We, as citizens of John I. Smith Elementary, pledge to create "A City Within a School" where students, staff, parents, and community members work cooperatively to create an environment in which all children will discover their niche and realize their personal and academic potential. We pledge to create a city where there are no homeless, no rejected, no unwanted, and no resented; a city where every person is valued and ever person's talents are needed. We pledge to prepare productive citizens for tomorrow by being productive citizens today.