February PAWS Winners Are Selected For Glenn Duffy Elementary School

— Glenn Duffy Elementary PAWS (”Pawsitive” and Wise) Students of the Month for February, are, left to right, Kylee Spearman, Lexie Smith, Max VanHorn, Dawson Lee, Layne Franks and Tori Bridges.

“The PAWS program incorporates character education into the school community,” said Zane Vanderpool, principal.

“Each month a PAWS skill is chosen and discussed in classroom guidance in relation to character education. One character word the school is practicing in February is ‘forgiveness’ and ‘If you forgive someone, you make a friend’ - King Solomon”, Vanderpool explained.

The PAWS awards are given in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria, etc., as an incentive for students to practice the PAWS skills for the month. The students are then recognized at Rise & Shine assemblies.

Glenn Duffy Parent-Teacher Organization awards PAWS Student of the Month tee-shirts to students who are recognized.

News, Pages 8 on 02/10/2010