AMS Start with Hello Week

During the week of September 15, Anderson Middle School students and staff participated in Start With Hello Week. Start with Hello Week is one of the many initiatives at AMS to help ensure that all students feel valued, respected, and included as part of a national movement to end social isolation. Start with Hello Week is a national call-to-action week dedicated to making new social connections and creating a sense of belonging among youth.

Monday kicked off with staff and student volunteers greeting students at each grade level door by saying hello, giving hi-fives, and playing music as they entered. In addition, every person wore a name tag and students and staff were encouraged to introduce themselves by saying their name and sharing a fun fact about themselves. Throughout the remainder of the week, students were given conversation starters at lunch, created a hand with their name and facts about themselves to post around the building and signed the Start With Hello Promise pledging their commitment to ending social isolation.