2010 CHARACTER COUNTS! KENT COUNTY
1st ESSAY CONTEST

Pillars: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility,
Fairness, Caring, Citizenship

The basic primer for using the SIX PILLARS of Character Counts! is to make better decisions and a better life. For instance, trustworthiness and caring rank high as values in all cultures and societies. If practiced by everyone, these values would benefit us all and improve the world in which we live. Elementary Students: Why I like Character Counts!
Middle and High Schools: Must use at least one of the Six Pillars of Character to help you guide your writing.

AWARDS

Elementary Schools
Grade 2, 3 & 4
Each grade level will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner
All winners will receive a book and a certificate

Middle Schools
Each grade level will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winner
1st prize $200.00 Bond
2nd prize $100 Bond
3rd prize $75 Bond

High Schools
Each grade level will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winner
1st prize $100.00 Cash
2nd prize $75.00 Cash
3rd prize $50.00 Cash

Awards Ceremony on May 20, 2010

1st Essay CONTEST WINNERS

1,207 students participated in the 1st Six Pillar Essay Contest. Congratulations to the following countywide winners. 

2nd Grade 1st William Gowran 2nd Ryan Argo 3rd Delaney McCreary 3rd Grade 1st Mary Cate Parent 2nd Paulina Panas 3rd Jaylin Fairbanks 4th Grade 1st B.K. Saunders 2nd Benji Price 3rd Allie Harris 5th Grade 1st Olivia T. Fletcher 2nd Caitlin Orr 3rd Kai A. Gaynor 6th Grade 1st Brianne Hemstetter 2nd Kayla Campbell 3rd, Molly Davis

7th Grade 1st Sarah Brennan-Martin, 2nd Colin Crowe 3rd Abigail Smack 8th Grade 1st  Danielle N. Naundorf 2nd Michaela Dowling 3rd Morgan Rameika 9th Grade 1st Ashley Strong 2nd Beka Baugher 3rd Anna Sissom 10th Grade 1st Erica Pratt 2nd Brandon Cook 3rd James Bugaj 11th Grade 1st Emory Uplinger 2nd Katelyn Rush 3rd Logan Crouch 12th Grade 1st Allison Kirkpatrick 2nd David LeClair 3rd Malikah Warrick

Sponsored by the United Way of Kent County. All schools, public and private, have been invited to participate. Teachers and students have complete details of rules and deadlines.

Please contact Mrs. Sidhu at kent.charactercounts@gmail.com for any additional questions you may have.