2010 Promising Practices Winners

As part of the National Schools of Character awards program, the Character Education Partnership (CEP) gives annual Promising Practices awards to schools and districts for implementing unique and specific strategies in character education.

CEP awarded 230 Promising Practices. CHARACTERplus is proud to announce that 67 awards were given to CHARACTERplus member schools. CHARACTERplus also served other promising practice winners through a federal grant and the Missouri State project. These winners are in italics.

Schools from Illinois:
Central Junior High School, Belleville 118 School District, Homework Heroes

Schools from Missouri:
Alma Schrader Elementary School, Cape Girardeau School District, Celebrating our Constitution and our Heroes Past and Present

Babler Elementary, Rockwood School District, Give Me Five; Character Report Card

Ballwin Elementary School, Rockwood School District, Ability Awareness Puppets

Bayless Elementary, Bayless School District, Character Cruise; Character Carl

Bayless High School, Bayless School District, Recycling Rocks!; The Reading Connection

Bayless Intermediate, Bayless School District, Pennies for Peace; Role Model Ruler

Beasley Elementary, Mehlville School District, Junior Counselors; Veterans Parade

Blades Elementary School, Mehlville School District, Student Goal Setting Conferences, Rolls with Role Models

Bowles Elementary,Rockwood School District, Staff Morale Thanking FRED

Branson Elementary West, Branson Public Schools, Connecting Character Across the Curriculum

Branson High School, Branson Public Schools, The Character Wall

Chesterfield Elementary School, Rockwood School District, Honoring our Veterans through Service Learning; Green Influence

Crestwood Elementary, Lindbergh School District, Buddies . . . You’ve Got Mail!!

Cuivre Park Elementary, Troy School District, Principal Advisory Committee

Don Earl Early Childhood, Fox School District, P.A.C.K. (Pack Assorted Colors for Kids) Service Learning Project

Ellisville Elementary, Rockwood School District, City Tour

Forder Elementary, Mehlville School District, Multi-Cultural Night for ELL Families

Fox C-6, Fox School District, Creating District-Wide Service Learning

Fox Elementary School, Fox School District, Fox Elementary Veteran's Day Parade

Fox High School, Fox School District, YAP Service Learning Project; The Peter Pan Project

Fox Middle School, Fox School District, Bully and Cyberbullying Elementary Prevention Program

George Guffey Elementary, Fox School District, With L.O.V.E. - Letting Others Value Empathy

Hawk Point Elementary, Troy School District Compassion Cancer

Hiram Neuwoehner School, SSD, Ms. Bubash's Class Service Project

House Springs Elementary, Northwest R-1 School District, Working Together to Conquer Kids Cancer

House Springs Intermediate, Northwest R-1 School District, School Safety Reports; Getting Motivated

Individualized Learning Center, Rockwood School District, Python Pride

Jefferson High School, Jefferson R-7 School District, C.A.R.E.

Jefferson R-7, Jefferson R-7 School District, Honoring our Veterans

Kehrs Mill Elementary, Rockwood School District, Spirit of Caring and Giving

Kellison Elementary School, Rockwood School District, Portraits of Character

Kennerly Elementary School, Lindbergh School District, Kennerly Students Raise a Village

Lincoln Elementary School, Troy School District, School-Wide Buddy Day; Just Poppin' In to Welcome You

Lindbergh Early Childhood Education, Lindbergh School District, Flying with Character

Lindbergh High School, Lindbergh School District, A Warm Welcome; Growing with Hope

Long Elementary School, Lindbergh School District, Cultivating a Community of Heroes

Margaret Buerkle Middle School, Mehlville School District, Student-led Conferences

Murphy Elementary School, Northwest R-1 School District, P.A.W.S. for a Cause

Neosho R-V School District, Neosho School District, Wildcat Character Carnival

Northview High School, SSD District, Northview High School Students Work to Develop Good Character; Northview High School's Work as a Professional Learning Community

Northwest High School, Northwest R-1 School District, School Environmental Improvement Crew

Northwest High School, Northwest R-1 School District, Team One's Cause

Northwest R-I,Northwest R-1 District, The Northwest Way

Northwest Valley Junior High, Northwest R-1 District, Lunch Bunch

Oak Brook Elementary, Parkway School District, Hearts for Haiti

Oakville High School, Mehlville School District, Pinning Down Breast Cancer

Osborn Elementary School, Osborn R-0 District, Basketball Buddies

Point Elementary, Mehlville School District, Afghanistan Project

Rockwood Early Childhood, Rockwood School District, Parent Orientation DVD Project

Rockwood School District, Rockwood District, Capturing the Values for Rockwood School District

Ross Elementary School, Parkway School District, Boys of Character

Saint Louis Charter School, Heart to Heart

Sappington Elementary, Lindbergh School District, Cool Down Around Sappingtontown

Seckman Elementary, , Fox School District, Fostering Character through the Food Pantry

Seckman High School, Fox School District, All Aboard

Selvidge Middle School, Rockwood School District, SiMPLE Mentoring Program

Sperreng Middle School, Lindbergh School District, Navigators Club

St. Clair Junior High, St. Clair School District, Athlete of Character Award

St. Louis Charter School, "How are we doing?" Middle School Data Collection and Goal Setting

Stanton Elementary, Rockwood School District, Bus Drivers Rock Campaign

Sullivan Elementary School, Sullivan School District, S.E.S. Hall of Fame

Sullivan Middle School, Sullivan School District, Freedom Pillow Talk

Sullivan Primary School, Sullivan School District, Scholarship for Character; Empowering Character

Trautwein Accelerated Elementary School, Mehlville School District, Character Education Days

Troy Buchanan High School, Troy School District, Evaluating Character in the Character

Troy R-III School District, Troy School District, Real Impact

Truman High School, Independence School District, Links of Compassion

Valley Park Middle School, Valley Park School District, Truancy and Academic Assist Group (TAAG)

Warren Elementary, Francis Howell School District, DENS of Warren Elementary

Woerther Elementary School, Rockwood School District, Buddy Character Lessons, Project Linus

Wohlwend Elementary, Mehlville School District, Student Led Character Lessons