Creating the Cardinal Core in Hoisington KS
Following our 2011 fall in-service, our staff was on board with establishing core values within our school culture. Our Student Advisor, Ms. Brack, organized a time to go into each classroom throughout the second week of school to discuss and make lists of the strengths and weaknesses of our school. Ms. Brack then led a discussion on what core values they thought were most significant that would define how they would like the Hoisington High School culture to look and feel. The students selected respect, responsibility, grit, positive attitude, and honesty. Another suggestion by the students was to update our entry way into our high school to give it a more current and proud look. Some of the students suggested replacing our tired latch rug cardinal with a ceramic version of a bold cardinal. In addition to updating the cardinal, the art classes have partnered with our in-house training to design the letters that will be traced onto the wall above the new cardinal to display the 5 core values. The students' goal was to have the core values painted by Spring Break and to have the cardinal ready to display shortly after.