This document provides a summary of activities at C. J. Jorgensen Elementary School in 2011 led by Jonathan Short, an Arizona Teaching Fellow. It describes daily trivia challenges, monthly student recognition assemblies, a peer jury program where students arrive early to school, a field trip where students helped with a rodeo, an annual staff vs student volleyball game, a student council election with campaign speeches, and a penny wars fundraiser organized by student council. It also mentions a spirit week event called Cowboy Day where a student lassoed their teacher.

1. Roosevelt School District #66 C. J. Jorgensen Elementary 2011 Jonathan Short Arizona Teaching Fellow 2008 - Current

2. My Classroom

3. Every day starts with an all-school trivia challenge.

4. Students nominate their peers for Student of the Month based on positive character traits during bi-monthly all school assemblies.

5. Students show up an hour early to school to learn how to run a peer jury for Teen Court.

6. Teen Court students chase calves during a rodeo in Wilcox, AZ after the Teen Court Summit.

7. Student VS Staff volleyball game – Staff remain undefeated.

8. Student Council Officers deliver their campaign speeches.

9. Tallying up collections from Penny Wars fundraiser in the Student Council room.

10. Student Council Room

11. Spirit Week, featuring Cowboy Day. A 2 nd grader lassos his teacher and students pose for pictures.