Lake Oswego, OR. The Arts Council of Lake Oswego announced this year’s People’s Choice nominees. Community members have until May 19th to help curate the City’s public art collection by voting for the 2019 People’s Choice. The winner will become part of the nationally recognized Gallery Without Walls permanent collection in the City of Lake Oswego for years to come.
Five loaned sculptures from the rotating exhibition have been nominated for the People’s Choice ballot by a committee comprised of city leaders, artists, and local residents.
This year’s nominees include:
“Pollinators” by Greg Fields – made from glazed ceramic and steel. The sculpture is located at Windward at the corner of Evergreen and First Street.
“Guermo en Inverno” by Jamie Burnes – fashioned from cor-ten steel and locust wood. The sculpture is located on A Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Street.
“Observation Tower” by Dale Reiger – made from glass. The sculpture is located on the corner of B Avenue and Third Street.
“Know Time” by Benjamin Mefford – constructed of basalt. The sculpture is located on A Avenue and Fourth Street.
“Frog on Fruit” by Heather Söderberg-Greene – created from bronze. The sculpture is located on the corner of B Avenue and First Street.
Dale Reiger stands by his work: ‘Observation Tower’
Artist Jamie Burnes with ‘Guermo en Inverno’
“Frog on Fruit” by Heather Söderberg-Greene – created from bronze.
Here’s a look at all five:
Anyone who lives or works in Lake Oswego can cast a vote. Ballots are available online athttp://artscouncillo.org/peoples-choice-2019. Paper ballots can be found at the following locations: City Hall, Lake Oswego Public Library, the Arts Council of Lake Oswego, the Adult Community Center, LO Maintenance Center, or the Chamber of Commerce.
Online voting ends at 5 p.m., May 19th. Mailed ballots must be postmarked by the same day. The winner will be announced once all the votes are counted. In addition, the winning artist and sculpture will be honored at the Gallery Without Walls Celebration held September 14 at Sundeleaf Plaza.
Portland, OR. Exceptional volunteers were honored by the Oregon Humane Society, including Roger Price who was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Roger has been a dedicated volunteer for 19 years and an invaluable mentor to others. He posed with Sharon Harmon, OHS President and CEO
Close to 5,400 volunteers (including corporate and group volunteers) gave their time, talents and love to the pets at OHS last year. These compassionate individuals work in every area of the shelter; walking dogs, socializing cats, cleaning kennels, teaching pets good manners, staffing events and helping with administrative tasks.
“We would need 135 additional full-time employees to equal the amount of time contributed by our volunteers last year,” said Sharon Harmon, OHS President and CEO. “We truly could not do the work we do at OHS without our volunteers.”
During the awards ceremony held at the Red Lion on the River in Portland, OHS awarded special recognition to volunteers and one staff member (chosen by the volunteers) in 27 categories. Harmon presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Roger Price of NE Portland; the Volunteer’s Choice Award to Sherri Brown of Happy Valley; the Humane Hero Award to Lynn Esser of Happy Valley; Legendary Leadership Award to Sue Sample of Tigard; and the Volunteer of the Year Award to Christy Heyl of Beaverton.
Top Honors
Volunteer’s Choice Award
Sherri Brown of Happy Valley was selected by her fellow volunteers for the “Volunteer’s Choice” Award. She posed with Sharon Harmon, OHS President and CEO
She is one of the longest serving volunteers at OHS and has been giving back to the pets for more than 28 years. Her hard work and expertise serves many areas of the shelters with a focus on event management and fundraising. She is key member of an OHS steering committee working on the long term strategy for our community.
Humane Hero Award
Lynn Esser of Happy Valley was the recipient of the Humane Hero award for volunteering 3,600 hours in 2018.
She was honored for her work in the shelter, walking dogs and helping in the Volunteer Department. Lynn is also a dedicated foster parent to pets who are too young for adoption, recovering from surgery or healing from neglect.
Legendary Leadership Award
Sue Sample of Tigard has been a dedicated OHS volunteer for more than 12 years.
She helps train new volunteers and assists staff caring for cats and assessing feline behavior. Her caring expertise is especially helpful with cats who are stressed in the shelter environment.
Volunteer of the Year Award
Christy Heyl of Beaverton has been an OHS volunteer for two years.
She cares for cats, mentors others and helps with a variety of tasks around the shelter. Christy especially loves working with shy cats, helping them come out of their shell and ready for a new home.
More Award Winners
Administrative Ace: Christopher Walker(NE Portland). This award is for the volunteers who do behind-the-scenes work to keep the shelter running smoothly.
Admissions: Malyia Pladziewiez (SE Portland). This is a new award and honors the volunteer who helps newly arrived animals feel safe and comfortable.
Behavior and Training: Lois Johnson (SW Portland). This award honors a volunteer’s contribution to the reward-based Pet Pals and Kennel Buddies training programs for shelter dogs.
Cat’s Meow: Nancy Judy (NE Portland). This award is for the volunteer who does outstanding work helping cats at the shelter.
Client Companion: Lisa Lakes (SE Portland). This award recognizes the volunteer who has helped the most in the Customer Care Department.
Development Dynamo: Chris Veatch (SE Portland). This award recognizes the person who has helped extensively in the Development Department.
EAS Superstar: Jamie Kline (North Portland). This award goes to a dedicated volunteer who worked tireless hours in an Emergency Animal Shelter.
Education Extraordinaire: Madison Miller (North Portland). This award honors the volunteer who has assisted the humane educators of OHS, helping to inspire the next generation to be kind to animals.
Faithful Companion: Kim Strand (NW Portland). This award is for the volunteer who has been consistently dedicated to OHS and done great work for the shelter as a whole.
Foster Care Award: Carol Christensen (Milwaukie). This award honors volunteers who work from home, taking care of animals that aren’t yet ready for the shelter.
Kennel Buddies: Paula Moore (SE Portland). This award recognizes a volunteer who has helped OHS dogs by enriching their time in the kennels.
Loyal Friend: Carrie Larsen (North Portland). This award is presented to the volunteer who demonstrates a consistent commitment to the animals.
New Best Friend: Michele Wier (NE Portland). This award honors a volunteer who is new to OHS but who has helped the animals in a significant way.
OHS Technical Animal Rescue Team (OHSTAR): Virginia Krakowiak (Camas). This award honors OHSTAR volunteers who help rescue stranded animals and animals in need of human assistance to survive. These volunteers climb trees, rappel down cliffs and search the wilderness when called to help pets in need.
Outta this World: Charles Aubin (Lake Oswego). This award recognizes adoption outreach volunteers who showcase OHS animals at locations outside the shelter almost every week of the year. Outreach venues include everything from shopping malls to Blazers games to OHS red carpet events.
Party Animal: Brenda Christiansen (Gresham). This award honors the volunteer who helps get the word out to the public by helping with OHS special events and outreach campaigns.
Pick of the Litter: Doug Otani. Voted on by the volunteers themselves, this award honors the OHS employee who they think goes the extra mile when it comes to working with volunteers.
Second Chance: Julie Trude (Clackamas). This award honors a volunteer who has been a major help with the OHS Second Chance program. This program transfers pets to OHS from other shelters that are faced with too many pets and too few resources.
Small and Mighty: Sara Gefre (Milwaukie). This award recognizes the volunteer who works with small animals, such as rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, chinchillas, birds and the occasional degu.
Spay & Save: Pat Bowman (NW Portland). The Spay and Save program reaches out to low-income residents to alter their cats and some dogs for little to no cost. This award honors a volunteer who help with the program through data entry, phone calls, outreach and promotion.
Surgical Sweet: Lori McDonough (NE Portland). This award honors a volunteer who has made a big difference by helping the OHS veterinary medicine team. The OHS Holman Medical Center is a major asset to shelter pets, and volunteers contribute significantly to its success.
Top Dog: Michael Bower (SE Portland). This award recognizes a dog walking volunteer who has made a major impact on the dog walking program
Portland, OR. Officials at the Portland Japanese Garden are getting a lot of questions about the state of the Garden’s famous cherry blossoms. They say, “The rains and recent sun are urging the blooms along.” The Flat Garden’s Weeping Cherry is showing more pink every day.
The Yoshino Cherry trees tend to bloom in the week or two after the Weeping Cherry.
In Portland, the blooming cycle is typically in March and April, although each year, weather patterns can result in a delay by 2–3 weeks, resulting in a March end to May cycle.
The exact timing of blossoms in the Portland Japanese Garden continues to depend on the weather, but you can follow the Garden on Facebook and Instagram for the most updated images of what’s in bloom. To learn more about the varieties of flowering plants you can expect to see blooming throughout the garden, check out Glimpse of Spring to read more about the flowers anticipated.
This video shows from, sunrise to sunset, a day at the Portland Japanese Garden:
From Portland Japanese Garden:
Summer Public Garden Hours (March 11 – September 30) Monday: Noon-7pm Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-7pm Last General Admission is at 6:30pm
Winter Public Garden Hours (October 1 – March 10) Monday: Noon-4pm Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4pm
Member-Only Hours Tuesday–Sunday: 8am-10am
Extended Member Hours
From March-October there are special hours for Members and Photographer members only.
The Garden is closed to the public Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Portland, OR. Edison High School, the only high school in Oregon and southwest Washington dedicated to students with learning differences, hosted 310 guests at the Sentinel Hotel on March 9th for the 2019 Brilliance Benefit. Edison President, Sean Preston and his wife Jillian were on hand to greet guests. The evening generated $330,000 in revenue to support financial aid, technology, and programs at the school. John and Emily Holmes chaired the benefit. (Photo credit, Andrea Lonas)
Guests having fun in the photo booth.
Rose Kilpatrick and Edison board chair, Jim Kilpatrick, raise their paddle.
Allison Raver, Cheryl Reinstadler and Barbee Halbert toast Edison.
Amy and Ed Steel enjoy the silent auction.
Edison board member, Verna Bailey arrives with her daughter, Asha Wilkerson, and brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Judy Bailey.
From Edison HS:
As a small, private school, Edison High School offers an individualized curriculum that meets each student’s unique needs, and maximizes the ability to learn. We also provide the emotional support that builds confidence and maturity. By empowering students with learning differences to experience academic success and personal growth, Edison does more than prepare teens for the future: it changes lives.
Portland, OR. DoveLewis has been selected as one of seven 24-hour animal hospitals that will be featured in a live National Geographic TV show called Animal ER Live. The series starts on Saturday, March 30th and will air from 6 to 8 p.m.
Show creators promote the program, writing: “Be just a heartbeat away from the action as the team at DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital, the Northwest’s nonprofit 24/7 animal hospital, treats animals in the midst of emergencies on Nat Geo WILD’s new live TV series, Animal ER Live. Capturing the fast-paced drama and intensity of a hospital procedural mixed with the unbreakable bonds between pets and their owners, each episode of “Animal ER Live” will trail teams of emergency veterinarians and specialists as they work tirelessly through the night to save the lives of pets from coast to coast, giving viewers insight into the extraordinary and unpredictable world of urgent animal care.”
“As a Portland nonprofit, there’s nothing more important to us than caring for animals and the people who love them,” said Ron Morgan, DoveLewis president and chief executive officer. “Our team is always here and the hospital is always open, and now animal lovers in our community can see firsthand the world-class medicine that we practice every day.”
DoveLewis is the region’s only nonprofit, 24-hour veterinary emergency, critical care and specialty hospital, and over the course of 45 years of service to the community, the organization has treated over 500,000 animals. In addition to the experts behind the medicine—board-certified specialists, emergency veterinarians and specialized technicians—the four-week, live event series will follow local pet owners and animals patients from triage through discharge.
Photo by Gia Goodrich
Photo by Gia Goodrich
The show will be hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Mark Steines (“Entertainment Tonight”). Based out of a studio in New York City, Steines will guide viewers through the night in real time as cameras bounce to and from the featured animal hospitals and mobile vet emergency units around the country, including:
Angell Animal Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts
Animal Care Center EMERGENCY — Plainfield, Illinois
Best Friends Animal Society — Kanab, Utah
Mendocino Equine and Livestock — Fort Bragg, California
Waller Equine Hospital — Waller, Texas
Veterinary Specialty Care — Charleston, South Carolina
“‘Animal ER Live’ pulls back the curtain to give viewers an exclusive, totally unscripted look at the incredible skill and hard work that goes on behind the doors of some of the country’s busiest urgent pet care clinics,” said Geoff Daniels, Nat Geo WILD’s executive vice president of global unscripted entertainment. “This innovative new series promises endless inspiration and heartwarming and heroic moments that reinforce the amazing bonds we share with our pets.”
About DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital
DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital, established in 1973 and based in Portland, Oregon, is the only nonprofit, 24-hour emergency and intensive care unit in the region. With 45 years of service to the community, DoveLewis has treated more than 600,000 animals. DoveLewis also has seven donor-supported community programs that serve animals in need and the animal-loving community. For more information, please visit dovelewis.org.
About National Geographic Partners LLC
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between National Geographic and Disney, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
About Big Fish Entertainment
Big Fish Entertainment, an MGM Company, is a full-service production company that creates multiplatform, visually driven content that compels and entertains audiences with the “unexpected.” Founded in 2006 by President Dan Cesareo, Big Fish has produced more than 1,000 hours of award-winning and top-rated programming in the live, unscripted reality, lifestyle and documentary space. Current Big Fish series include Animal ER Live for Nat Geo WILD; No. 1 unscripted crime series “Live PD,” “Live PD: Police Patrol” and “Live PD Presents: PD Cam” for A&E; “Live PD Presents: Women on Patrol” for Lifetime; mega-hit franchise “Black Ink Crew” (New York and Chicago) and mental health special “In Session Live With Dr. Jess” for VH1; culinary docuseries “Hustle & Soul” for WE tv; Chris Paul’s “Chapter 3” for ESPN; “Tattoo Girls” for TLC; and “How Far Is Tattoo Far?” for MTV. With other credits, including “Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan” and the Gates Foundation Reality PD public schools project, Big Fish captures and relates extraordinary worlds, characters and stories for such networks as Lifetime, A&E, VH1, WE tv, Discovery, TLC, MTV, E!, National Geographic, Oxygen, Travel Channel and Paramount Network. For more information, visit bigfishusa.com.
Portland, OR. Supporters of the nonprofit called Levé announced that they have selected a 2019 partner from 45 applicants. Levé will partner with Cascade AIDS Project (CAP). CAP is a nonprofit offering full-spectrum services to test for HIV and assist those living with it. Its mission is to support and empower all people with or affected by HIV, reduce stigma, and provide the LGBTQ+ community with compassionate healthcare. Last year, CAP touched the lives of nearly 30,000 members of the Portland metro area with holistic and critical services including free HIV testing, housing assistance, medical case management, and more.
Levé’s mission is to inspire the next generation of givers by connecting peers with local nonprofits. Each year, the all-women organization chooses a new nonprofit partner and draws upon members’ time and networks to highlight the organization.
Levé Board Member Lisa Hopkins explained why CAP was selected over the 44 other applicants. “CAP’s dedication to compassionate healthcare really resonated with us and their commitment to diversity and inclusion is especially important as we continue to grow our organization. We are so honored to lift up new voices and share CAP’s one-of-a-kind energy with our network.”
This annual partnership will extend the fundraising, volunteer, and advocacy reach of CAP. Last year, Charity Ball, Levé’s signature party for a purpose, attracted over 450 people–the majority of which were millennials. Members look forward to keeping this momentum in the upcoming year and exposing their network to CAP’s important and inspiring work.
Portland, OR. When Michelle Obama visited Portland for her sold-out appearance at the Moda Center on March 19th, she also visited Broadway Books. She promoted, Becoming and wrote on her Facebook page that she, “Spent time with a group of young professional women who are juggling careers, relationships, and children, and trying to find a little time for themselves too. We talked about the importance of self-care and finding a group of women to support us through all our ups and downs as we try to manage our chaotic lives.”
Michelle Obama said she hopes her book inspires people to see themselves in her story and “own who we are with pride.”
Michelle Obama also suggested book groups who read Becoming can share comments. “Let me know what you and your book clubs have been discussing! #IAmBecoming.”
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama have a foundation to advance their causes:
That mission begins at home, on the South Side of Chicago, where we are building the Obama Presidential Center. But it extends to all our work, whether it’s holding leadership training sessions in communities throughout the U.S., bringing local leaders together in countries around the world, working to support the global education of girls, or ensuring young men of color have pathways to opportunity.
The Global Girls Alliance continues the work of First Lady Michelle Obama to empower adolescent girls around the world through education. Learn how you can directly support the grassroots leaders working to educate adolescent girls today.
Leaders: Africa
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Obama Foundation Values
With you, we will inspire and empower people to change their world.
We focus on solving problems, not taking sides. We strive to collaborate, not to compete. We win when ordinary citizens understand the impact every individual can make in a community, regardless of who they are or what they believe. For us, there is victory in civic engagement that goes beyond border, party, or pride.
We are defined by our values:
TEAM
We are invested in the success of others, we treat each other with respect and kindness, and we will work diligently to lift each other up.
HUMILITY
We share a passion for impacting the lives of those around us. Sometimes that means speaking up and other times that means stepping aside to create space for other voices. We recognize that we do not have all the answers, and we commit to showing up and learning from others.
INTEGRITY
We recognize that how we do our work and how we collaborate with others is just as important as what we are seeking to accomplish.
INCLUSIVITY
We value each other’s contributions and hold the conviction that only from diverse backgrounds and divergent points of view can we find the best solutions.
STEWARDSHIP
We roll up our sleeves, work hard, and focus on what we are giving back to our communities, rather than what we are gaining ourselves. When we find success, we remember and support those who are just beginning to take risks and make a difference.
FEARLESSNESS
We have a fearless mindset. We are not afraid of taking risks, sharing a new idea, meeting new people, or admitting when we just don’t know the answer. Something great might come of it.
IMAGINATION
We strive to be novel thinkers. Unconventional ideas and new perspectives are why we’re here. We are willing to make big bets on ideas that haven’t been tried before as we aim to solve the hardest problems of our times.
Portland, OR. On March 6th, the local environmental nonprofit SOLVE kicked off its 50th Anniversary at Hotel deLuxe. Kris Carico, SOLVE’s recently promoted CEO, took time to thank Peter and Julie Stott, and SOLVE’s former Executive Director, Jack McGowan.
The event was co-hosted by Peter Stott and Dave Robertson. Special guests included Tad McCall (son of Tom McCall who founded SOLVE in 1969) and Jack and Jan McGowan (a well-loved pair that ran SOLVE for years) among other longtime supporters. Tad and Jack spoke passionately about the organization’s history and its importance. SOLVE organizes an average of 2-3 environmental projects per day across Oregon, resulting in hundreds of thousands of pounds of litter removed, thousands of acres of invasive species removed, and thousands of native trees and shrubs planted every year.
Tad McCall inspires the crowd as he describes growing up with Governor Tom and Audrey McCall, and their positive political and environmental influence.
March 2019 has been proclaimed SOLVE Month by Governor Kate Brown because of SOLVE’s significant contributions to Oregon over the past 50 years through extensive community engagement efforts that improve the state’s reputation as being environmentally responsible.
Our mission is simple: to bring Oregonians together to improve our environment and build a legacy of stewardship.
As SOLVE turns 50, we have a lot to celebrate. A half-century of bringing people together, from all walks of life and every corner of the state. Of getting people out and answering the call. Cleaning up our beaches, parks, neighborhoods and natural spaces. Reaching out, digging in and picking up. By restoring vitality, planting new beginnings and keeping invaders at bay. Developing diverse relationships. By partnering, collaborating and engaging. Honoring the pioneers of our past and building on their legacy. Together. With an unstoppable force of volunteers, thirty thousand strong and one hundred percent committed. We are individuals, businesses, neighbors, families and friends. These are our communities. Our unique places. Our rivers and streams, lakes and mountains, land and sea. Our pride and joy. It’s in our nature to protect it for generations to come. Together, we are taking care of Oregon.
Portland, OR. The Portland Winterhawks teamed up with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington for the first annual Hockey Challenge, presented by Budweiser at the Moda Center on February 17th. The Hockey Challenge was a day-long hockey tournament that brought together hockey-enthusiasts from all over Oregon and SW Washington to raise funds for the three local Oregon Ronald McDonald Houses. Each team skated on behalf of a family with a seriously ill child staying with RMHC. Through the Hockey Challenge RMHC Oregon & SW Washington hope to raise nearly $75,000.
The top fundraisers played in the All Star game with professional hockey players and local celebrities.
A few notable alumni participating in the All Star game were Taylor Peters and Joe Mahon who played on the 2013 Winterhawks WHL Championship Team. Anton Cederholm, who was on the 2014 and 2015 Western Championship teams and Courtney Carnes who played four years of collegiate hockey at Buffalo State College, then played in the inaugural season of the National Women’s Hockey League for the Buffalo Beauts. Other memorable matchups include the Portland Police vs Portland Fire & Rescue.
Proceeds from the Hockey Challenge allow RMHC to offer compassionate hospitality and a “home away from home” to families with seriously ill children.
Each year RMHC provides support to thousands of families from across Oregon, the US and the world. RMHC offers one-of-kind programming and support including free night stays, home cooked meals prepared by volunteers, pet therapy, childcare, arts and crafts, and a beautiful place to stay just moments away from the hospital. Beginning this year, RMHC Oregon & SW Washington is able to provide nearly 5,000 more nights for families to stay each year. On average, RMHC families travel 495 miles and a family checks into one of the three Oregon Houses every five hours.
Portland, OR. More than 220 guests gathered at the Portland Art Museum on March 2nd, for Northwest Academy’s annual auction, Club Cabaret – The Northwest Academy Awards. Shannon Jones, Jeremy Weber, Chris Runyard, and Lisa Larpenteur were among the supporters at the benefit. The audience, comprised of parents, trustees, advocates of the school, sponsors, and extended community, along with a challenge grant from the Quest Foundation, raised more than $260,000 in support of programs and student scholarships at Northwest Academy. (Photo credit, Andie Petkus)
John & Renee Gorham
Board Chair Jason Matusow & Northwest Academy Founder Mary Vinton Folberg
Kathy Oh-Keith and Leah Swartley
Chris Schuck, Head of School
From Northwest Academy:
Our Mission
Northwest Academy is committed to inspiring students to discover their intellectual and artistic voices in a creative and supportive atmosphere fueled by curiosity and constructive challenge.
Vision
Northwest Academy will be recognized as a center of excellence in proficiency-based education, artfully blending academic instruction and experience. Graduates of the school will be innovative thinkers who chart their own futures and excel in a diverse global society.
Core Values
Northwest Academy’s core values guide the Board, administration, faculty and staff in their efforts to provide students with a challenging and unique education.
Education in both academics and arts, results in a more complete and balanced individual who, while being productive, also leads an inspired and meaningful life.
Talented faculty, passionate about their subject areas, and the support of free and open inquiry motivates students’ interest in learning and creative thinking.
Student engagement, curiosity and creative thinking expand when nurtured by accomplished and energetic faculty who promote participation and welcome debate.
Students thrive in an environment where both individuality and collaboration are encouraged and fostered.
Proficiency-based placement enhances students’ motivation and initiative, while allowing a student to work through education at relatively accelerated or a more leisurely personal pace.
Intellectual and artistic courage grow from a culture that stimulates fascination with ideas and diversity of perspective.
Students achieve when they are guided to be self-reliant, intrinsically motivated and advocates for themselves.
Students reach higher personal levels when they work in a psychologically safe environment, devoid of put-downs, ridicule, and social cliques. It is the school’s understanding that a student culture with these important values must be strategically developed and upheld.
Creativity is one of the most important human qualities that must be nurtured if a student is to become adaptable during change.
The school intends to recognize talent in its faculty, students and administrators. It will be an environment that nurtures and supports achievement, curiosity, risk-taking, hard work and questioning.
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