All Local, All The Time
All Local, All The Time
In October, Flagstaff's National Junior Honor Society created posters to honor First Responders and Everyday Heroes with the school's core virtue of Perseverance in mind.
Empathy is Flagstaff's core virtue for the months of November and December, and prompted the NJHS to organize a canned food drive for Longmont's Our Center.
In time for Thanksgiving and in the spirit of helping others, Flagstaff Academy, Longmont's pre- K through eighth grade public charter school, is launching a nonperishable food drive to benefit the OUR Center of Longmont. The community service project is a collaborative effort between the school's National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) and the PBIS team (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) and part of Flagstaff Academy's Dragon PRIDE Core Virtue and Character Education program. Dragon PRIDE stands for Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dependability, and Empathy. For November and December, the Core Virtue is Empathy, the ability to "understand the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of others."
NJHS is an international student organization centered on leadership, service, character, scholarship, and citizenship, with specific requirements of community service, a challenge during the pandemic. To help with this challenge, Flagstaff Academy has invited the school's chapter members to take on a new leadership role. They have taken the helm of responsibility with enthusiasm, initiating school-wide service projects such as the Canned Food Drive, as well as last month's "Thank You" poster project.
Creative posters were designed to honor First Responders and Everyday Heroes and with October's Core Virtue of Perseverance in mind. The posters are on display at a number of businesses throughout Longmont and are available for Niwot businesses to display as well.
The Canned Food Drive runs from Monday, Nov. 16 through Thursday, Nov. 19. Items can be dropped off at the school's campus, located at 2040 Miller Drive, Longmont. The items most needed include canned meat, canned fruit, bottled water, and healthy snacks. Due to COVID, the OUR Center is unable to accept household goods and clothing. NJHS created a video to launch the Canned Food Drive, which can be viewed here.
If you own a local business and would like to display one of the "Thank You" posters, please contact [email protected].
About the OUR Center of Longmont: Founded in 1986, the OUR Center of Longmont is truly a community-based agency. OUR Center works closely with many other agencies in the community to assist those in need, especially those in emergency situations. The organization's motto is "We Help People Move Toward Self-Sufficiency by Unifying Community Resources." The OUR Center has been a designated service organization by Flagstaff Academy for a number of years.
About Flagstaff Academy: Since the school's founding in 2005, Flagstaff Academy has built an exceptional educational environment that values developing the whole child through an award-winning Pre-K to 8th Grade Core Knowledge academic program. The curriculum is rich with experiential arts, hands-on science exploration, character education, and innovative technology integration. An award-winning school, the school's mission is to develop students who are equipped to be well-rounded, ethical leaders in the world community with a foundation based on science and technology.
Flagstaff Academy's 2021-22 Online Application goes live on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 7:00AM (MST). Due to COVID-19, no in-person tours are scheduled. Visit the school's Virtual Tour and to learn more about enrollment, please visit our website.
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