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PBS Kids, Strategies for Talking and Listening

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Joseph Case Junior High School

Mission Statement

 Joseph Case Junior High School is dedicated to providing a safe, diverse, and nurturing educational environment that values community and encourages lifelong learning and service. We will help empower students to achieve their maximum potential and to develop the academic, social, critical thinking, and problem solving skills to be successful in the informational, technological, and global society of the 21st century.