Quarterly, teachers nominate students who display good character and students are recognized at a breakfast celebration.
October: Responsibility
“You are free to choose, but you are not free to alter the consequences of your decisions.” Ezra Taft Benson
"Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right." Theodore Roosevelt
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." Dalai Lama
January: Honesty
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain
A fair character is a fair fortune. Irish saying
"The ultimate measure of a person is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King, Jr.
APRIL: Courage
"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein
"It is not the mountain we conquers, but ourselves." Sir Edmund Hillary
"To see what is right, and not to do it is a lack of courage." Confucius
November: Citizenship
"Nothing will work unless you do." Maya Angelou
Do Something Today That Your Future Self Will Thank You For.
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." Oprah Winfrey
February: Integrity
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching." C S Lewis
"We claim that any man who is honest, fair, tolerant, kind, charitable, and well-behaved is a success. No matter what his station in life." Jay E. House
"You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up." Jesse Jackson
MAY: Self-Control Independence
"Your morning thoughts may determine your conduct for the day. Optimistic thoughts will make your day bright and productive, while pessimistic thinking will make it dull and wasteful." William M. Peck
"Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." St. Francis of Assisi
"What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you." Seneca
December: Kindness
"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention." Oscar Wilde
"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” John Ruskin
MARCH: Perseverance
"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination" Tommy Lasorda
“Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground.” Les Brown
"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." Oprah Winfrey
School to summer transition
"Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best." John Wooden
"If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it." Muhammad Ali