Hackensack High School: Creating a Culture of Character and Achievement Part II

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Hackensack High School is a learning community that fosters an appreciation for cultural diversity, intellectual growth, and individual diligence. We strive to prepare students to accept life's challenges by encouraging them to be open-minded, reflective, life-long learners who have integrity and respect for others. Hackensack High School, in partnership with home and community, will develop citizens who make a difference in their community. — Hackensack High School Mission Statement

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On Wednesday, February 27, 2009, a school and community initiative titled Creating a Culture of Character and Achievement: gang awareness and resistance, dealing with anger, resolving conflict, become a person of character continued with two presentations — one to over 400 tenth graders and the other to a core group of district leaders including the superintendent, administrators, board of education members, supervisors and law enforcement personnel.

TENTH GRADE AGENDA

• Why Are We Here?
  • What does it mean to be a student?
    
  • Do you have self-esteem?
    
  • Is your life stressful?
    
  • You can change the world
• Contemporary Concerns
  • Head on Collision
    
  • Crisis of Leadership
    
  • Culture of Violence
    
  • Shattered Communities
    
  • Filling the Void
• Creating a Culture of Character and Achievement
  • Gang awareness and resistance
    
  • Dealing with anger
    
  • Resolving conflict
    
  • Be a person of character
• Honoring American Military
  
• Conclusion

After the tenth grade program, the district leaders gathered to hear their version of the presentation—an overview of the student content with additional modules including:

• Model of an Educator in Action
  
• Cultivating a Preventive rather than Repressive Educational System
  
• Building Better Staff/Parent/Community Connections
  
• The Altruism Factor

Thanks to Dr. Mark Porto, Principal of Hackensack High School, all district leader attendees received a custom logo version of my newest book Listen To Their Cries.

Hackensack Public Schools, under the leadership of Superintendent Edward Kliszus, Ph.D., is building a model of education that cultivates the finest within all elements of the school community.

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Hackensack High School	Click here to visit site
Hackensack High School: Creating a Culture of Character and Achievement Part I	Click here to visit site
A New Wave of Evidence	Click here to visit site
Managing Anger	Click here to visit site
Facts for Teens: Conflict Resolution	Click here to visit site
Facts for Teens: Physical Fighting Among Teenagers	Click here to visit site
KidsHealth	Click here to visit site
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center	Click here to visit site
New Jersey's Online Gang Free Community	Click here to visit site