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Character Counts Breakfast

Thursday, March 1, 2012

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Photo: YIS Character Counts Breakfast

Yorkville Intermediate School held its second annual breakfast honoring students' character on Feb. 24.

A special thanks to Yorkville District 115 for providing the following news release and photograph. Trustworthiness. Respect. Responsibility. Fairness. Caring. Citizenship. Alone, each of these attributes is considered exemplary; together, they form the Pillars of Character Counts, a national character education program incorporated in each Yorkville 115 school. To honor students who demonstrate these qualities, the faculty and administrators of Yorkville Intermediate School hosted a Character Counts Breakfast, Feb. 24, where the students and their parents were recognized, according to Steve Bjork, principal of Yorkville Intermediate School. “Teachers nominated students for showing excellence in the six pillars of Character Counts,” said …

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