In August, USD 250 rolled out a new document detailing “The Dragon Way” as a standard of behavior and expectations obtained through feedback provided by stakeholders and community members. 

“The Dragon Way is an understanding for any and all Dragons,” principal Kelynn Heardt said. “It stems from the community to the parents, teachers, staff, administrators and students. It’s put in place to develop a consistency of expectations and standards. It is just a reminder that we are here to do things with integrity. I think we can all agree that when we do things with integrity and with excellence, it just creates a more positive environment.”

According to superintendent Rich Proffitt, the document is a set of rules and guidelines to follow.

“Hopefully it just reiterates what that excellence is. It is not a list of don’ts. It’s just a reminder of policies to go with everything,” Proffitt said. “It is what we really expect out of Pittsburg. We want the best.”

The Dragon Way was put in place to help benefit kids after they graduate and to help them learn skills that will be used in the real world and in real jobs.

“Outside of [school], in a job setting you couldn’t just scream an obscenity across the store and expect to keep your job,” Heardt said. “The community wants people that can come out and be responsible citizens and competent communicators. People who are able to come out and work as a team. Those are things we’re supposed to teach you.” 

The document serves as a guideline to prepare students for left after graduation.

“One of the things that I think everybody wants, or that they expect, is that we do everything with excellence. That can be in the classroom and what teachers do. It can be on the stage, on the court or on the field. It can also be what we’re doing with academics,” Proffitt said. “It also means the way that our school grounds work to the quality of our food, to the way that the building looks so that everything we do is with excellence.”