Four Things That Will Make Any Tiger Successful


Here are four things that will make any Griffin Middle School Tiger more
successful:

1. Support
Kids need to know that someone is in their corner. They can be successful
if they feel that someone cares deeply about whether they succeed or fail,
and if someone is proud of their successes and their efforts.

2. Boundaries and expectations
Kids need adults who act like adults. Parents who are firm and loving—not
just one or the other—have teenagers who do better at school, feel more
self-confident, and get into less trouble than kids whose parents are too
strict . . . or too lenient.

3. Empowerment
All people need to know they make a difference. Encourage children to
provide service to others. Make sure they take part in school, community,
or religious organizations that give them the chance to do community
service. Whether they read to younger children, help clean up a park, or
collect food for homeless people, children need to know that they have
helped improve their community.

4. Constructive Use of Time
 After school, kids still need to be involved in constructive activities.
Research shows that middle schoolers who watch more than 10 hours of TV
per week are at greater risk of drug use, early sexual experience, and
school failure.

Have a positive week, Tigers!
Michelle Gayle,
Proud Principal of Griffin Middle School