Character Counts At Port Jefferson Middle School

Press release from the Port Jefferson School District:

Sept. 19, 2022

Port Jefferson Middle School staff are on the lookout for students who are doing good deeds for others. Principal Brian Walker started a Character Coupons program honoring honesty, respect, integrity, self-control, responsibility and excellence.

Sixth grade student Madison Menninger was caught assisting her classmates with a difficult math problem. Eighth grader Julie Friedman took it upon herself to help a new student to the district navigate the hallways of the school.

Students are honored each Friday by Walker with a purple rubber wristband and a congratulations honoring their excellence.

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