At the beginning of each month a group of selected students are recognized as the Character Counts! Kent County Students of the Month. The Student of the Month initiative is supported by our local Pizza Hut, who provides pizza coupons for each recognized student throughout the year. Character Counts! Kent County recognizes Pizza Hut as a proud supporter of Kent County Students and their Character achievements. 

Garnett Elementary’s Students of the Month have been featured in the Kent County News each month this school year. Students who best exemplify the Character Counts! pillar of responsibility were selected as the September Students of the Month. One boy and one girl from each grade level, pre-k through five, were honored in the Kent County News  for their Character achievements. 

Garnett Elementary School’s Students of the Month for October and November were also featured in the Kent County News showing off the certificates of recognition they received from Principal Stacey Clark. 

The Chestertown Spy interviewed CC!KC Executive Director, Mrs. Madhu Sidhu this week, in “Five Question for Character Counts! Directer Madhu Sidhu”.

Madhu spoke from the heart about the popularity of the upcoming Turkey Trail Trot for Character event. The root of our success, she says is in the cause, “our community has wholeheartedly embraced CC!KC and our goals of character education.”

It is evident to us that the community wants to participate and wants to be involved in supporting the CC!KC cause and we can see that in the number of people who have signed up to volunteer and registered to run or walk.

On everyone’s mind for the event, will anyone be able to run faster than last years event winning runner Steve Wheeler? 

To see the full interview, click here.

Justine Franzen and Joyce Wood, second grade Character Counts! coaching partners at Garnett Elementary School, recently participated in the opening weekend 5K extreme obstacle course competition at Max Tracks in Easton, Maryland. According to Joyce the hardest obstacle of the course was the running. The course, a former dirt bike track, challenged participants with hills and difficult terrain. Justine and Joyce are among many others who have turned to obstacle course 5K competitions to satisfy their need for new experiences and challenges. Their goal for the race was not competitive; instead it was to have fun and to enjoy the challenges of the experience. Way to go coaches!