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<b>What makes our middle school unique is</b>

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<b>that we start at seventh grade.</b>

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<b>So we have all of our rising seventh</b>

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<b>grade students are new to our campus.</b>

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<b>And this is the time for them to really</b>

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<b>try all these different opportunities to</b>

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<b>find out what they're passionate about,</b>

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<b>to find out where their</b>

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<b>potential future might lead them.</b>

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<b>From day one, when they walk on our</b>

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<b>campus and as a seventh grader,</b>

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<b>we understand that finding those</b>

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<b>connections and those bonds with our</b>

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<b>classmates are so important.</b>

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<b>They really make sure</b>

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<b>that we're all a community.</b>

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<b>So when I'm with my</b>

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<b>friends, when I'm with my class,</b>

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<b>I feel like I belong there and that like</b>

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<b>I'm welcome and accepted to be a part</b>

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<b>of the class.</b>

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<b>Like there's a lot of</b>

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<b>clubs and activities here.</b>

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<b>So you get to meet a lot of new people.</b>

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<b>And like you build</b>

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<b>relationships doing those activities.</b>

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<b>To be a place that's focused on an</b>

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<b>atmosphere of love, concern,</b>

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<b>or mutual respect is a really great basis</b>

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<b>for thriving and beautiful relationships</b>

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<b>to start. And if you're in a place where</b>

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<b>you feel valued and respected and</b>

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<b>cared for,</b>

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<b>you're more likely to have a sense of</b>

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<b>belonging that also kind of extends to,</b>

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<b>you want to make that</b>

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<b>happen for other people.</b>