Briggs' students work at helping.Byline: Faces and Places by The Register-Guard School: Briggs Middle School Location: 2355 Yolanda Ave., Springfield Grades: 6 through 8 Area served: North Springfield North Springfield is the name of the following cities in the United States of America:
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Principal: Mike Riplinger His background: Before taking his current job five years ago, Riplinger was principal at Yolanda and Mohawk elementary schools elementary school: see school. for a year and assistant principal at Briggs for four years. He also taught emotionally disturbed children for 10 years. Number of students: 540 Number of teachers: 30 Total number of school employees: 50 Average years of teacher experience: 11 years Typical class size: 28 What's special about Briggs: "Briggs is a `Cool School,' " Riplinger says. "Briggs students make a difference in the world. They go out of their way to try and help others, whether it is in the community, neighborhood, at school or at home." Service projects: Last week, the school invited in guest speakers to help celebrate 10 years of its "Harassment-Free Zone," and students left their painted handprints on the commons wall and signed pledges to make a difference in the lives of others. The school has at least a half-dozen anti-harassment workshops each year, and students intervene intervene v. to obtain the court's permission to enter into a lawsuit which has already started between other parties and to file a complaint stating the basis for a claim in the existing lawsuit. when they see incidents of harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. . All students attend a leadership camp to learn team-building skills, and learn expectations for behavior and social skills through the Effective Behavior Support and Second Step programs. Each spring on Briggs Community Service Day, every student goes somewhere to clean, scrub, sweep or perform music to make the world a cleaner or sweeter place. Fiesta Night, also held in the spring, celebrates the school's cultural diversity and raises money to educate and provide room and board for individual Brazilian children "adopted" by the school through the Briggs-founded Students Helping Street Kids International. Through a partnership with Yolanda Elementary next door, at least 20 Briggs students help staff and students at the neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. school, "buddying up" with kindergartners and first-graders and participating in various learning activities. Other special programs and classes: Half of all Briggs students participate in one of the school's strong performing arts programs, which include choir choir [O.Fr.] 1 A group of singers; traditionally the chorus organized to sing in a church. Usually, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran choirs are composed of men and boys, but occasionally in these churches and customarily in other Protestant , orchestra, band and drama. Schools Plus, an after-school program offered through a partnership with Willamalane Park and Recreation District, offers homework help and activities such as guitar, cooking, scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. making, frame-making and holiday arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. . Briggs hosts an annual career fair for middle school students, who are expected to prepare resumes and go through interviews with local businesses. Namesake name·sake n. One that is named after another. [From the phrase for the name's sake.] namesake Noun : Elias Briggs, founder of Springfield Mascot: Tiger Colors: Black and gold Year it opened: 1965 Condition: Good, though it was built with very few windows Capacity: 650 School Report Card rating for 2003 (based on the 2001-2002 school year): Satisfactory, compared to a Strong the previous year How students fared on the 2003 statewide reading and math tests: In reading, 59 percent of Briggs eighth-graders met standards, compared to a statewide average of 61 percent, and in math, 63 percent met standards, compared to 59 percent statewide. Poverty rate, based on the number of students qualifying for free or reduced price meals: 40 percent Attendance rate: 91 percent Upcoming events: Parent conferences, Nov. 6; Fiesta Night, March 4 - Anne Williams CAPTION(S): FACES AND PLACES Thomas Boyd Thomas Boyd may be
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