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Exhibit the MAGC today!

Each month (or couple of months) a different attribute or character trait is celebrated and highlighted on our campus, and across the entire AUHSD. These traits, along with many others, form the basis of good character. There are numerous lists similar to ours from which information was drawn to create the MAGC, including but not limited to the following:

3 Elements of Character [.pdf] (English/Español) (ICE)
6 Pillars of Character (Josephson Institute)
8 Strengths of Character [.pdf] (Center for the 4th and 5th Rs)

The MAGC serves as a guide for selection of the Students of the Month, awards given to high academic achievers who have demonstrated outstanding character in the classroom... truly balanced individuals who are both good and smart! The Caught in the Act Program is also based on the MAGC; the CIA slips have the MAGC listed on them for easy access when publicizing good character observed in others at school-sponsored events. Other ways in which the MAGC is present in our everyday school life is through the inspirational quotes read on the morning announcements and through publicity created and posted all over school by the CEOs.

MAGC Flyers are distributed to all Cluster Teachers at the beginning of the year to be posted in each classroom. They are also located in all of the administrative offices of the school, as it is important that not only students but ALL OACMs commit to practicing the MAGC regularly.

Here's how to Exhibit the MAGC and what others have to say about it:

September/October: Character & Responsibility

Do what you are supposed to do • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your choices • Finish what you start • Leave things better than you found them

"Character is what you are in the dark."
— Anonymous

"What someone is begins to be revealed when his talent abates, when he stops showing us what he can do."
— Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900)

"I long to accomplish some great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."
— Helen Keller, American social activist, public speaker and author (1880-1968)

November: Attitude & Gratitude

Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need • Focus on the good • Value and thank your parents, teachers, and elders

"The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams."
— Eleanor Roosevelt, American stateswoman, First Lady (1884-1962)

"Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a heaven for?"
— Robert Browning, English poet (1812-1889)

"When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree."
— Vietnamese saying

"If you don't appreciate it, you don't deserve it."
— Anonymous

December/January: Caring & Respect

Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant and appreciative of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
— Edith Wharton, American novelist (1862-1937)

"Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out."
— Frank A. Clark

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
— Aesop, Greek fabulist (fl. 6th century B.C., possibly legendary)

"Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up."
— Jesse Jackson, American political activist and preacher (b. 1941)

"The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."
— Ann Landers (Esther Pauline Friedman), American newspaper “advice” columnist (1918-2002)

February: Citizenship

Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment

"Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all moral creatures must depend on each other to exist."
— Hindu proverb

"Civilizations should be measured by "the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained."
— W.H. Auden, English poet (1907-1973)

March/April: Honesty & Trustworthiness

Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country

"The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in."
— A.E. Housman, British poet and scholar (1859-1936)

"In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you."
— Warren Buffet, American financier (b. 1930)

"If you add to the truth, you subtract from it."
— The Talmud

May/June: Fairness & Perseverance

Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly • Persevere: keep on trying!

"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."
— Dennis Wholey, 20th/21st-century self-help author and journalist

"Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
— Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian (1892-1971)

"Fall seven times. Stand up eight."
— Japanese proverb

"The way to succeed is never quit. That’s it. But really be humble about it."
— Alex Haley, American author (1921-1992)

"Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try."
— Dennis DeYoung, songwriter and member of the pop rock band Styx (b. 1947)