Comment: Nominator Jessica Powell says, “Klarissa doesn’t just understand others’ feelings — she takes action to make people feel valued and supported. Every day she greets me with a cheerful “Hi ...

Each month the staff of Austin Public Schools will be paying particular attention to one of the six pillars of the "Character Counts" framework. November and December will focus on the pillar of ...

Gideon Lake is a seventh grader at Valley Life Charter School who embodies what it means to be a caring individual. Gideon is helpful, kind and generous in his daily interactions, according to Valley ...

The Ignacio School Board has approved Middle School Principal Chris deKay's request to implement the Character Counts program at his school. He wants the program to expand to the entire community, for ...

The city of Gaithersburg has been celebrating Character Counts! in October since 1996, but this year the program’s subcommittee has introduced a few changes in an effort to keep the community engaged ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixth-grade student at Denton Elementary School, Brynn Bartlett, helped a fellow student learn how to skate during a recent school ...