San Jose Middle School

Building Community and Stretching Our Wings

A group of diverse young adults pose for a photo, smiling and laughing together.

Middle school is an important time when young adults work on discovering their own values and abilities and begin to find their place in their community. San Jose Middle School strives to support every young person’s journey to becoming the best version of themselves.

Our Student Leadership program focuses on making SJMS a welcoming place for every student and encouraging school spirit. The “Associated Student Body” or “ASB” Leadership Team works together on activities such as:

Planning spirit days
Planning school-wide events and competitions
Making sure student voices are heard in school-wide decisions
Working with staff members to implement those decisions

Through their participation, students learn about their own identities and leadership qualities, their roles in local and global community, decision-making, budgeting and parliamentary procedure, and often make lifelong friends and memories.

All 7th and 8th grade students are invited to apply to participate in the Leadership elective when they sign up for other electives.

Student Leadership

Spirit Days

The student leadership team plans Spirit Weeks where our young people have fun expressing their individuality and dressing a little differently, like pajama day or crazy hat day.
Student Voices

Student leaders participate in important discussions with teachers and school administrators, helping to ensure that students voices are considered in decisions that affect the student body.
School Events

Student leadership plays a vital role in organizing events that make school fun and build community among our students, like pep rallies and Kona Ice visits.
Leadership Skills

Leadership builds invaluable skills that contribute to success in college, career, and life, including conflict resolution and respectful dialogue with elders.