Building leadership aim of Buckeye program

Rainbow Valley is a school with four programs to build leadership in grades one through eight. Students run monthly drives for a Buckeye food bank through competitions devised by them. Reward field trips to Disneyland and Astro Camp in California motivate students to achieve goals in attendance, behavior and grades, with good results according to Principal Dr. Theresa Matteson. Trips are funded through tax credit donations and scholarships sponsored by individuals. Teachers collaborate weekly to plan ways to re-teach and enrich students in academics. A wide variety of after-school clubs encourage students to "find your gift." Choices, led by all adults on campus, include art, extra band practice, chorus, dance, food, Kohl's Fit and bicycle repair, among others. Liberty School District provides snacks and a late bus to allow participation by more kids.