State Award Winners


Arlington Traditional School, Arlington, Va.
2008 State School of Character 
2008 National Schools of Character Finalist

State Sponsors Have Named 55 State Schools
of Character

State Schools of Character (SSOC) are schools or districts in one of 26 participating SSOC states honored for their outstanding work in character education and invited to serve as models for other educators in their state. State sponsors honor their SSOC with an award celebration. All SSOC also have the opportunity to be considered in the National Schools of Character (NSOC) competition. In 2008, 17 state sponsors gave a total of 44 SSOC awards. In 2009, 20 state sponsors will honor 55 SSOC award recipients. 

>>  See also award winners for 2007 & 2008
>>  Participating States

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  2009 State Schools of Character 

California
State Sponsor: Center for Youth Citizenship

Prairie Elementary School
Elk Grove Unified School District
Sacramento, California

Colorado
State Sponsor: Foundation for Character Development

Peak to Peak Charter School
Boulder Valley School District
Lafayette, CO

Florida
State Sponsor: The Golden Rule Foundation

Aventura City of Excellence School
Miami-Dade County
Aventura, Florida

Cimino Elementary School
Hillsborough School District
Valrico, Florida

Endeavour Elementary Magnet School of Technology
Brevard School District
Cocoa, Florida

Fuguitt Elementary School
Pinellas County Schools
Largo, Florida

Sarasota Middle School
Sarasota School District
Sarasota, Florida

Seminole Elementary School
Pinellas County Schools
Seminole, Florida

Georgia
State Sponsor: Kennesaw State University

West Hall Middle School
Hall County School District
Oakwood, Georgia

Illinois
State Sponsor: University of Illinois Extension

Franklin Elementary School
Belleville School District #118
Belleville, Illinois

Lewis and Clark Elementary School
Wood River-Hartford School District #15
River, Illinois

Parkside Primary Center
Bethalto Community Unit School District #8
Bethalto, Illinois

Kansas
State Sponsor: Kansas Department of Education

Hesston Public Schools USD 460
Hesston, Kansas

Maryland
State Sponsor: Maryland Center for Character Education

Arundel High School
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Gambrills, Maryland

Ocean City Elementary School
Worcester County Public Schools
Ocean City, Maryland

River Hill High
Howard County Public Schools
Clarksville, Maryland

Westminster East Middle School
Carroll County Public Schools
Westminster, Maryland

Massachusetts
State Sponsor: Hudson Public School District, the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University, and the Massachusetts Department of Education

Col. John Robinson School
Westford Public Schools
Westford, Massachusetts

Michigan
State Sponsor: Michigan Department of Education

Barth Elementary School
Romulus Community Schools
Romulus, Michigan

Beverly Elementary School
Birmingham Public Schools
Beverly Hills, Michigan

Greenfield Elementary School
Birmingham Public Schools
Beverly Hills, Michigan

West Maple Elementary School
Birmingham Public Schools
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Minnesota
State Sponsor: Minnesota Center for Academic Excellence

The Blake School
Hopkins, Minnesota

Schumann Elementary School
Orono Public Schools
Long Lake, Minnesota

Missouri
State Sponsor: CHARACTERplus

Bayless Elementary School
Bayless School District
St. Louis, Missouri

Fox C-6 School District
Arnold, Missouri

Fox Middle School
Fox C-6 School District
Arnold, Missouri

Kehrs Mill Elementary School
Rockwood School District
Chesterfield, Missouri

Long Elementary School
Lindbergh School District
St. Louis, Missouri

Nike Elementary School
Meramec Valley R-3 School District
Catawissa, Missouri

Uthoff Valley Elementary School
Rockwood School District
Fenton, Missouri


 

New Jersey
State Sponsor: Center for Social and Character Development at Rutgers University and the New Jersey Department of Education

Brigantine Elementary School
Brigantine Public Schools
Brigantine, New Jersey

Hamilton Township School District
Hamilton, New Jersey

Lake Riviera Middle School
Brick Township School District
Brick, New Jersey

Lore Elementary School
Ewing Public Schools
Ewing, New Jersey

Lawrence Intermediate School
Lawrence Township Public Schools
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrence Township Public Schools
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Liberty Corner School
Bernards Township Public Schools
Liberty Corner, New Jersey

Northfield Middle School
Northfield School District
Northfield, New Jersey

New York
State Sponsor: Academy for Character Education the Sage Colleges

Walnut Street Elementary School
Uniondale Union Free School District
Uniondale, New York

North Carolina
State Sponsor: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Beverley Wood Elementary School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, North Carolina

Ohio
State Sponsor: Ohio Partners in Character Education, Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Better Business Bureaus

Ashland High School
Ashland City Schools
Ashland, Ohio

Sentinel Career Center
Vanguard Sentinel
Tiffin, Ohio

Pennsylvania
State Sponsor: Center for Leadership and Ethics

Alta Leary Elementary School
Centennial School District
Warminster, Pennsylvania

Aston Elementary School
Penn-Delco School District
Aston, Pennsylvania

Fell Charter School
Simpson, Pennsylvania

First Philadelphia Charter School for Literacy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tinicum Elementary School
Palisades School District
Pipersville, Pennsylvania

Wilson Southern Junior High School
Wilson School District
West Lawn, Pennsylvania

South Carolina
State Sponsor: Department of Education

Berkeley Elementary School
Berkeley County School District
Moncks Corner, South Carolina

Blythewood Middle School
Richland School District Two
Blythewood, South Carolina

Pineview Elementary School
Lexington School District Two
West Columbia, South Carolina

Texas
State Sponsor: Houston, Dallas and Klein Independent School Districts

Duncan Elementary School
Killeen Independent School District
Ft. Hood, Texas

Utah
State Sponsor: Community of Caring at the University of Utah

Alpine Elementary School
Alpine School District
Alpine, Utah

Wisconsin
State Sponsor: Wisconsin Character Education Partnership

Milwaukee College Preparatory School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin