Written by Paige Ehlschide, 4th grade
I’m very excited to share with you a couple things that make our school amazing.
4-8-12 is something that my school does that is very important to students and staff. The 4 stands for 4 guidelines. The 8 stands for 8 habits. The 12 stands for 12 tools. We use these daily. They are like parts in a car, or steps in a process. Our school thinks these are important because they help students (and staff) to be the best version of themselves that they possibly can. 4-8-12 helps to create respectful, responsible, phenomenal students who help others and find their voice. To us, 4-8-12 means a gateway to amazing students.
Another reason is that the staff are so supportive and kind, and the teachers are amazing at their job. We also do lots of big projects that show our servant’s heart. We have done a shoe drive, a coin drive, a can drive, and donated clothing items! We also have WIG trackers. WIG stands for “Wildly Important Goal” You set your goal at the beginning of the week and at the end of each day you reflect and ask yourself if you showed quality work, used 4-8-12, and followed your WIG. So as you can see, CHES is an amazing Lighthouse School that I am happy to attend.
Another thing that CHES is very proud of is being a Leader in Me Lighthouse School. Being a Lighthouse School means we have earned recognition and our school produces OUTSTANDING results in student and school outcomes. Our school has been a Lighthouse School since 2015 and has recently been re-certified for the third time. This recertification will be for the next two years.
Country Heights is a Lighthouse school where students are so empowered and so inspired to do their best.
Paige Ehlschide is a fourth grader at Country Heights Elementary School in Mrs. Humphrey’s class. Some of her hobbies are writing, reading, and drawing. She is very interested in archeology, art, and loves school and learning.