Billinghurst addressed an issue a lot of students in the district want to see talked about and that's bathroom beautification.  The Billinghurst team discussed issues in their bathrooms and created a how-to guide for getting proposals to school admin.  Looking at everything from vaping to mirrors, students look to address the issues that impact students who look to use their school bathrooms.

The Damonte Ranch student voice team worked hard this year to revise their PBIS systems.  This year, they created the Ranch Rewards program.  It's a tiered program that rewards students for good academics, attendance and behavior.  Here is a poster of what the tiers require as well as a video on they rolled it our to their school.

 Ranch rewards Video

At North Valleys, students and staff are building the culture together.  Guided by the school's "4 Pillars", students identify ways in which students feel they can impact the culture.  The areas students identified include the beautification of the halls and bathrooms, celebrating more student successes in the school hallway parades, building more clubs and student activities to bring everyone together and more.  At the conference they shared their progress this year and asked their session to create their own "4 pillars" to create a culture that everyone is involved in.

Swope Middle school shared how they are using their voice for change. From newsletters to a lobbying team, the students of Swope Middle school are using their voice for change.  In their presentation, Swope presented their newsletters that share what is going on at Swope middle school and inform students about what is happening at their school. In addition to their newsletter, Swope students spoke about lobbying for student interest and their involvement in SEL curriculum. 

During the school year, Dilworth took student voice to a new level!  Earlier this year, the students and the administration worked together to change the uniform policy, bring mirrors into classrooms instead of the bathrooms to limit missing instruction, and worked to build a better school community.  During the conference, the students shared the importance of GRIT and how it helps students grow. There presentation has videos and information on why GRIT matters.

The student voice group at Sparks Middle spoke about trauma-informed practices and shared some of the amazing events they have hosted throughout the year to celebrate cultures and work to make Sparks Middle a welcoming place for all students. In the presentation they discussed what Trauma Informed practices are as well as activities to better help students from a student voice perspective. 

During the conference, Shaw middle school shared their kindness initiative. After focusing on the beautification of the building in the 2023-2024 school year, the students moved into the building by bringing kindness to the halls. This file is their presentation on how they are doing that.