Character Counts program is a city-wide program. Character Education involves teaching students about basic human values.  Our  goal is to raise our children to become morally responsible, self-disciplined citizens.

The 2009-2010 school year Character Counts program's words of the month and the students who exemplify them are:

September -Responsibility- Knowing and doing what is expected of me (nominated by ROTC Teachers)

• Desiree Abbott
• Shawn Burris
• Yara Arreola
• Taylor Childers

October -Patience- accepting a difficult situation without giving a deadline to remove it (nominated by Science Department Teachers)

• Kyle Garcia
• Alysia Majette
• Zac Martinez
• Channing Allen

November - Initiative - recognizing and doing what needs to be done before asked to do it (nominated by the Business Department Teachers)

• Caleb Roberts
• Cody Wolf
• Trey Sanders
• Jessica Ramsdell

December - Self Control - Rejecting wrong desires and doing what is right (Nominated by the Physical Education Department Teachers)

• Juan Cedillo
• Alex Haines
• Jeff Wilkins
• Luis Astorga

January -Punctuality- Showing esteem for others by doing the right thing at the right time (Nominated by the Math Department Teachers)

• Kennedy Simpson
• Vanessa Torres
• Ryan Strahler
• Rita Eldridge

February - Resourcefulness - Finding practical uses for that which others would overlook or discard (Nominated by the Special Education Department Teachers)

• Spencer Johnson
• Samantha Tabor
• Cody Hansmeier
• Taylor Childers

March - Discretion - Recognizing and avoiding words, actions, and attitudes that could bring undesirable consequences (Nominated by the Language Arts Department Teachers)

• Jessica Renteria
• Emmanauel Opoku
• Chris Austin
• Shantel Wakefield

April - Creativity - Approaching a need, a task, or an idea from a new perspective (Nominated by the Fine Arts Departments Teachers)

• Demarus Kelly
• Jordan Robinson
• Danielle Jones
• Jarod Lange

May - Tolerance - Realizing that everyone is at varying levels of character development (Nominated by the Social Studies Department Teachers)

• Jessica Renteria
• Draamone Williams
• Branden Childers
• Adrian Douglas