CLIPS TRIPS – Clayton Middle and High School students learn life lessons through a service learning project called CLIPS TRIPS – Citizenship Leads into Personal Success. The project is designed to create opportunities for students in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in the middle/high school behavioral and multiple disabilities programs to foster interpersonal connections with community based constituents, peers, teachers and staff. This project provides students with opportunities to engage as active citizens of the community. Following a cleanup of the school garden and surrounding area, the mayor of Clayton and members of his staff meet with the students to encourage them to consider a career in city government