High school seniors who are residents of the City of Gaithersburg are encouraged to apply for a W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship. Since the program’s inception in 1998, 59 high school seniors have received more than $125,000 t
More than 1000 students participated.
As part of Gaithersburg's CHARACTER COUNTS week, more than 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students participated in this year's poster and essay contests. They were asked to create written and graphic works celebrating the six pillars of character: Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. And the winners of the poster contest are: Shaher Bano, 8th Grade - Gaithersburg Middle School Vinny Denzel, 3rd Grade - DuFief Elementary School Dulce Fernandez, 8th Grade - Gaithersburg Middle School Prince Galley-Etse, 5th Grade - Gaithersburg Elementary School Woayorm Kumazah, 8th Grade - Gaithersburg Middle School Maria Kutishcheva, 4th Grade - Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Anouk Pillai, 2nd Grade…
The awards ceremony for the CHARACTER COUNTS! essay and poster contest at Casey Community Center earlier this week
Here are some of the winners receiving their awards.
