazing rewards that you can enjoy if you do
what you’re supposed to do helpful every day, every and follow the rules.” week and every month,” A special incentive prosaid Yepez. “When I’m out gram is in place for students’ on campus I see you all doadhering to the behavioral ing an excellent job and I’m expectations. Paws tickets very proud of you. Keep up will be distributed by staff the great work and you’ll be members who see students earning the Paws tickets.” following the expectations. Each student received a Students will earn and colCogswell PBIS T-shirt that lect tickets to be redeemed says: At Cogswell we do for prizes like lunch with “thank yous”, we do fun, we the principal, getting to do questions, we do laughs, wear jeans to school, a we do respect, we do “I’m picnic lunch, going to the sorrys”, we do growing, we game room, and attending a do learning - We are Famtrimester dance. ily! and proudly put them on “We want you to be safe, showing their commitment be responsible, be respectto the expectations. ful and be Big Family continued on page 13
Temple City High School Excels at JPL Science Bowl
Past or Current Resident
by Lynne Burkardt Temple City
Temple City High School’s Science Bowl Team competed in the U. S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl regional competition at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on January 30, 2016. Team members competing included Jason Chen, Celena Chen, Caleb Kuo, Ryan Lee, and Alec Ye. The TCHS Team competed in the final competition with only one loss. “This was definitely a breakout year for our TCHS
Courtesy Photo. Left to right: Mr. Bailey, Joanne Su, Celena Chen, Ryan Lee, Alec Ye, Caleb Kuo, Jason Chen
Team”, commended Team Advisor Hank Bailey. “TCHS should be proud not only of their academic achievement but also in
the way they conducted in 1991 as the National themselves throughout the Science Bowl as a highly competition.” competitive science educaThe high school competion and academic event Temple City High School continued on page 13 tition began