CHARACTERCOUNTS!
at Bellport High School

Character counts! is also very visible throughout Bellport High School where two bulletin boards contain posters, inspirational displays and information about activities and opportunities offered through Character Counts! Character Counts! activities at the High School are carried out largely through a partnership with members of Student Council whose hard work and devotion create so many positive opportunities for students in the High School and throughout the district.

Early in the year volunteers from the High School spent several days working with Habitat For Humanity through their “Women Work” outreach program and contributed greatly to the building of a home in Patchogue for a family in need.

During the annual “Safe Halloween” festivities, Character Counts! hosted a room in the High School where children could come in to draw and sign their name on a big coloring board, learn more about and share their own experiences with the Six Pillars of Character( and of course receive treats!)

A field trip has been organized to take 40 High School students (10 from each grade) to the Tolerance Museum in N.Y.C. The goal is to have students return from this experience with a renewed sense of understanding and strategies to foster harmonious relations amongst the very diverse group of students who attend our schools. We are also hoping to have representatives from the Tolerance Center come and do a presentation at the High School later in the school year.  This field trip was funded partially by a generous grant from the South Country Education Foundation. 

In conjunction with student council and generous donations from community members, the Character Counts committee also was able to deliver Thanksgiving food baskets to families in need in our district as well as Christmas gifts which were donated by the Women’s Auxiliary.