On April 9th at 5:00 pm, Character Counts! Kent County will present the winners of the 5th Annual Six-Pillar Essay Contest at the Decker Theatre, The Gibson Center for the Arts, Washington College.  The Six-Pillar Essay Contest is graciously sponsored by the United Way of Kent County. Awards night attendees will have the opportunity to hear selections of amazingly thoughtful essays from our 2014 winners.. The auditorium will be filled with our partners, our Kent County families and students and our Character Coaches on Wednesday night in support of participating students.

The 2014 winners were selected countywide from 1,358 participating students; with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards given at each grade level. To view this years winners, click here. The view this years winning essays, click here.