Waseca High School Recognized for Excellence

Synergy & Leadership Exchange (Synergy) has named Waseca High School a 2012 Minnesota School of Character.

At Waseca High School, staff and students view character education as a tool to achieve academic motivation and success. Parent and community involvement in the process is valued and evidenced through volunteerism, financial support, communications, and involvement in decision-making and leadership roles.

Waseca High School has demonstrated, through a rigorous application process, that they have improved academic achievement, student behavior and school climate because of its focus on character. Each year, Synergy recognizes schools for their outstanding character development of students through its sponsorship of the prestigious State and National Schools of Character program administered by the Character Education Partnership (CEP) in Washington, DC.

“CEP is thrilled to join with Synergy in recognizing these schools for their deep commitment to creating caring school climates where all kids thrive,” said National Schools of Character director Lara Maupin. “We also appreciate the work of our partner, Synergy & Leadership Exchange, to develop networks of character educators who help spread the word about the very real benefits of high quality character education.”

Synergy will honor the 2012 Minnesota Schools of Character in a ceremony at the State Capitol on May 17. Waseca High School’s application is now being considered by CEP for national recognition. CEP will announce National finalists in early March and National Schools of Character in early May.

After being named State and National Schools of Character, schools serve as models and mentors, helping other educators transform their school cultures and improve academics and student behavior.

For more information about schools of character, visit http://www.synergyexchange.org/Celebrate/MNSOC.aspx or www.character.org.