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Christian
Horne 1st Grade J. W. Grier Elementary
Christian
regularly volunteers at a senior center with his grandmother. He
serves the residents beverages and talks to them. Earlier in
the year, Christian lost his dad due to cancer. Christian keeps
his special memories of his dad by writing and drawing pictures
and telling his teacher stories about their good times together.
By volunteering himself in service to others and talking openly
about his dad, Christian had developed skills that help him get
through his days and weeks with a smile on his face and a loving
and caring heart. Christian is an example to us all by doing the
right thing in the face of adversity.
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Catherine
Stevens 2nd Grade Charlotte Preparatory School
Cassie comes
home from school each day and devotes her time to helping her
grandmother. Cassie sits by her grandmothers’ side, reads books,
watches movies and provides other companionship as needed.
Cassie’s grandmother has recently been diagnosed with a very
serious form of brain cancer. Never once has Cassie complained
about this responsibility, nor has she ever been asked to
perform this role. Sometimes when her grandmother is feeling sad
about her condition and the loss of her hair, Cassie will remind
her grandmother “it is not what is on the outside that matters,
it I what is on the inside of the person.” It is the bright
light of this young lady that makes everything worth the effort
for her grandmother.
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Andrew Gilgo
4th Grade Providence Spring
Elementary
Drew
is a very caring young man much like his father who was very
active in the Character Education program at Providence Spring
Elementary. Drew lost his dad in a car accident two years ago.
In honor of his dad, the Character Library at the school was
dedicated in his memory. Drew is carrying on his dad’s legacy of
showing good character even when no one is watching. At
Christmas, the only thing Drew put on his list was for family
members to give donations to the Make A Wish Foundation, which
makes special requests come true for children with serious
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Juwan Hood 4th Grade
Paw Creek Elementary
Juwan and
other students found a wallet with nearly $200.00 and other
valuable belongings inside. Juwan noticed the student’s school
identification card from Harding University. He knew this was
the same school his cousin attended. Without hesitation, Juwan
took the wallet home and informed his mother and cousin. Juwan
showed honesty by giving the wallet to his cousin to return to
the owner.
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Equistian Strickland 4th
Grade Winterfield Elementary
Equistian
went around to his neighbors and family collecting money for the
school character education project, Pennies for Patients. He
recognized the importance of this need and people can get help
from many different areas. Equistain chose to work for a service
project rather than play outside with his friends.
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Hermella
Tekle 4th Grade Winterfield Elementary
Hermella
works hard at home and earns quite a bit of money doing chores.
During the schools service project, Pennies for Patients, she
brought in most of her chore money as a donation. Hermella could
have spent her money on her needs, she chose to donate the money
to help children with cancer.
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Anthony Robert Thomas Jr. 4th Grade J.H.
Gunn Elementary
Anthony is a
hero to his mother. In January, his mother became quite ill and was
gasping for air. Anthony found his mother on the floor and started
calling her name. Anthony got the telephone, knowing he needed to
call for help. Although his mother was hardly able to talk he
understood that she wanted him to call one of her friends and that
she needed her inhaler. Anthony understood and took the lead to
search the house for the much needed medication. Anthony was able
to stay calm enough to locate the inhaler and give it to the friend
so she could assist his mother.
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James Warren 4thGrade
Winterfield Elementary
James received
$10.00 for a valentines gift. He gave all his money unselfishly to
the character education program, Pennies for Patients. This act of
caring from a fouth grader is rare. Many would have spent the money
on something for themselves. Instead, James gave his money to help
children with cancer.
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Briana Brown 5th
Grade First Ward Elementary
Briana started a
character building club for girls in her classroom. She noticed that
the 5th grade boys had a club for that purpose, but the girls did
not have a club specifically for character building activities. She
named the club the Vasser Character Builders for Leslie Vasser, a
well respected teacher from First Ward. She asked permission to meet
one day a week, have motivational speakers for the girls and
participate in activities to promote service to others and team
building. The club meetings start in March 2007. Briana showed
sincerity and willingness to help her fellow classmates with this
project.
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Bryan Vavela
7th Grade Community House Middle
Bryan
comes from a family with limited financial resources. He works hard
to support his mother at home. Bryan pledged $5.00 of his own money
for the school walk-a-thon. Bryan demonstrated character by caring
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Emanuel Phillip 8th Grade
J.M. Robinson Middle
When Emanuel was
in the 7th grade, he was approached by his peers to join a gang.
After much thought, Emanuel took it upon himself to research the CMS
school system on line and had his mother put in for a transfer. He
looked at websites and test scores, and thought that J.M. Robinson
was the right place for him. This alone shows his extraordinary
character. Emanuel knew if he wanted to be successful in school he
was going to have to leave his friends behind and start over in a
better, safer environment. Emanuel is a role model for his peers. He
preserves through difficult tasks, never giving up.
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Phillip Young 12th Grade
Midwood High School
Phillip
has been observed by his teachers trying very hard to attend school
and receive good grades. He has also been observed encouraging
others to get their class work done. During an incident in the
classroom, between two other students, Philip was instrumental in
keeping them apart and talking the situation down until school
security and administration arrived. He has become involved with
school activities and is setting a good example for his peers. |
