Character Counts

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Character Counts

• By Hannah Weston Cheyenne Antonio from Navajo
  Prep.

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What Navajo Prep will do to take the 6 Pillars
back to campus!

• Things that will be continued from last year
  group
• Students will be recognized when they exhibited
  one of the 6 pillars and they will be announced
  in Eagle Period (in front of the whole student
  body)
• Introducing Character Counts to the freshmen at
  orientation
• Introducing it to the whole student body

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Improvement needed

• Teachers need to understand what the 6 pillars
  are and how to incorporate them in the classroom.
• Have an events throughout the year.
• Keep reminding students what the pillars are
• Have the teachers/staff nominated by students
  when they are exhibiting the 6 pillars and then
  announce it at Eagle Period.

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Events

• August
• Will be introducing it to the freshmen
  orientation
• Will be introducing it to the whole student body
  at assembly
• Presenting it to the faculty at one of their
  meetings

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September

• Skits at Eagle Period on the three pillars that
  we decided to focus on for the school year of
  2008-2009

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October

• Responsibility
• Go to different elementariness and teach them
  about Trick or Treating safety
• Such as watching where you walk, not getting in
  cars with strangers, not eating unwrapped candy.

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November

• Citizenship
• Obtain a list of Native American military
  personnel in Iraq
• Give each advisor cards for each student
• Have students write a thank-you for the military
  people and then mail them

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December

• Fundraise for Character Counts
• Raffle
• Make homemade Christmas cards to sell

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January

• Have motivational speaker to talk about all 6
  pillars at an Eagle Period
• Fundraise have a movie night

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February

• Caring
• Have a contest with each class competing against
  each other to raise the most money
• The class that has the most money will win an ice
  cream social
• The money will go to the Navajo elders

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March

• Fundraising movie night
• Character counts will have an activity to build
  on the groups leadership skills- such as going
  to ropes course, rafting or hiking.

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April

• Hozho Naasha week which incorporates respect for
  the Navajo culture, environment and selves.

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May

• Wrap up presentation to remind students about 6
  pillars
• Appreciation dinner for teachers/staff that have
  been nominated for one of 6 pillars.

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Sponsors of Character Counts

• Make sure group stays on track
• Help ensure group members is displaying character
• Help group members establish contacts in the
  community.
• Most of all make sure group has fun!!!!
• Make sure each month all activities of Characters
  Counts is in parent newsletter.
• At least one event will have a press release to
  the Navajo TImes