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Nichols Middle School introduces SOAR recognition program, board hears student presentations

2340004 · February 18, 2025
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Joshua ISD trustees heard a presentation on Nichols Middle School’s new SOAR behavior-and-recognition program and recognized students and groups for academic and extracurricular achievements.

Amy Watts, principal of Nichols Middle School, presented a new student recognition program called SOAR to the Joshua Independent School District Board of Trustees during the meeting.

The program, Watts said, uses a button-based reward system tied to an acronym her staff developed: “Soaring Beyond Expectations.” "Soaring Beyond Expectations is something that we instill in our students," she said.

Watts told trustees the program rewards students for a mix of academic and conduct measures — including perfect…

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