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Shout It Out!
School works on positive motivation
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Ellinwood Grade School Principal Eric Sjorgren is pictured with first-grader Gavin Erskine, who received a "Sjogren's Shoutout" for positive behavior. Erskine opened the door and pulled out a chair for reading teacher Evenlyn Stegman, at right. - photo by KAREN LA PIERRE
To acknowledge positive behavior, Ellinwood Grade School has recently started "shouting out" when students perform an act of kindness. "It’s very easy to be average," said Ellinwood Grade School Principal Eric Sjogren. Being excellent just takes that little extra effort, he said.