Attitude
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company...a church...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes." - Charles Swindoll.
Billinghurst Middle School Core Beliefs
- Students, staff, and parents are responsible to one another for student success.
- Principal leadership is essential for creating the expectation that all teachers own the responsibility for the success of their students.
- The use of data is critical in determining what is working, what is not, and what the next steps will be.
- PLC's are the heart of building teacher capacity for responding to the needs of their students.
- Through the process of interdisciplinary teaming every student will achieve optimal growth.
- High expectations are set for students to develop skills that will empower them to become successful, participating members of a changing society.
- Every student deserves to learn in a positive challenging and safe educational environment.
- Every classroom will be a sanctuary for learning.
- Every member of our school community recognizes the potential for growth personally and professionally. As a community, we value lifelong learners.
- The components of the Bighorn Attitude set High Expectations and goals of all learners. Students should be and are recognized for modeling those expectations and goals.
Components of the Bighorn Attitude
- Believing in yourself
- Maintaining a positive work ethic
- Teamwork
- Sacrifice
- Never Putting Others Down
- Learning From Defeat
- Seeking Challenges
- Tolerance
- School Esteem
- Honesty
- Leadership
- Accepting Constructive Criticism
- High Personal Standards
- Having the Courage to be Different