Character Counts Essay Contest Winners Announced

Pinal County Juvenile Court Community Advisory Board hosted a Character Counts Essay Contest for schools in Pinal County.  Winners were chosen based on their essays about one of the six pillars of character:  responsibility, citizenship, respect, fairness, caring and trustworthiness.

 The Community Advisory Board honored the winners in front of family and school personnel in a recent ceremony at the Pinal County Superior Courthouse in Florence with the Honorable Gilberto V. Figueroa as the guest speaker. Certificates and Character Counts pencils will be provided to all 820 participants.  2008 Winners included:

Division 1  (K-3 grades)

1^st Place:                                                               Chloe Baxter - Peralta Trail Elementary School (Gold Canyon)

2^nd Place:                                                               Aleksis Croci – Ironwood Elementary School (Casa Grande)

3^rd Place:                                                               Jayne Juste – Blackwater Community School (Coolidge)

Honorable Mention:                                            Parker Schroder - Peralta Trail Elementary School (Gold Canyon)

 

 

Division 2  (4-6 grades)

1^st Place:                                                               Esmeralda Tapia – Stanfield Elementary School (Stanfield)

2^nd Place:                                                               Cory Gaskin - Walker Butte Elem. School (Queen Creek)

3^rd Place:                                                               Alex Crisp – Peralta Trail Elementary School (Gold Canyon)

Honorable Mention:                                            Ashley Vargas – Mammoth Elementary School (San Manuel)

 

 

Division 3 (7-8 grades)

1^st Place:                                                               David Vasquez – Eloy Jr. High School (Eloy)

2^nd Place:                                                               Lamia Salazar – Eloy Jr. High School (Eloy)

3^rd Place:                                                               Meghan Kuebler – Copper Basin K-8  School (Queen Creek)

Honorable Mention:                                            Jesse Rodriquez – Eloy Jr. High School (Arizona City)

 

 

Division 4 (9-12 grades)

1^st Place:                                                               Angelika Higuera – San Manuel Jr./Sr. High  School (San Manuel)

2^nd Place:                                                               Bedelia Bejarano – San Manuel Jr./Sr. High School (San Manuel)

3^rd Place:                                                               Michael Johnson – San Manuel Jr./Sr. High School (San Manuel)

Honorable Mention:                                            Carolina Sharpe – San Manuel Jr./Sr. High School (San Manuel)