The Verplanck Community will... GROW............provide all children with a positive environment for growth RESPECT.......instill in the children the need for mutual respect EDUCATE.......strive to provide and maintain an instructional program that will improve the basic skills of the children. ACHIEVE.........inspire children to achieve to their fullest potential TOGETHER.....strive together to prepare the child with life long social and educational skills Scholar's Creed This is recited each morning by the Verplanck Scholars each morning. I am a student seeking to be a scholar. The standard is excellence today and tomorrow. I am disciplined, respectful, and responsible. I am on a mission to educate myself, my community, and humanity. Verplanck's School-wide Expectations BE SAFE BE RESPECTFUL BE RESPONSIBLE