The following are the principles that this Principal has tried to teach and model:

 

 Job 1 is to Protect and Connect

The three R's: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RISK

A wise old owl, sat in an oak,
The more he saw, the less he spoke,
The less he spoke, the more he heard,
Now wasn't he a wise old bird.

" Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but the thread of it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Whatever befalls the earth befalls also the children of the earth."

Chief Seattle

"It's easier to stay out of trouble, than to get out of trouble."

Blanche Schlaybaugh

Violence is any mean word, look or act that hurts a person's body, feelings or things.

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

The Golden Rule and its more modern versions:
"Be excellent to each other and party on, dude"

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH.

The purpose of discipline is to achieve self-management.

Always leave your campsite (as with anything in your life) better than how you found it.

It is my wish that we all have healthy happy adventurous lives,
and remember that the beauty is in the journey! 

"The joy for me in working with the middle school student is being an "active witness" to the evolution that occurs with these adolescents as they emerge into young adults. As an "active witness," it is my greatest pleasure to provide experiences and opportunities that lead toward the development of confident, empowered and capable individuals.

 Bruce E. Crossman         Middle School Principal           Indian Creek School