1. THE TALE OF OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROAD DECEMBER/JANUARY STRIVE FOCUS GRADES 6-12 Starring Strive 65 Co-Presidents Jennifer and Nicole

2. READY, SET, GO! How can I be caring, industrious, and involved in my community? Caring?Industrious? Involved?

3. MEET NICOLE Nicole is a caring friend.  In class, she congratulates her classmates for a job well done.  She listens to her friends and teachers.  She always uses kind words when speaking to others.  In the morning, she greets her teacher by asking how she is and listens to the reply.  She never holds a grudge and always forgives people for their mistakes.

4. MEET NICOLE Nicole is industrious.  She reads every night. She loves Harry Potter books!  She turns in quality work. Good grades are important to her and her future.  She is very helpful at home and at school. She always does her chores.  She studies her AP Macro Economics material so she is ready for her weekly tests.

5. MEET NICOLE Nicole is involved in her community.  On the weekends she helps her mom by watching her little sister.  She brings in cans when her school is having a canned food drive.  Community service projects make Nicole feel like she is making a difference.

6. MEET JENNIFER Jennifer wishes she had more friends.  When playing games, she often complains that the other team cheated.  She doesn’t listen but rather waits for her turn to speak.  She often tells people that she isn’t their friend any more over small disagreements.  Her classmates don’t like this behavior very much.

7. MEET JENNIFER Jennifer doesn’t make very good grades.  She never reads at home, unless she has to.  Her homework is often late and sometimes never turned in.  She gets in trouble at home for not doing her chores and her desk is always a mess at school.  She will be going to college next year and has a D in AP Macro Economics. Her parents are disappointed.

8. MEET JENNIFER Jennifer is not involved in her community.  On the weekends, she watches a lot of TV.  Her first period class did not win the canned food drive.

9. NICOLE AND JENNIFER Nicole and Jennifer are best friends.  Nicole has kindly volunteered to help Jennifer study her AP Macro Economics material.  Jennifer helped Nicole’s mom too when Nicole couldn’t watch her sister. Maybe the girls will no longer be on opposite sides of the road!

10. STRIVE 65 REVIEW How do you show that you are caring, industrious, and involved in your community? What else can you do? Examples Do you show your parents you care by doing your chores? Do you stay on task when in class? Do you participate in canned food drives and toy drives at school?