Principal Honors Washington Ways Award Recipients
Marsha Neville took to the airwaves this past Tuesday afternoon and there was an especially large dose of excitement in her voice. The Washington Primary School principal was happy to announce the names of December’s Washington Ways Award recipients and the 400-plus students in the building couldn’t wait to learn who was being honored.
The Washington Ways initiative focuses on recognizing and rewarding positive behavior while encouraging students to be safe, respectful and responsible. Students across all grade levels are given various colored tickets by teachers and support staff members for exemplary behavior. The tickets can be presented to the youngsters throughout the day.
December’s honorees included Luis Albizurez-Franco, Eva Rosales, Arturri Landau, Ruth Ulloa, Devin Splendorio, Olivia Lee, Addison Delfino, Emma Winter, Tristan St. Ours, Braid Martin, Brian Arreaga, Xavier Garcia, Roodes Similien, Anne Tyrrell, Kimberly Bermudez, Griffin Kanzer, Fredy Alvarez-Lawrence, Veronica Cocoman, Jeffrey Quintanilla, Neurdia Osias and Oscar Dias-Avila.
The entire classes of teachers Michelle Monte/Christina Gottlieb and Susan Turner/Nancy Agostini were also recognized for their fine efforts and designated as Decembers Blue Ticket Award winners.
“It is always a happy time when we are able to recognize students and classes for doing an especially good job around the school,” Mrs. Neville said. “Our students are working hard and doing their best each day. We are very pleased with the progress they are making this year.”
Here’s how the monthly Washington Ways program works:
White tickets are awarded weekly for good behaviors and actions in the classroom. White ticket winners are honored with special recognition in their classroom at the end of each week and their names are announced every Monday morning.
Red tickets are presented to individuals for especially good behavior outside of classrooms, including in hallways, buses, the playground and cafeteria, etc. At the end of the month, the student in each class with the greatest number of red tickets is recognized with a special certificate. Mrs. Neville announces the names of the honorees over Washington’s PA system.
Students are quite aware of the Washington Ways program and the reason it exists. They are happy to be recognized with a colorful ticket. They quickly give the ticket to their classroom teacher so a notation can be made and it can be credited to them. They love telling their parents about their recognition, too.
Entire classes can earn blue tickets for positive group behavior outside of the classroom. Blue tickets are also awarded to the two classes within the building with the most tickets overall.