Staff Resources

Every day there are employees who go out of their way to make a student’s or a fellow staff member’s day something extraordinary. These employees go above and beyond the normal job responsibilities or requirements in an effort to make the Baldwin-Whitehall School District a truly wonderful place. The Highlander Heroes Award is designed to recognize those “everyday heroes” that are among us.

Purpose:

• To recognize and reward extraordinary dedication to excellence in our schools
• To encourage and support staff members who dedicate themselves to the vision, values, and beliefs of our school system
• To clearly demonstrate the Baldwin-Whitehall School District’s commitment to the everyday heroes on our staff
• To give focus to and publicize the outstanding deeds and accomplishments of our staff that contribute to making our District exemplary

Award Criteria:

The award recognizes and honors exceptional individuals who make service a way of life. The award winner will be someone who makes selfless and extraordinary contributions, for the betterment of the local school community and beyond. Award recipients can be any Baldwin-Whitehall School District employee.

Recipients shall be honored at the Business Meeting of the Board of School Directors each month. Nominations will be accepted on a rolling basis by the Superintendent’s Office, care of Mrs. Thea Hampsay. Please click here to submit a nomination.

Do the Right Thing

Recognizing and Rewarding our Children for Positive Behavior, Accomplishments, and Good Deeds

Every month, Do the Right Thing honors children in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District who distinguish themselves through their positive behavior. The top 10 nominees each month receive special recognition and prizes at a Baldwin-Whitehall School Board meeting. All nominees get a Do The Right Thing T-shirt and a certificate of recognition.

Please nominate a student by clicking here or downloading the linked document here.

Our Goals:

To reinforce social desirable behavior among young people

To demonstrate that “good kids” are newsworthy

To foster positive relations between police officers and youths

Mission Statement:

The purpose of Do The Right Thing (DTRT) of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District is to recognize and reward our youth for their exemplary behavior, accomplishments, and good deeds through partnerships with our three local police departments (Whitehall, Baldwin Township, and Baldwin Borough.) The DTRT Awards Program distinguishes exceptional school-age children who choose to be drug and crime free, exhibit non-violent behavior, do well in school, make a difference in their communities, and demonstrate turnaround behavior. Each month of the school year, parents, police officers, teachers, and other adults nominate children for “doing the right thing.” A selection committee then reviews the nominations and selects up to ten finalists for the month who are honored at a ceremony.

Joining Forces for a Better Tomorrow:

The idea for the Do The Right Thing Program was born in 1990 during a Miami Police Department awards ceremony when a teenager was recognized by the Chief of Police for turning in a loaded gun he found at his school. Community volunteers, who witnessed the impact of the positive recognition given to this teenager, decided to join forces with the Miami Police Department and develop an ongoing recognition program for students.

Today, Do The Right Thing is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and rewarding school-age youth for positive accomplishments, behavior, and good deeds. The program ensures that young people are not only rewarded for “doing the right thing,” but also are publicly recognized as role models for their peers.

Giving our Young People the Recognition they Deserve:

Everyone needs to be recognized now and then for doing something good. That is exactly what Do The Right Thing is all about. Each month, in Miami alone, up to 1,000 students are nominated by teachers, parents, police, and other adults in the community for their good deeds and/or positive behavior.

With the assistance of a selection committee, up to ten students monthly will be chosen as top winners. They will be invited to a monthly Board meeting to be recognized and awarded certificates and/or prizes, donated by area businesses.

To learn more about our academic and athletics halls of fame, please click on one of the tabs below.