In 1999, Joanne Acomb, with Alliant Energy, introduced a program called Character Counts to community leaders. Character Counts is a nationwide initiative that champions good character as a means to ...

CHARACTER COUNTS! is a national program that has been embraced by Botetourt County CHARACTER COUNTS! Leadership Council, Botetourt County Schools, Botetourt County Recreation Department, Botetourt 4-H ...

WATERLOO - Character counts in the Cedar Valley. That's a message that promoters of character education want the community to hear this week. Sunday marked the start of Character Counts Week, a ...

The Austin School District is counting the money after landing funding to teach the "Character Counts" program to all its students. The Minnesota Department of Education gave Austin $144,000 to pay ...

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 ...

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 ...

Miss Charleston 2004 Ashley Wood sees character — or its lack — as an issue that cuts to the heart of society. "There are many problems in our country … and I am passionate to solve all of them," Wood ...

The W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial Character Counts! Scholarship program awarded a total of $7,300 to four Gaithersburg students.Gaithersburg High students Kary Enriquez, Fanta Mansaray and Gislene ...

VISALIA, Calif. -- The Visalia Rawhide and the Tulare County Office of Education are pleased to announce a new community outreach partnership that will break new ground in terms of impacting the lives ...

The Lead-Deadwood Middle School Character Counts program recently recognized three students for their good citizenship. One student from each grade is chosen each month throughout the school year.