BE INSPIRED.

Throughout this page, you will see some of the many projects we do at Beach Street to make our school, community, and world at large a better place. We hope you will be inspired by some of the very kind hearts of the students here, taking action and making a difference. Why wait to make a difference? Stop by the Counseling Office today and see how you can get involved and spread positivity. Remember, one small act of kindness can change the whole world.

Beach Street positive project #bbpp

Spreading positivity and making it STICK.

Beach Street Middle School has launched a school-wide Positive Project! All Beach Street Students are encouraged to join in on thinking positively and spreading positivity every-single-day. What can you do today to add to the positivity? Positive People spread joy, smile, say hello to strangers, keep their heads up, have a Growth Mindset, include everyone, stay grateful, encourage others, and bring light everywhere they go. Be that person who lights up a room! Join in on the #BSPP by doing one positive act today and spreading one positive message in our Beach Street World (don’t forget to add your hashtag, #BSPP).

Compassion ("Compassion-it")

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, compassion is a "sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it." In other words, you recognize that someone is suffering, and you try to help. And "suffering" doesn't always mean someone is showing outward signs of feeling hurt. Nearly every person on the planet struggles with finding peace and joy and is therefore suffering in some way or another.

Here's another way of looking at compassion. It's empathy plus action. Throughout your daily interactions, try putting yourself in another's shoes. Then think, "What can I do to help this person?" Often, a simple smile can make a big impact!

Here are a few examples of what compassion looks like:

– Smiling at a stranger

– Giving someone the benefit of the doubt

– Sending a "thinking of you" message to a friend going through a tough time

– Having SELF-compassion and not beating yourself up for imperfection

– Simply being fully present with a friend

Countless scientific studies indicate that compassion doesn't merely help those who receive the compassion. Practicing compassion makes us happier and healthier. It strengthens relationships, creates communities and fosters world peace.

(www.compassionit.com)

COMPASSION-IT makes compassion a verb. As a nonprofit organization and social movement, they inspiRE compassionate actions and attitudes.

How can you "COMPASSION-IT?"

tHANKSGIVING + HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

Every year, our school gets together to hold a food drive to help those in need during the holiday season. Each and every donation counts and brings light and love to those in need. Ask the counseling department how to get involved for our next drive!

BAKE SALE + SCHOOL PRIDE

appreciation to our troops

The Helping Hands club 2018 CELEBRATES

The year, the Helping Hands Club has raised $1150.00 to help community members in need. The club is dedicated to making the school community and world at large a better place, through spreading positivity and remaining committed to small acts of kindness. Want to help make a difference? Join today!

environmental day: school grounds clean up

The Helping Hands Club spent the afternoon cleaning up all garbage on school grounds! The club filled three full trash bags and held discussions with each other on how to reduce waste and decrease littering on school grounds.

CAR WASH! HELPING HANDS CLUB + NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

The Helping Hands Club teamed up with National Junior Honor Society and had a car wash to raise money for students in need! The event raised over $350, and was able to afford students to field trips for the 2017-2018 school-year.

AUTISM awareness month

The Helping Hands Club celebrated Autism Awareness Month by raising awareness through group discussion, and spreading positive and powerful messages around our school community. Kindness, acceptance, understanding, community, love, and respect were the core messages being spread throughout our school.

holiday cards to our troops, friends at st. judes, and neighbors in the nursing home. happy holidays to all!

RED RIBBON WEEK: BEACH STREET PLEDGES TO BE DRUG-FREE!

October 11, 2018: At the first meeting of the year, the Helping Hands Club jumped right into making a difference by taking the RED RIBBON PLEDGE to stay drug and alcohol free, and spreading awareness around the school through visual posters and stickers on every single classroom door! In group conversation, Beach Street students discussed the importance of awareness, and the power of the community coming together to raise awareness and promote drug-free living!

BE ____________!