support of character count and something i'm going to give dr afraid of we've done this twice before the character counts committee has been in effect for twenty thirteen years and  thanks everyone and welcome this reaffirmation of the resolution on behalf of council so everyone in our community should be thankful to our council and also like to acknowledge the reaffirmation of the resolution that was just completed by our school board at the monthly school board meeting in october so this foundational support is really important to the initiative it gives us the authority to go ahead and promote character throughout our community and collaborate together it's a very unique feature of our community and one about which we should all be proud so thank you and enjoy tonight program we're very honored to be your host for the seething ceremony which members of our community are recognized for demonstrating their commitments to the ideals of respect responsibility and honesty peters township character counts as a community based increased attention to character and sportsmanship in youth and interscholastic sports is among the most visible evidence of the initiative further our school district has received recognition on multiple occasions from the character education partnership the preeminent group for the advocacy of character education in our country in two thousand and four with murray elementary was identified as our first national school of character and award subsequently earned  but we are proud of these awards we have learned that is the process of applying for this recognition that is most valuable as a cause us to discuss and reflect upon the practices the way in act and the impact that our efforts have upon the character development of the children of our community that is exactly one evening such as tonight is so important we're taking time out of our busy lives to pause and reflect upon the kindness generosity selflessness respect and integrity the members of our community have shown to each other and to say thank you we have fifteen individuals who are being recognized this evening a testament to the caring and benevolent nature of these men and women we will read selections from the nomination explain why these individuals are being recognized after that if any of our recipients would like to make a brief comment that time they may will then take a picture of each her before introducing our next recipient i would also ask that all ward winners please remain to the end of the ceremony as following the ceremony will have a group picture that includes all of this evening's recipients and now let us begin is a remarkable young adult who exhibits maturity dedication and responsibility well beyond her fifteen years of age stephanie is a freshman appears township high school who said on her student and member of the peters township cheerleading squad throughout the past six weeks stephanie has volunteered close to forty hours coaching cheerleading to girls in third and fourth grade she has a physio assoc i contributed to to the development of the squad but not only modeling proper cheerleading techniques this led by example by exhibiting respect to the coaches and showing the young cheerleaders how to treat others and become important members of the team stephanie's guidance has improved the performance of the squad by giving individuals constructive criticism in a way they can relate to stephanie as a conscientious young girl and a role model to the seventeen girls on my squad stephanie though which raises money for police officers cannot afford to purchase their own bulletproof vests listen appreciates or recognizes that these officers put their lives on the line every day for our own safety recognizing th alyssa wanted to give something back to the officers to protect our communities she's going out into several surrounding areas and it's raised countless dollars for this noble cause to date a less has been able to buy more than eight vest officers and continues to work harmlessly to purchase more she is a very conscientious due to his want to go the extra mile often to work in groups were alyssa takes on the role as a leader and gets the job done she cares about her fellow classmates just like she cares about those in her community and i can say personally as the son of police officers from thirty five years thank you very much for me as well  and this is written by heather clark it is my wish that you members take into consideration my nomination for two exemplary members of the peters township school district joyce rogers and michael fisher are both markable staff members a pleasant valley elementary joyce was just so wonderful with my son even in times of difficulty she looked upon the positive character traits within him she put in a lot of extra effort more than a lot of people would she took the time to let him know how special he was and for that i am forever grateful she donates countless time and love to all students of pleasant valley and even so the idle caution is for the entire class herself not to mention all the charitable work she does throughout the community she is simply amazing michael spent a lot of time with my son while still being fully available to all the other students and families he has promoted goodwill in the school from the day he started there he has an amazing gift with children he loves them for who they are he appreciates the differences and the diversity of each child and prides them on the good work they do his sense of community citizenship responsibility fairness and caring are evident in all that he does he is a man with integrity and anyone who speaks to him at least with a smile because he makes everyone special and on behalf of mr fisher i like the accept the award on his behalf he was unable to be here for tonight but i know he wanted to thank everyone for their time and their appreciation o robin is the media teacher of the peters township high school she is always seeking new ways to mentor students not only in media skills but in their character as well she holds students to high expectations and teaches them how to be responsible and diligent on the pressure of time lines through her role as the t v studio teacher she serves the greater student body and staff by assisting many initiatives advertisements election campaigns daily news shows and much much more most of her efforts go without th today i want to recognize her for her care compassion work ethic and the incredible example she sets for our students robin ho quality of the character traits however fred goes beyond just his job description his patience and caring for the needs of students he sees is heartfelt the sincerity of this calling to work with the students is evident in a soft spoken demeanor the quality of time spent with the students and the incredible manner in which his well chosen words bring comfort insight or reflection into any situation that arises he shows respect for others and brings awareness of owning responsibilities for one actions when dealing with the students mr t the flower garden in front of the middle school and the district misread of office as part of the eighth grade agriculture unit in two thousand and five two thousand and six said the apply for a mac grant through mcdonald's and received a five hundred dollars grant peters township high school who died in nine hundred eighteen while serving in world war one in two thousand and seven cindy applied for a dutch ball but use a garden grant for our memorial garden and received two hundred balls to plant in the garden around the flagpole each year cindy has her science students help out by watering weeding or planting bulbs for the next spring additionally cindy spends many hours over the summer tending to the garden she logs dozens of five gallon buckets filled with water from the school to the garden every summer to care for the garden to her credit we had a very beautiful garden this summer in spite of the very hot temperatures  our next nominee is jennifer lopez jennifer lopez will be with us and with p v just one more year and i know that every teacher and staff member of p v is quite upset she is so organized creative and above all thoughtful she has provided each staff member in our building with many wonderful celebrations each year each celebration has a theme this cleverly intertwined in food savers prizes you name it the staff is so excited when they see the date selected for the appreciation dinners and even sneak in a little early to taste the wonderful food that she is arranged for the luncheons not only does jennifer volunteer for this duty she also volunteers to be in charge of the book fair every year she takes the same organizational skills to head this project jennifer makes this look like an easy task even though we all know that it took hours and hours of preparation is with great pleasure the staff of pleasant valley nominates jennifer for this award is a great example of a dedicated responsible on this and caring adult who always goes way beyond the expected to produce events that will be very hard to duplicate we will miss her jennifer she has for many years been the scoutmaster of troop thirteen thirty one he has made an impact on many young boys as help them become men with the character of respect on a city and still responsibility in all of them while all these characteristics are important to the boy scouts of america in general what has gone further by continuing his efforts with the troops even after his own boys had gone off to college he continues to work with the troops as the scout master counseling teaching encouraging and demonstrating all these aspects of responsibility respect and i want to stay true thirteen thirty one has produced over twenty eagle scouts  projects to benefit the v f w with the scouts such as repainting in the parking lot cleaning up the creek along valley brick road and clearing up the hillside adjacent to the parking lot one of walts greatest skills is to promote success with the boys he's been able to instill a positive healthy attitude with respect to each other for themselves and the community all the while demonstrating on the city and encouraging responsibility to all is known as the chess guy at our hill elementary school many of them our whole families had an opportunity to meet him through the annual chess club sponsored by the p t a after school activities weekly visits start at three thirty in the afternoon with a broad smile and a greeting in the office as he tells his chest carrier into the school the children race to his room to begin a lesson in strategy children have learned a life lessons along the stretch that's expert which have taught them to discover their own personalities club tournaments do not have a competitive team but rather reach into the child's mind to build self image and self esteem his hands on approach to stretching the minds of our youngsters is represented by a square checkerboard scatter with pieces his sponsor the maintain in this play excellent opportunity and character first he is generous with this time and knowledge scott has helped me personally on a numerous occasions with technology i have also witnessed on several occasions scott helping other students and community members with technology means undoubtedly the quality of the make scott most desirable for this award is his perseverance in the face of adversity scott was diagnosed with the newer muscular disorder when in eighth grade since that time through mary attests and a great deal of therapy scott has maintained a positive attitude and a can do spirit he is truly an inspiration to not only me but to many of the community's members as well scott is without a doubt one of the most upstanding students i have ever had the pleasure of our next nominees are a beer and richard chrono letter nominated by michael mr mrs karner water on the fire house subs in peter's township although a recent business in peter is there a ferry community oriented as part of their motive they promote the peters township fire department with pictures and equipment displayed throughout in two thousand and eleven firehouse presented the fire department with a thermal imaging camera a crucial piece of equipment for firefighters entering the smoky building truly a life saving piece of equipment on october eighteenth two thousand and twelve firehouses for sending numerous ballistic helmets and shield to the police department also in two thousand and twelve firehouse volunteered to participate as a sponsor of our drug take back program allowing their facility to be a drop off for drugs during the police take back our next recipient is douglas halo nominated by nicole mitchell christine said the owen dike and jaw shelters our eighth grade core team of teachers would like to nominate douglas halo for the character award doug is extremely kind friendly a thoughtful young man who never walks past an adult in the hallway without offering a good morning or inquiring after their day additionally doug has been seen by his teachers standing up for other students when a student was ridiculed in math for missing a problem the board dog openly came to the student's defense dog is not afraid to stand up for what is right our final recipient for the see there is kelly henry nominated by the cold mitchell additionally kelly had open heart surgery in sixth grade what kelly has endured is nothing short of amazing kelly has never let her health problems turn her into a victim instead kelly choose to be a leader kelly the youngest chairperson in the history of the american heart association she has planned her own age a fundraiser for this october organizing local businesses entertainment and prizes additionally kelly helps t fundraise and play in the annual heart walk at the wild things stadium where she gives the opening speech to start the festivities also kelly has raised money for the annual heart ball and spoke at this year's a ha corporate breakfast kelly also traveled to philadelphia and to our state capital to lobby for legislation to change the way children are provided medical care her dedication and drive her on sparring in addition to her work with the ha kelly runs varsity track place for city golf and volunteers at the local hospice care center kelly has chosen to pursue a career in the medical field because she knows the importance of providing excellent tonight's nominees truly example it exemplified respect responsibility and honesty as we've seen character counts as more than just words it's action as abraham lincoln said character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow the shadow is what we think of it the tree is the real thing the fifteen people recognized by their colleagues friends and teachers tonight are living examples of that real thing rooted in their desire to reach out past their own branches and touch the lives of those around them a reminder to please consider attending an upcoming character counts meeting meetings or how do monthly throughout the township on the first tuesday of each month with the exception of december and august specific information can be found in the district website for those  for the spring recognition awards please give something nominating someone on behalf of my can again in all the pick character counts partners thank you for helping promote character throughout the community thank you very much and have a pleasant even and we ask that all the award recipients to come up so we can get your final pictures please