Mrs. Prichard, an employee at the Frank Russell company in Tacoma, demonstrates the impact of students' decisions on the entirety of their lives. 

he purple area on the left represents students' academic lives...the balance of the timeline is the rest of their lives.

On February 14-15, CJH 8th grade students participated in a program called 'Choices'.  The program was sponsored by the Frank Russell Company in Tacoma, and brought employees of the company to CJH to work with students.  Students learned about the impact of current choices on the balance of their lives, including academic choices and careers.  The program was wonderful, and taken to heart by our students.  Thank you to all of our wonderful presenters!

Here are some details about the program from the Choices website.

CHOICES is an interactive classroom seminar that gives middle and high school students a chance to see into the future and recognize the importance of the personal and  academic decisions they make today. The program offers the following features:

Creative, highly participatory exercises facilitated by volunteer presenters from the business community, are utilized to help students learn how to take control of their
lives by making wise decisions.

Students explore time and money management techniques.

Students are challenged to think about their future career  options based on the level of education they decide to achieve, as well as, the impact their choices will have on
others and the world around them.

Self-discipline is encouraged as the key to success in their future endeavors and at the end of the seminar they are given the "Key to Success" as a reminder of the control  they have over their choices and their futures.