WALNUT HILL ELEMENTARY Dallas, Texas

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WALNUT HILL ELEMENTARY Dallas, Texas
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Character at Walnut Hill is...
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THE ASPEN DECLARATION

• The Character And Conduct Of Our Youth Reflect
  The Character And Conduct Of
  
• Society, Therefore Every Adult Has The
  Responsibility To Teach And Model The Core
  Ethical Values And Every Social Institution Has
  The Responsibility To Promote The Development Of
  Good Character.

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CHARACTER COUNTS

• SIX PILLARS
• CARING
• CITIZENSHIP
• FAIRNESS
• RESPECT
• RESPONSIBILITY
• TRUSTWORTHINESS

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PROVERBS

• if you refuse to accept anything but the best,
  you very often get it.
  
• Somerset Maugham
• Values are like fingerprints you leave em over
  everything you do.
  
• Elvis Presley

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COUNSELOR

• WOW!
• CHARACTER WORD OF THE WEEK
• CLASSROOM GUIDANCE LESSONS

W O W
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CHAMPPS

• CHAMPPS
• HAVE
• AND
• MODEL
• POSITIVE
• PEER
• SKILLS

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CHAMPPS TEAMS

• RECYCLE
• BIRTHDAY
• MIGHTY MENTOR
• HAWK DEPOT
• OFFICE TEAM
• SECRET AGENTS

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PTA

• FOOD DRIVES
• CLOTHING DRIVES
• GIVE US 10
• NEW COMPUTERS FOR OUR COMPUTER LAB

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DO DADS

• MORNING CHARACTER ANNOUNCEMENTS
• WORKING IN THE SCHOOL

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IBM

• CUSTOMER SUPPORT OPERATIONS
• LEADERSHIP-TEAM BUILDING
• PARTNERSHIP
• TUTORS
• MENTORS

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COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEERS

• FRIENDSHIPS
• LISTENING EARS
• POSITIVE ROLE MODELS

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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

• YMCA
• --EXTENDS CHARACTER
• COUNTS IDEALS

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EMPOWERING PARENTS

• TIPS ON PARENTING NIGHT
• FORMAL-INFORMAL CONFERENCES
• PTA NEWSLETTER
• KIOSCO CLINIC
• ACTIVITIES WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS

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WALNUT HILL PROJECT

• EARLY CHILDHOOD IS THE LOGICAL TIME TO DEVELOP
  ACCEPTANCE AND TOLERANCE
  
• INCLUSION OF SPECIAL NEEDS
  STUDENTS

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STAR

• SUCCESS
• THROUGH
• ACCEPTING
• RESPONSIBILITY

• STOP
• THINK
• ACT
• REVIEW

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AT WALNUT HILL

• CHARACTER IS WHAT YOU ARE WHEN NO ONE IS
  LOOKING...

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WALNUT HILL ELEMENTARY

• 10115 MIDWAY ROAD
• DALLAS, TEXAS 75229
• 972-502-7800
• EMAIL US AT
• JHughes_at_pigeon.dallas.isd.tenet.edu
• VISIT OUR WEBSITE
• www.dallas.isd.tenet.edu./ES/t_z/walnut_hill/wh_ho
  me.html