Pinelands Regional School District Character Counts

PINELANDS
REGIONAL
CHARACTER
COUNTS

Philosophy Behind the Wildcats In Action Character Education Movement

Character Education holds that widely shared, pivotally important, core ethical values- such as our 6 Pillars of Character - Caring , Fairness , Trustworthiness , Citizenship , Responsibility , and Respect for self and others as well as performance values of hard work, positive attitude , self-discipline, perseverance and commitment to excellence -form the basis of good character.The Pinelands Regional School District's character education program embraces these values, defines them in terms of behaviors that can be observed in the life of the school, models these values, studies and discusses them, uses them as the basis of human relations in the school, celebrates their manifestations in the school and community, and holds all school members accountable to standards of conduct consistent with the core values.

Trustworthiness	Respect	Responsibility
Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country	Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements	Do what you are supposed to do • Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your choices
Fairness	Caring	Citizenship
Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly	Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need	Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment

Citizenship Pillar Award Winners:
JHS Students Recognized:
Chad Astemborski Raymond Austin Joey Bast Brianna Bennett Candace Boyle Dustin Branin Arianna Cardaci-Showers Kyle Chieffo Alex Chuderski Rebecca Clifton Kendra Cooper Anthony D'Ambrosio John Drayton Justin Frederick Erick Garcia-Vargas John Gavalchin Kaylee Gianantonio Alyssa Gulbert Brielle Gulya Lindsay Houseworth Jacqueline Janisz Will Jenkins Paige Kaub Skylar LaRosa Siobhan Leach Morgan McCarthy Daniel Melega Mitch Merrill	Brianna Mesinger Victoria Mezzina Chad Miller Danielle Nutt Maria Olivos Alissa Papernik Tom Poklikuha Samantha Reeves Michael Reilly Dylan Rocheskey Ryan Ross Jonathan Rowe William Santiago George Sauer Jordan Scott Brittany Sesta Sara Sexton Nicholas Showalter Austin Spagnola Patrick Spagnola Luke Stambaugh Anthony Staton Michael Suarez Josh Thomas Taylor Wilson Madison Winters Zinnet Yilmaz Taylor Young Joe Zedalis
JHS Staff Recognized:
Pat Chambers Heather Constantino Jill Maxwell Melanie Plowcha Patty Zylka

RESPECT LESSON

"Wonderful World" essay written by student Siobhan Leach
Most people want world peace or no wars, but I feel that wanting those things is unrealistic. Not all people will ever agree on issues calmly and rationally, no matter how hard we want them to. To me a “wonderful world” is a world where everyone is able to respect each other. I’m not saying you have to like everyone, but it would be nice if people could respect each other for just being another human being. I also feel that with this respect judgments would be pushed aside. It would be a “wonderful world” to me if people would stop judging someone instantly and sticking to that judgment. As humans we’re going to make instinctive judgments, but that does not mean that we have live by those first impressions. Respecting one another and judging less would, in return, make us close to no wars and world peace. We can all easily achieve my concept of a “wonderful world” by applying these things to our everyday lives. It’s really not that hard to respect the people around you. Don’t do the obvious hurtful things. You are going to hurt people, but we have to be aware of our actions and words. We can’t help our human nature of occasionally being rude or mean but we can defiantly prevent hurting and disrespecting people intentionally.

CARING LESSON

More information about the Caring Lesson as well as the letter from Petty Officer Saks

Letter from the Department of Navy Commanding Officer

Do you want to find out about your child's homework?

Check the teachers website. High School or Junior High School

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