The objective is to emphasize and recognize positive character traits and behaviors in each student. In order for these traits to become internalized, we incorporate character words into our daily teaching routines as well as saying our "Good Choices Pledge" each morning as a reminder. We also have a targeted character lesson each six weeks to highlight different character traits. Students displaying consistently good character traits in daily routines are recognized with "Character Cards".

The Douglas School Walk Across Texas Program promotes healthy lifestyles while taking part in friendly competition between the classes. Every six weeks, during all P.E. classes, family and friends are invited to come walk a designated area to collect straws that represent each lap walked. The Golden Shoe is awarded to the class who has received the most straws.

Students earn Dragon Dollars in many different ways. Teachers reward students with Dragon Dollars when the students show outstanding behavior, good work, and follow the school rules. As a reward students can use their Dragon Dollars to buy games, trips, activities, and snacks on the Dragon Dollar Days in December and May.

Every six weeks, all students who are in attendance each full school day are treated to a celebration of fun and games.

Each six weeks, students recognized with the most character checks in each classroom are recognized by entering the cafeteria through a cheering line and having lunch with their families and friends at a special table.

Each week the classroom teacher names a student to be honored for this award based on his/her outstanding behavior, positive attitude and hard work. The students from each of the classes receive certificates and their pictures are displayed.

City National Bank offers the students the opportunity to open a savings account with the parent's approval. Employees of CNB come to the campus on designated days for students to make deposits to their accounts.

Drug Awareness Class promotes health and safety among young people. It infuses research-based prevention education into the core and supplemental curricula to provide students with consistent, firm, no-drug-use, no-violence messages in all areas of their education.

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Information is presented to students through classroom guidance lessons and D.A.V.E.

Educate:
What is Bullying? Students learn what the term "bullying" means and the types of bullying that may occur - physical, social, verbal, and cyber bullying.

Identify:
Who gets bullied and why someone may be bullied?
Where does bullying happen?
Why do people bully?

Cope:
Report to any trusted adult-Security Officer, Counselor, Principal, Teacher, Aide, Parent, etc.
Strategies to deal with bullying whether you are the person being bullied or a witness to bullying.
Identify ways to stay bully-free.

Prevent:
Courses of action taken if someone is bullied.
Teach problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.