The CLAWS Portfolio Program at Louisville Middle School
Recognizing students for demonstrating good character, good leadership, a great attitude, a strong work ethic, and doing helpful service for others is an integral part of a well-rounded educational experience at Louisville Middle School. Eighth grade students are maturing in so many ways, not only academically, but socially as well. The teachers at LMS strongly believe in our students as responsible future leaders, policy-makers, professionals, care-givers, educators, coaches, health care workers, inventors, authors, the list goes on! We know that every student sitting in our classrooms has a wider experience than simply what occurs in the classroom in a single subject on a daily basis. |
The CLAWS Portfolio
The eighth grade CLAWS Portfolio Program encourages each of our students to gain the recognition they deserve for personal accomplishments in and out of school. Need a copy of the CLAWS Portfolio? Click below to download the file.
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character & leadershipWhat have you done to build character traits like honesty, compassion, and determination? You might have joined a project in your community that helps others, such as a soup kitchen, a food pantry, or a home building project. How did this build your character?
Leadership skills are vital in many situations. In the high school social setting, you may need to step up to stand for something that is the right thing to do, and others will follow in your footsteps. What are some things you are doing that are building your leadership skills? |
attitude & Work ethicAttitude conveys so much as you go about your day. A good and friendly attitude can spread through a room and make everyone feel comfortable. A good attitude says you have tolerance for a wide variety of actions and that you can always bring things back to the positive. If your good attitude has wide
latitude and if you’re always looking at the brighter side of things and
encouraging others, we’d like to hear about it!
Are you a diligent worker who perseveres to the end? Do you insist on working until a task is finished? Do you follow through on your ideas? If they don’t work, do you adjust to make it work? Your teachers would love to read about the amazing ways you work hard outside of the classroom setting. |
serviceYouth today are considered service learners. In your life outside of the classroom, you can observe adults who demonstrate service to others. Programs exist for youth to become familiar with and engage in service projects. When you do a service project, you never expect to gain anything material or monetary in return. However, you may feel good about what you did because it was helpful to the overall community. Have you done volunteer work where you have contributed to the service of an overall mission or to another individual? You were selfless in doing such service. Your teachers are thrilled to read about this aspect of your life!
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