In an effort to foster academic excellence and personal achievement at the highest levels, Arlington High School focuses on learning, connecting, and caring as a community. AHS provides a safe, supporting, nurturing environment in which students can acquire knowledge, values, and intellectual curiosity that will lead to life-long learning. As a community we have agreed upon the following values and habits of mind as foundational principles that will guide all teaching and learning and policy decisions at Arlington High School. They are:

• accountability and responsibility
• communication
• cooperation and teamwork
• integrity, and
• respect

We believe that living these values and habits of mind on a daily basis will ensure all students a rigorous high school education that will prepare them for their future roles as learners, leaders, and citizens in a 21st century democracy.

Social Expectations for Students
Arlington High School students will:

• Participate in school and/or community-sponsored events providing leadership, citizenship, unity and pride;
• Foster respect for personal differences and cultural diversity;.
• Demonstrate responsible and respectful behavior as citizens of their school and community;
• Develop the tools and strategies to resolve disagreements and conflicts;.
• Develop skills necessary to become responsible workers, employees; consumers and citizens in an ever-changing world;
• Make informed responsible judgments regarding their personal, emotional and physical well being;
• Gain skills in time management and decision-making.

Academic Expectations for Students
Arlington High School students will:

• Take responsibility for their learning experience;.
• Communicate effectively through multiple forms of expression;
• Gather, interpret and evaluate information;
• Learn by practical application;
• Discover connections between their own ideas and the ideas of preceding generations;
• Demonstrate integrity, persistence, and the ability to work independently and cooperatively;
• Explore educational and career opportunities;
• Utilize current technology in their educational experiences;
• Contribute positively to the learning environment;.
• Demonstrate the ability to read critically and to think logically and analytically;
• Demonstrate an understanding and responsibility for global and environmental issues;
• Develop multiple strategies for problem solving;
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the arts and humanities.