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They are students who  • Understand the importance of a healthy life style by practicing behaviors that emphasize personal, physical and emotional health and safety.  • Demonstrate high standards both personally and professionally through honesty, fairness, and personal initiative.  • Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and qualities necessary to make future personal, career, and social decisions in response to a changing world and workplace.

To give an example of how I possess this quality, I will share with you a picture from when we had a bonding day with the Omaha Public Schools Zoo Academy. We had speakers, a game of get-to-know-you BINGO, and an informational scavenger hunt. We also made enrichment for some of the animals at the zoo.



Another example of how I possess this quality is the appreciation luncheon the academy students helped put on for the zoo staff. Our teachers provided the chicken and we were responsible for bringing a dish. I was to bring an appetizer, so I brought vegetables (carrots, bell peppers, and broccoli) and dip. This luncheon not only allowed us to thank the staff, but also to socialize with them.

My final example of how I possess this quality is my extended shadowing over the summer with the Small Mammals crew. I helped them with all their daily tasks and developed a relationship with them as well as some of the other zoo staff. This is a picture of two of the kids and one of the nannies I helped them take care of.