October 23, 2009 - Caring

Caring was the focus of our October Fabulous Friday. Our program opened with a presentation from Mrs. Cusack's Fourth Hour Class, a drumming presentation called, "Drumming up Caring Characters."


Other Special Presentations included a visit from Ada Sunrise Rotary members Elaine Rhynes, Mary Pfieffer, and Suzanne McFarland. The ladies presented our 3rd graders with individual dictionaries. We are thankful for this contribution and for the many things their organization facilitates in our community and the surrounding communities. Also Mrs. Gail Wood and Mrs. Terri Lovelis presented First American Bank of Stonewall with the Community Partner Award. Melissa Madron accepted the award on behalf of bank.

Our Organization of the Month was the Business Professionals of America. Brittany Gipson and Savannah Burwell outlined some of the activities involved with the organization.

Characters for the month were as follows:

KG: Lilli Eddy and Lanie Pool

1st: Noah Edens and Alexa-Kate Rhynes

2nd: Dustin Cate and Addyson Steele

3rd: Carmen Chelf and Clio Heath

4th: Aubrie Lovelis

5th: Ryan York

6th: Lauren Williamson

7th: Charles Gastineau

8th: Justin Friend

9th: Danielle Clarke

10th: Dillon Monday

11th: Tanner Taylor

12th: Zeke Munday

September 18, 2009-Responsibility

Our first Fabulous Friday set a positive tone for our 2009-2010 Character Counts Campaign as we saw a record attendance and enthusiasm that seemed to breath life into our campaign. In addition to the Stonewall High School Student Council, our Cheerleaders joined in to add energy to the district-wide celebration. As a group we explored the Pillar, Responsibility, and the leaders performed several skits to help the audience from kindergarten to twelfth grade better understand their roles/responsibilities in their lives.

Leaders recognized The Student Council as the Organization of the Month, and Mrs. Steele highlighted some of the activities the Student Council oversees. Also visiting us, OBI, from the Oklahoma Blood Institute, came to help us kick off our Service Learning Project - The Blood Drive.

Our characters for the month were as follows:

KG: Chandler Cate and Brittany Roundtree

1st: Patrick Snell and Ketelynn Frye

2nd: Taylor Wallace and Andy Jo Stone

3rd: Dakota Johnson and Brayden Rhynes

4th: Colby Sawyer

5th: Madison Hamilton

6th: Rebecca Payne

7th: Laura Snell

8th: Latisha Price

9th: Jordan Pharr

10th: Kaitlinn Wright

11th: Ashleigh Chronister

12th: Brecca Robertson

2009-2010 Character Counts Campaign-"Moovin' on UP!"

Our return to school found us excited and ready to start our new year with a brand new focus in our Character Education Program. Having measured our last year's campaign, "We've Got the POWER," as quite successful, our hopes are to continue that development of great character skills, therefore, we found it most appropriate to title this year's campaign, "Moovin' on UP!"
Following is a brief outline of our program. We sincerly hope you will take pride in knowing that we are doing our very best to insure that your students are becoming all they can be both in the classroom and out in the world. We hope, too, that you will engage with us and become our partners as we accomplish this endeavor.

September 18-October 22, 2009
Pillar: Responsibility

Quote: Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness-great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy. --Jim Rohn, Motivation Speaker/Author

Quote: Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching kids what counts is best.
--Bob Talbert, Columnist

Service Learning Project: Blood Drive - October 13, 2009


October 23-November 19, 2009
Pillar: Caring

Quote: For a community to be whole and healthy, it must be based on people's love and concern for each other. ---Millard Fuller

Quote: Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. ---Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Pillar Power Word: Koinonia

Pillar Hero: Millard Fuller

Service Learning Project: Colene Alexander Fund Raiser - Cancer Victim
Benevolence Committee - Penny Drive
Salvation Army Canned Food Drive


November 20-December 17, 2009

Pillar: Fairness

Quote: Fairness is a man's ability to rise above his prejudices." --Wes Fessler


December 18, 2009-January 14, 2010

Pillar: Respect (Others)


January 15-February 18, 2010

Pillar: Trustworthiness


February 19-March 25, 2010

Pillar: Citizenship


March 26-April 15, 2010

Pillar: Responsibility


April 16-Summer

Pillar: Respect (Self)

Winners - April 20, 2009

May Pillar - Caring

Service Learning Project: Mosquito Nets for Malawi: Manage Malaria
Color: Red

May 4, 2009
Focus: Give of yourself, time, support, comfort just to make someone's life better.
Quote: No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of others. --Charles Dickens

May 11, 2009
Focus: Be thankful; express gratitude
Quote: The more you have, the more you're supposed to give. --LaDonna Harris

May 18, 2009
Focus: Forgive Others
Quote: Every man should have a fair sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
---Henry Brooks Adams

April Pillar - Trustworthiness

Service Learning Project: Hats for Hope (Relay for Life)
Color: Blue

April 6, 2009
Focus: Be honorable and upright
Quote: One falsehood spoils a thousand truths. --Ashanti Proverb

April 14, 2009
Focus: Honor your commitments; do what you're supposed to do not just the little you can get away with.
Quote: It isn't enough for us to envision change; we have to see ourselves as the agents of change. --Irene Natividad (Nat'l Women's Political Caucus)

April 20, 2009
Focus: Be sincere
Quote: The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. --Samuel Johnson

April 27, 2009
Focus: Be a good friend (Look out; help out)
Quote: ...no matter what you do, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships (friends) are important. The people in your life are important.
--Ed Bradley (60 Minutes Reporter)

Winners - March 23, 2009

Winners - March 9, 2009

Magnificent Monday - March 2, 2009

WINNERS!!!!!!

February 23, 2009

Mag Monday Buddies!



Positive Pinata Winners - Mrs. Galbreath's Fourth Grade Class

And the winners are......

WINNERS - February 17, 2009

And the winners are.......

February 9, 2009 WINNERS

Characters of the Week


Pinata Winners - Mrs. Christian's Class
This honor goes to the class who is the best behaved and the best participants during our assembly.

March Pillar - Respect

Service Learning Project: TBA
Color: Yellow

March 2, 2009
Focus: Be positive; use good manners.
Quote: Our attitude precedes our arrival. ---Anonymous

March 9, 2009
Focus: Value and honor all people - including yourself.
Quote: Today you are you, that is truer than true. there is no one alive who is Youer than You.
---Dr. Seuss

March 23, 2009
Focus: Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Quote: Young people have an enormous responsibility and an opportunity to change people's lives. Don't just learn about your culture; be thirsty about learning other cultures too. When you learn more about someone else, you connect with them. ---Martin Waukazoo

March 30, 2009
Focus: Resolve disagreements and deal with anger peacefully and without violence.
Quote: Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

February Pillar - Respect

Service Learning Focus: TBA
Color: Yellow

February 2, 2009
Focus: Accept people for their character, abilities, and conduct, not race, religion or gender.
Quote: There never were, in the world, two opinions alike, two hours, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity. ---Montaigne

February 9, 2009
Focus: Respect other's property.
Quote: I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ---Maya Angelou

February 17, 2009 (Terrific Tuesday)
Focus: Be tolerant, respectful, and accepting of those who are different from us.
Quote: ...the peace and security of mankind are dependent on mutual respect for the rights and freedoms of all. ---Eleanor Roosevelt

February 23, 2009
Focus: Listen and try to understand other's viewpoints.
Quote: Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing. ---Samuel Smiles

Winners - February 2, 2009

WINNERS - January 26, 2009

WINNERS - January 20, 2009

TERRIFIC TUESDAY WINNERS

WINNERS - January 12, 2009

January 5, 2009 WINNERS