Character Counts! Volunteers Make a Positive Impact on QAC Youth
For twenty-three years in Queen Anne’s County, the Character Counts! Initiative has worked to increase character education by offering resources, training, and information about the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. The initiative has consistently shown increases in student attendance, academic achievement, positive behavior choices, and a more positive sense of self and future.
All school year, volunteer character coaches have been visiting local classrooms to share lessons on the Commissioner proclaimed, “Pillar of the Month”. This year, the program had 69 coaches that volunteered in 110 classrooms. In recent years the program focused on elementary students. However, this year a pilot program found great success at Stevensville Middle School.
Training to become a coach will happen this August and September. Volunteers only need to commit to less than an hour a month, which works out to two 15-minute lessons a month. If you would like to participate, visit https://www.growinguppositive.org/contact-us to learn more.
As the school year winds down, please join us in thanking our coaches for making a positive impact on the youth in Queen Anne’s County!
Kelsie Hart
Jarnell Foster
Kerry Harris
Patti Ruocco
Amanda Fasig
Terri Paddy
Jennifer Vann
John Daniel
Rick Caporin
Jody Simmons
Carla Pullen
Debra Hopkins
Robyn Affron
Shawna Payne
Christina Funk
Andrea Jarrard
Carrie Comegys
Rhonda Knotts
Lance Richardson
Fred Sherriff
Linda Culp
Leigh Darrell (Dillon)
Erin Baker
Melissa Rochester
Erin Schweinsburg
Kelly Huber
Catherine Gustafson
Chris Perkins
Abbie Smith
Patricia Kenneally
Lyn Smith
Marci Robertson
Kristin Meise
Emily Hubis
April Marrazzo
Anna Ratel
Brittany Augustyniak
Courtney Mourlas
Rebecca (Becca) Verbos
Jessica Alvarez
Jena Anthony
Susan Klepper
Lara Schroeder
Rick Caporin
Mike Clark
Sam Stanton
Fred McNeil
Lona Sue Todd
Hannah Parks
Mollie Flounlacker
Ashley Luecking
Jay Kenty
Chad Yancey
Jodi Peria
Arielle Huettner
Amber Bowles
Brett Wishart
Jeannie Monroe
Carolyn Walls
Martha Anthony
Lisa Walls
Lauren Ostrowski
Amy Guercio
Brianna (Bree) Lentell
Leslie O'Flahavan
Sara Campbell
Jay Walls
Denise Jones
Courtney Sabol
Connie Dean