Valley Park Character Education

Valley Park Middle School

Character and Learning go hand in hand…

Respect

"The highest result of education is tolerance." — Helen Keller

Working hard…

Responsibility

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” — Chinese proverb

Students in math class…

Honesty

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.” — Elvis Presley

Students playing basketball…

Peace

"If you want to work for world peace, go home and love your families."

— Mother Teresa

Peer Mediators working at resolving conflicts…

Compassion

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

— Aesop

After the Spelling Bee…

Citizenship/Service

And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask

what you can do for your country.-John F. Kennedy

NJHS students at the Ronald McDonald House – 2007

Cooperation

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

-Martin Luther King Jr.

VPMS Cheerleaders…

Integrity

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." — Count Leo Tolstoy

Students working to make a project great…

Courage

"Courage is being scared to death — and saddling up anyway." - John Wayne

Students participating in a healthy heart race…

Perseverance

"I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process."

— Thomas Edison

Students working hard to gather information at the 2007 Career Fair…

Tolerance

“Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.” — Jesse Jackson

Pep Rally games…

Self-Control

"Stop thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities." — Terry Josephson

Jello eating contest during the Pep Rally…